According to the Daily telegraph,
Nine dead swans tested for bird flu in Britain
Just last week a government 'expert', stated that it would probably be six months before bird 'flu was going to enter this country, the following day France reported it's first confirmed case.
Now as well as all the environmental departments we also have
John Reid, the Defence Secretary, telling us there is nothing over-much to panic about, call me picky but back in the 'good old day's' the defence secretary was known as, The secretary of War.
Having him involved does not fill me with hope.
Perhaps what we need to do is find every exposed piece of water that migrating birds are likely to use and dose it with Night Nurse, admittedly this will not cure the birds of the disease, but at least if they are too sleepy to take off we won't get covered in snot when they sneeze in mid-flight!