00:05A juvenile Pacific gull on a beach in Adelaide was seen struggling in the water attempting
00:11to take flight as the avian influenza outbreak continues to spread. The bird was filmed by
00:16a passerby as it struggled to gain balance and flap its wings. The sighting on Wednesday
00:22September 16, 2026 came just days after another gull was seen struggling on the sand near
00:28the same spot of Glenelg. The footage from Monday September 14 shows the bird repeatedly falling
00:34over as it attempts to flap its wings. In both instances the emergency animal disease hotline
00:40was contacted and the birds collected for testing. Authorities in South Australia also recently
00:46confirmed the country's first cases of flu in a pelican and an Australian sea lion.
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