Around a dozen Swans die at city lake

AROUND 12 swans have died at a lake in Swansea.

- RICHARD YOULE

There is a sign at Fendrod Lake, Llansamlet, saying the UK's Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) has been informed and that avian flu symptoms were present, but it’s not clear who put it up.

Wales is facing a heightened bird flu threat due to a growing number of confirmed cases among wild and kept birds in the UK, and strict measures came into force last month for owners of kept birds - though Defra said it had not confirmed the presence of bird flu at Fendrod Lake.

The lake is popular among walkers like David Wood, of Landore, who said he noticed a dead swan there last Friday, two on Saturday, and a further four on Sunday.