A wave of the virus was first confirmed at a rescue centre in Wychbold, 40 minutes from Stratford-upon-Avon where an expert said several birds have since died as a result of the outbreak ...

Half of all swans living in Stratford-upon-Avon are thought to have died in a bird flu outbreak, a rescue centre estimates. The Warwickshire town had an estimated 80 swans living on the River Avon.