The bloodied birds were found mysteriously scattered along a road in central Germany
© Central European NewsThe bloodied birds were found mysteriously scattered along a road in central Germany
Eerie pictures show a flock of 46 dead birds scattered along a stretch of road in a quiet German town.

The bizarre discovery of the bloodied starlings left residents of the picturesque Bad Wildungen in central Germany stumped.

Local media soon jumped on the strange story which included some of the birds squashed flat by traffic.

Initially no witnesses came forward and rumours started to swirl that the mysterious winged beasts had fallen suddenly out of the sky.

A local resident uploaded the viral images to social media which have been shared thousands of times.

The man wrote: "Very mysterious, how could that have happened? Does anyone have any idea?"

Locals wondered if the starlings had suddenly fallen from the sky
© Central European NewsLocals wondered if the starlings had suddenly fallen from the sky
Social media users were eager to give their opinion what could have happened to the birds.

One wrote: "Starlings fly in a group. This may be from a bird strike with an airplane or someone has shot them down with a shotgun."

Another wrote: "The birds were sick. Certainly they were weakened and could not fly. It could be viruses that had infested the starlings."