THE town's birds currently have no access to drinking water, a bird sanctuary has warned.

Bardsea Bird Sanctuary has revealed that many of Barrow's birds have no access to drinking water, and their usual supply is iced.

A spokesman said: "We're getting some seriously dehydrated birds in and reports of dead pigeons in the Hindpool area near Furness College.

"If you're feeding our town's flocks - a useful additive is defrosted peas and sweetcorn - this will help them greatly. Please give them water."