80-year-old charged with shooting birds

An 80-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly shooting birds off power lines in a western Sydney street.

Police went to Links Avenue in Cabramatta after locals reported hearing gunshots about 10am on Monday.

Officers found two dead currawongs and a third bird with a gunshot wound.

It was taken to a vet.

An 80-year-old man who was driving nearby was spoken to by police.

They later arrested him at his Links Avenue home, where they seized two rifles, ammunition and the man's firearms licence.

He will face Liverpool Local Court at a later date on firearms and animal cruelty charges.