A disturbing incident was reported in Mexico where hundreds of yellow-headed birds migrating simultaneously hit the ground and die. While there have been theories suggested by the officials including the experts, the exact cause of this massive death is yet to be known.
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Bizarre security footage has left people freaked out as it shows a huge flock of birds suddenly dying and falling from the sky.
On February 7, hundreds of yellow-headed blackbirds were recorded falling to the ground in Chihuahua, Mexico.
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The mysterious video shows the birds crashing and falling to the ground at the same time, with many taking flights again while others remained on the ground.
Police began receiving reports at around 8.20 am by the locals that there are piles of birds strewn across the streets.
A vet was called by the officials to assess the dead birds to understand what happened and according to El Heraldo de Chihuahua, they said the birds could have died as a result of inhaling toxic smoke, possibly from a nearby heater.
There is also a probability that the birds had perched on a power line during an overload.
Even though the footage is quite shocking and disturbing, to say the least, there have been similar cases reported in the past too.
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Only a few weeks back, hundreds of birds were found dead after they fell from the sky in Wales.
The starlings were found between Waterston and Hazelbeach, Pembrokeshire, on Thursday (10 February) evening.
Pembrokeshire Herald editor Tom Sinclair said it seemed as though the birds were dead before they hit the ground.
As per BBC, he said: "There were 50 plus birds on the road and you could hear them all in the hedges, squawking and making noises.
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"In the first wave people told me the council collected 10 bin bags, and I was there later on so I think quite a few hundred, if not a 1,000 have died.
"I was there at around 11.30pm, they were still falling from the sky. It was as if they were dead before they hit the ground."
However, with the yellow-headed blackbirds in Mexico, the officials are still unclear about the cause of death.
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The RSPCA says that it might be possible that their evening roost had been disturbed, causing them to become disorientated and crash into the ground.
This theory, however, goes against Tom's account of the birds appearing to be dead before hitting the ground.
He said: "I don't know what happened, really no idea, I can't think it was a bird of prey, they weren't flying and hitting the road, they were falling dead.
"I wondered if they were poisoned, or maybe it was birds who migrate and it was really cold, maybe they froze and died."
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A spokesperson for Pembrokeshire County Council said: "Officers attended the site and there were around 200 starlings found dead on the road.
"The authority undertook a clean-up and removed the dead birds from site. There is no clear indication as to the cause of these deaths. We have reported the incident to the Animal and Plant Health Agency."
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