An animal rescuer said the toll inflicted on British swans will likely only grow in the days to come, with 'carnage' on the horizon as they travel for the winter months

Bird flu experts have issued a "beginning of the end" warning for some of the UK's most important birds following an explosion in infections that left corpses scattered across a large area.

Rescuers have said they fear the swan population could be "decimated" after the recovered the bodies of dozens of birds following a suspected flu outbreak. The bodies, "at least 50" of which were recovered in the Canterbury and Thanet areas of Kent, have sparked alarm after cases of the deadly disease were confirmed at a farm in Lydd.

The situation is only expected to get worse in the days to come, with experts convinced the bir

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