Police answer mystery of hundreds of starlings found dead on road

North Wales crime team say birds killed on impact, possibly escaping a predator

More than 200 starlings found dead on a road in Anglesey may have taken "avoiding action", possibly from a bird of prey, and then failed to pull up in time, say police.

Officers from North Wales police's rural crime team initially said the deaths were a mystery following the discovery near Llyn Llywenan in Bodedern on December 10. Most of the starlings were found on a 100-metre stretch of the road, with others on a nearby hedgerow, but none in the surrounding fields.