Holidaymakers have been urged to avoid contact with unwell or dead birds over fears they could be infected with bird flu.
The ongoing UK outbreak — caused by the H5N1 strain — has seen up to one million birds struck down by the virus, with experts fearing it is on the brink of taking off in humans.
The National Trust, which owns around 800 miles of Britain’s coastline, is urging visitors to the country’s beaches be wary of bird flu.