dead eye alan Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 All the apologies in the world make no difference once it's picked up it will escalate even higher, Lies and smears always stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 I believe their decline is a direct result of Brexit.😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedsanity Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 (edited) He has issued a correction over night , but still bad form. He's suggesting it wasn't him that posted it- but I'm not convinced : IMG_1253.JPG Note the wording "was posted on this account" and not "I posted on this account" so either he has someone else running the account or his ego won't allow him to admit he was wrong Edited January 10, 2017 by Twistedsanity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Russell Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 Still sitting there proudly on his facebook page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagantino Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 I makes you very cautious about any of his other statements, "driven to extinction, almost extinct, since records have been kept, rising sea levels , global warming ". The overstatement blandly trotted out and accepted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 Half a wit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy22 Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 Pee Wit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 OMG - never thought of shooting as a major concern where plover numbers are concerned - most likely the same people who are shooting all the Hedgehogs then Packham? I really wish that some sexually self sufficient celebs shut up unless they have something (anything?) intelligent to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 guys, there is nothing new here, if you trawl through all his facebook there is the same statement a few years ago. how did he get the fact that lapwing are being shot? where is the evidence? not a sausage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 guys, there is nothing new here, if you trawl through all his facebook there is the same statement a few years ago. how did he get the fact that lapwing are being shot? where is the evidence? not a sausage. ^ what this man says To be fare I was quite impressed with the governments response. Put mr packham straight back in his box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted January 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 guys, there is nothing new here, if you trawl through all his facebook there is the same statement a few years ago. how did he get the fact that lapwing are being shot? where is the evidence? not a sausage. I think it was a deliberate ploy to smear the shooting fraternity, knowing that most folk would read and believe - damage being done. He's issued that mealy mouthed retraction but a lot of the damage will have already been done. I'm convinced it was deliberate!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 more than likely it was "deliberate". but the thing that is very worrying is the birds themselves, why did Packham pick shooting and lapwing? with a little googlefu i googled "shooting and lapwing", and nothing came up. there is not even a shred of evidence. There an eyewitness account from 2004, that 2 guys raised there guns, and apparently fired... but that was a forum post from some birdwatchers. and it was already stated no-one saw anything be hit or carried off. i am gobsmacked that such a character would publicly do, what he did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 I have remarked over the last month or so that I have never seen so many over wintering Lapwings. A journey over the flat lands along the M180 will reveal many hundreds along with even more Golden plover. Packham knows perfectly well what he is doing by releasing disinformation like this. last year i reported seeing an increase in plover/lapwings...........this year (a while ago now) i have seen the 2 or 3 flocks DOUBLE IN SIZE....saw one flock with about 150 in it when i was driving up the acle straight to yarmouth......really lovely to see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 Surely this petition is nul and void now as it has been promoted by inaccuracy using misinformation and possibly deliberate deception? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 The petition served to highlight just how biased and thick he really is. He did shooting a favour, on this occasion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 Aparently he is now saying we should have less children to make way for immigrants . Then again isn't he against introduced species damaging the natural balance of things ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslad Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 But u could same a lot of the same things about the grouse shooting petion that did get 100K signatures/clicks,, it had been ran for the previous 3/4 years and never got anywhere near the signatures. Lapwings are decreasing, must admit i thought it was somewhere nearer the 80% decline, but its almost entirely due to predation (as proved by GWCT at there Otterburn study) If it wasn't for grouse moors breeding lapwings and many other breeding waders would really be struggling.as sadly there about the only places there thriving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) I passed a dead hedgehog on the road it was a flat as a pancake.Anybody got an old pizza box and Packhams address? Edited January 11, 2017 by Davyo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me matt Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 He's alright is Chris, knows his onions, but unfortunately knows **** all about other peoples onions 😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandladdie Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 The BBC just don't get it They still regard him as an expert, although he can't id basic native species of bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69chris Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 found on FB...... A BBC body swerve! Thank you for contacting us with your concerns regarding Chris Packham’s recent tweet about lapwings. Chris’s association with the BBC is primarily for the Watches’ programmes, where he helps to explain the science of nature. This is separate from his work outside of and independent to the BBC. Outside of his BBC commitments he is an independent broadcaster and a respected naturalist in his own right. His personal Twitter account has no connection to the BBC or any of the Watches’ social media accounts and we remain confident that our audience is able to distinguish between Chris as a presenter on a BBC series and his personally expressed views as a naturalist. We hope this explains our position and thank you for taking the time to contact us. Kind Regards BBC Complaints Team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandladdie Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 That was their reply to my complaint. I presume ctrl c, ctrl v were the only buttons used in the making of the response. They haven't replied to, or explained any of the points I raised. Kind of makes you think what's the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 (edited) There will be an appeal mechanism to a higher authority against this decision, the above email will probably be an individuals response, but is not signed by an individual!........so the "BBC complaints team" and/or the individual member of the "BBC complaints team" who wrote the response is hiding behind the collective responsibility of the BBC...........who are closing ranks? Packham is employed by the BBC (whose claim is they do not allow campaigning and are unbiased) as a wildlife presenter....................at the same time Packham, who is personally associated strongly by the general public with the BBC, misuses the high profile he has gained at the expense of BBC licence payers in support of various extreme wildlife protectionist campaigns and to promote a biased anti shooting agenda through the media!..........If this does not compromise the BBC's integrity, reputation and independence, I don't know what does! So the BBC have never previously got rid of a presenter/employee who's conduct has bought the BBC'S independence/reputation/integrity into question? I think we could all name a few? why not Packham? Edited January 17, 2017 by panoma1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Russell Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 I got the exact same response Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy.plinker Posted January 17, 2017 Report Share Posted January 17, 2017 I don't like him but the recent programs on Orkney has been amazing that he's been co-presenting, I'll get back to disliking him when the programs are over... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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