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Fears shared on Australia reaching bleak milestone in the spread of H5 bird flu

Citizen scientists Johanna Williams and Susan Belperio at Glenelg Beach. (ABC News: Lincoln Rothall)

Citizen scientists who have found dead birds during South Australia's harmful algal bloom say finding sick and dying birds since H5 bird flu arrived in Australia has been even more distressing.

Authorities are investigating a mass bird mortality event after 80 dead and sick birds were found on an island near Cape Jaffa on Friday.

Citizen scientists Johanna Williams and Susan Belperio have been witnessing dead birds wash up on their beloved Glenelg Beach since South Australia's harmful algal bloom began last year.

But both bird enthusiasts said finding sick birds since the H5 bird flu arrived in Australia has been even more disturbing.

Brian is turning some visitors away from his farm — and he's not the only one

SBS acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country and their connections and continuous care for the skies, lands and waterways throughout Australia.

For 60 years, Brian Ahmed has farmed the same stretch of land in Melbourne's east. These days, getting past the farm's gate isn't easy — his birds need all the protection they can get.

"At the moment, because of all the concerns with Avian influenza … I'd say all farms now have increased their biosecurity levels," he told SBS News.

"The less people we have on our farms, the less chance of anything coming on.

"Our number one priority is to protect our birds, and the best way we can do that is to make sure they don't mix with anyone that they don't need to."

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