THOUSANDS of fish have washed up on a Cornwall beach for the second time in a month creating an eerie scene.

    On Dec. 4 locals came across stacks of dead mackerel and herring on Pentwean Beach and now more have been discovered by a dog walker on Marazion Beach which is 40 miles (64 km) from the first location.

    Local resident David Hughes spotted the mysterious sight of the varying kinds of fish Sunday morning at low tide.

    He said his dog nor seagulls flying over head wanted to go near the dead sea creatures and didn’t know why.

    David said, “I just got back from a walk on the beach at Marazion, Cornwall and noticed thousands of fish which I believe to be Mackerel washed up on the beach at low tide.

    “Interestingly, the seagulls were not interested in these fish even though they looked very fresh and our boxer dog did not even try to eat them?

    “Would be interested if you hear of any reason this may have happened.”

    After the first batch of fish washed up on Pentwean Beach experts said bad weather could be to blame for the phenomenon.

    James Wright, curator of the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth, told the BBC that such events usually happen in the summer months.

    At this time fish, mackerel in particular, follow their prey into warmer waters and then in turn are hunted by something themselves.

    He said, “It’s quite unusual for fish to want to leave the water, it’s usually a result of panic, because of a predator, but at this time of year that would be unusual.

    “It is possible they were all caught in particularly bad weather when they were near the surface and washed up by the waves.”

    The fish do not appear to have been affected by pollution, according to Wright, but he advised that people should not take them home and eat them.

    In 2014, hundreds of tiny, dead whitebait were found washed up at nearby Mullion Harbor on the Lizard in southern Cornwall.

    (SD-Agencies)