In order to keep readers up to date with the rapidly changing picture on avian influenza in the UK, Shooting Times will publish a weekly update, beginning this issue. The bird flu outbreak, which began in October 2021, is continuing, with significant numbers of new cases in late September and early October this year. This is an extremely concerning situation with serious implications for shooting. Most new cases are clustered in two areas. When an area has a large number of cases, a regional Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) is declared. At the time of going to press, a regional AIPZ is in force for the whole of Suffolk and Norfolk and parts of Essex ,and a second regional AIPZ is in place for the whole of the counties of Devon and Cornwall, including the Isles of Scilly, and for parts of Somerset. The restrictions within AIPZs can affect shoots and anyone operating a shoot in an AIPZ is strongly advised to contact a shooting or gamekeeping organisation for advice. Both AIPZs have