Ducks living in a park in Peterborough have become "obese" after being fed too much white bread by visitors, a conservation officer has said.
Chris Park, who works at Ferry Meadows, said the reserve was providing pellets for people to feed to the birds, in an attempt to control their weight.
"If you ate white bread all day, every day, you'd get fat too," he said.
A British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) spokesman said it was also concerned about birds eating too much bread.
Mr Park said he was also seeing a number of birds in poor health, which he also put down to their diet.
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Chris Park, who works at Ferry Meadows, said the reserve was providing pellets for people to feed to the birds, in an attempt to control their weight.
"If you ate white bread all day, every day, you'd get fat too," he said.
A British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) spokesman said it was also concerned about birds eating too much bread.
Mr Park said he was also seeing a number of birds in poor health, which he also put down to their diet.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-23756226