A random search by foreign birdwatchers at Mizieb yielded seven bird carcasses just a day after a thorough search of the area by the voluntary members of the Hunters' Federation and their hunting dogs proved negative, the FKNK said.

It said in a statement that it searched the Mizieb hunting area last Saturday. The search, which yielded the carcass of a dog but no evidence of any bird carcasses, was filmed and recorded.

The FKNK said that around midday on Sunday, when all hunters of the Miżieb area had left because of a lack of migrating game-birds, seven foreign 'birdwatchers' carried out a random search at Miżieb, and allegedly registered the find of seven bird carcasses.

The same group of birdwatchers, the FKNK said, have daily also registered the weak migration, which the FKNK said it could confirm was one of the weakest in living memory for this time of year.

The FKNK said that unauthorised persons are not allowed entry into the Miżieb Hunting Reserve during the open season, which on Sundays is till 1 p.m.

It said the police could prevent further similar incidents that last year led to an illegal arrest of an FKNK member who was also in charge of the area.

"This provocation has to stop and the FKNK looks forward to police cooperation as always," it said.

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