UK Power Networks says it is aware of the incident and is looking to install bird diverters.
Eighteen whooper swans have been found dead in a field after flying into power lines, a wildlife officer has said.UK Power Networks, which maintains the power lines, said it was aware of the incident and would look to install"This is a worry for our waterbird species," he said.
"With the feeding distribution of the swans changing every year in relation to the harvest, it’s difficult to predict where collisions may occur." "UK Power Networks has installed multiple stretches of bird diverters in the eastern region over recent years, with the majority across the Cambridgeshire fenlands, and also around Mildenhall in Suffolk and Wissington and Hilgay in Norfolk," the spokesperson said.
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