Tens of thousands of cranes stop in Brandenburg annually on their way to their wintering grounds. Photo: AP PHOTO

More than 1000 cranes are thought to have died in a large outbreak of bird flu near Berlin, German conservationists recovering the animals' bodies say.

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A total of 839 dead cranes have been counted since Sunday in a pond area in Linum, about 30km northwest of the capital, the head of the Rhinluch Species Protection Centre, Norbert Schneeweiß, said.

Altogether about 1500 infected animals may have died, according to Schneeweiß, who is co-ordinating a team of helpers search

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