Mystery substance could kill 'many more' birds
Wildlife experts have warned many more birds could be affected by the waxy substance found on guillemots washed up on the south coast.
Hundreds of seabirds were found on beaches from Sussex to Cornwall on Thursday, many at Portland in Dorset.
Scientists are trying to establish the nature and source of the substance, which may be palm oil.
Several birds have died, but BBC wildlife presenter Chris Packham warned that could be the "tip of the iceberg".
"What's particularly frightening is that if you're picking up a hundred on the beach, there could be very many more which have died and been lost at sea," he said.
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I meant the statement. There were a lot of fairy stories a couple of years back as to whether it was permitted for use here in the UK but in this case its incidental anyway.
