HW682 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Noticed a story on The Times website about a cull of Crows and Magpies to save the dawn chorus. The website is subscription only though, so I couldn't read any more detail than that. ANyone know any further details? Just wondered whether this is a real story or whether they have just caught on to a general trend. HW682 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mungler Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 (edited) I'm going to join the Songbird Trust today. I do think that the RSPB's continued refusal to accept the impact that the likes of the magpie have had on the songbird population is just completely unacceptable. EDIT: I think the call for a cull on magpies and crows is old news, but it's good that someone has got it back in the public eye and are giving it another go. Edited January 27, 2011 by Mungler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 I do think that the RSPB's continued refusal to accept the impact that the likes of the magpie have had on the songbird population is just completely unacceptable. It's amazing that the RSPB fail to accept this, seeing at the Magpie purposely lays its eggs before most other birds do to ensure it can feed its young with eggs from other nests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy Holt Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 It's amazing that the RSPB fail to accept this, seeing at the Magpie purposely lays its eggs before most other birds do to ensure it can feed its young with eggs from other nests. they cant accept it or agree with it as it goes against everything they stand for. Anyone that has shot over ground that had lots of magpies on it will agree once the Magpie population is reduces the Songbirds and raptors start to appear back in numbers in only short space of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HW682 Posted January 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Article Here Nice one Seems there is something in it then. Last paragraph: The trial cull of crows and magpies [in March] will be carried out by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, which is considering sites in Hampshire, Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Herefordshire and the Scottish Borders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev 1 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 (edited) And them pesky gray squirrells.... Edited January 27, 2011 by kev 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duncan Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 (edited) The RSPB has had its head so up far up its waste compactor for so long that they can't see what's actually happening out in the real world. The worrying thing is, this particular charity should be expert in avian matters. My grandfather lives in a corner of MK that gets plenty of grey squirrels and literally thousands of magpies. The old folk feed them. He once asked me where the songbirds were and I told him exactly why his bird table almost only ever sees greys, crows and magpies. But I don't think he saw it as 'his' problem. As I understand it now, the only birdcrimes the RSPB record now are those against raptors. So swans, songbirds, and corvids are 'non-birds' now - so whats the boggle? Open season I say! (a slightly bemused)Duncan Edited January 27, 2011 by The Duncan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 The RSPB has had its head so up far up its waste compactor for so long that they can't see what's actually happening out in the real world. The worrying thing is, this particular charity should be expert in avian matters. They know exactly what's happening but if they do anything about it in public bang goes well paid jobs and extortionate pensions :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duncan Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 They need a decent spin-doctor to allow them to promote what needs to be done but so that people can keep their jobs (and a fair share of said extortionate pensions). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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