All reports

United Kingdom

Dead Herring Gull with fishing line wrapped round both legs, tying them together (N Goldsmith)

25 days ago

Germany

Red-crested Pochard was not able to open the beak because of the entagled net (Anja Matuszak)

1 month ago

United Kingdom

Cormorant seems to have line on one wing, can dive but cannot fly, has been in same spot for some time (Vicky Putler)

2 months ago

United Kingdom

Bird dead in top of tree, legs tangled in a thin debris -- looked like fishing line -- that was caught up in the branches of the tree (Stephen Rutt)

2 months ago

United Kingdom

Bird tried to leave nest but got entangled with synthetic fibres used as nesting material (Penelope Where?)

2 months ago

Australia

Magpie fledgling entangled in twine, string and metal around leg.

2 months ago

United Kingdom

Remains of (possibly?) coot nest with a line (Ruedi Nager)

2 months ago

United Kingdom

Only found the head with the plastic fishing rope (Dorcas Sinclair)

2 months ago

United Kingdom

Old Linnet nest in Falmouth docks with plastic incorporated into it (Simon Taylor)

3 months ago

United Kingdom

Intricately woven twigs form the structure, but also incorporating orange, blue, green and yellow twine (Gary Eisenhauer)

3 months ago

United Kingdom

Swallow nest with white plastic fibres (Neil James)

3 months ago

United Kingdom

Young shag in nest with debris (Chris Cachia Zammit)

3 months ago