The GB dead wild bird surveillance programme has identified cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in a variety of wild bird species. 

They have been found in Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll & Bute, Ayrshire, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, East Dunbartonshire, City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow City, Highland, Midlothian, Moray, North Lanarkshire, Orkney, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Scottish Borders, Shetland, South Lanarkshire, Stirling and West Lothian.

If you keep poultry (including game birds or as pets), you should:

• read Avian influenza (bird flu): how to spot and report the disease for biosecurity best practice advice
• remain vigilant for any signs of disease in your flock. This is especially relevant if your birds are in a Higher Risk Area (HRA).

An outbreak of avian influenza in backyard poultry results in the same restrictions on movement of birds. It has the same impact on farmers and trade in poultry as an outbreak on a commercial farm would have.

• advice to keepers of ducks and geese
• advice to keepers of chickens and turkeys