Alarm after herring gulls found covered in oil
Thirteen birds were found covered in a sticky substance "smelling like fish oil", with many more seen.
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"We should be ashamed that this is happening to birds year after year and nothing is ever done."
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Thirteen birds were found covered in a sticky substance "smelling like fish oil", with many more seen.
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