Avian Influenza Advice

Avian influenza has been detected in wild birds in Northern Ireland

The public should avoid contact with wild birds including their feathers and waste.

• Do not pick up or touch sick, dying or dead wild birds.
• Avoid contact with surfaces contaminated with bird faeces.

Please keep to the footpath and keep your dogs on a lead.

If you find a dead bird, do not touch or move it. Report it to the DAERA helpline:

0300 200 7840

This advice has been provided by the Public Health Agency