瑞典发生鸟类神秘死亡事件

Dozens of dead birds have been found lying in a residential¹ street in Sweden, days after thousands of birds fell to their deaths in the US.

瑞典一条居民区道路上发现数十只鸟类尸体，数日前美国也曾发现数以千计的死亡鸟类。

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One eyewitness said he had seen hundreds of dead birds in the street
Police in the town of Falkoeping have told Swedish media that between 50 and 100 jackdaws（寒鸦） had died.

Some are said to have been hit by cars but others have no visible injuries.

Parallels have been drawn³ with the mysterious death of about 3,000 red-winged blackbirds in the US state of Arkansas on New Year's Eve.

Veterinary（兽医的） officials told Swedish radio that the case in Falkoeping was rare although they said there could be a number of reasons such as "disease or poisoning".

Aftonbladet newspaper quoted one resident, Drilon Hulaj, who said that as he drove home late on Tuesday night the street in front of him was dotted with "hundreds of dead birds".

Mr Hulaj said he had been immediately reminded of the events in the town of Beebe, Arkansas. Scientists have said the blackbirds there may have been affected⁴ by fireworks.

There have been no reports of fireworks or storms in Falkoeping at the time.