Wildlife chiefs are trying to figure out how three seagulls who were found within feet of each other on a busy city centre street have died.
The gulls were discovered dead near a pedestrian crossing on Camden Street this morning.
Strangely, the birds did not appear to have been hit by a car, leading to fears that they may have died in a sinister way.
A concerned Dublin Live reader contacted us this morning after coming across the distressing sight.
She asked: "What's happening our seagulls?"
That's a mystery that Dublin City Council's biodiversity team are trying to figure out.
When contacted by Dublin Dublin Live, a team spokeswoman told us they would be sending a team to the street to remove the bodies.
She added that the council will be liaising with the National Parks and Wildlife Service about the highly unusual deaths.
It is likely that post mortem examinations will be carried out on the gulls to determine if they have been poisoned.
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