SongbirdsSlaughter

Magpie Debate – Week Three. Your correspondents seeking to defend the right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness of the common magpie offers some impressively weird arguments. Largely suggest that magpies should be left alone because other birds also predate. This is like saying that since Peter Sutcliffe had the murder business pretty […]

“The Little Brown Birds Appear Doomed” – Financial Times: 2003 September. ‘No Wonder the Sparrow is Disappearing.’ By N Forde. Steve Killick is right when he says humans are to blame for what has happened but he then goes on to attribute it to modern building techniques, garden makeovers, unleaded petrol and to farming practices. This […]

‘CULL NEEDED FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF ALL BIRDS.’ –  Belfast Telegraph: 2003 August: I read with interest Mr Martins letter and was impressed with the factual manner in which he made his point. ‘It is a pity he did not mention the large increase in ‘magpies’ and hooded ‘crows’ everywhere. They have increased tenfold […]

The Field Magazine 1995 May: By; Antonia Macpherson – From – ‘1995’ I read with great interest and concern the article in the March issue (RSPB’s Pride and Prejudice) about the decimation of garden birds caused by the explosion in the number of sparrowhawks, kestrels and so on in the east of England. Photos: Red Squirrels […]

“Native Songbirds Are Being Driven To The Point Of Extinction By Europe’s Trappers Because Their Melodic Calls Make Them Prized Pets.” Linnets which are high on the list of collectors ‘wanted’ wild birds are becoming increasingly scarce in their natural farmland habitats. – Written – 2011 March 2nd. Because of its attractive appearance and endearing sweet […]

Chaffinch= Male Chaffinch bewitching pink breast, cheeks with blue-grey crown, nape. Chestnut brown black white back. ‘A striking stunning visual feast.’ Summer bill is grey-blue turning to pale brown in winter.Likes hopping under our hedges and bird tables – 2011 March 4th‘Jocular energetic cheery tinkle singing with a variety of rich varied calls.’ Nest knitted together […]

EXTINCTION FILE: 2008 March – Metro ‘It Sounds Like The Story Line For – The Next Instalment of the Jurassic Park Movie Series – AS Scientists Develop A DNA Bank For Animals Which Are ALL – Facing Extinction.’ But the ‘Frozen Ark’ is real. It will preserve the genetic blueprints of endangered species and could […]

Public Health Laboratory Service: 2002-2003 ‘CHANGE IN PECKING ORDER’…! While Sparrows are fast disappearing from London gardens it seems they are being replaced on council estates, in parks on city streets by thousands of pigeons and even – THE FAR LARGER WOOD-PIGEONS. LONDON’S ‘CHANGING’ BIRD POPULATION IS OF SERIOUS CONCERN –A report by the Public Health […]

“I Was A Proud Protector Of Five Baby Blackbirds With Two Just Having Landed Heavily Onto The Ground Though Quickly Getting The Right Way Up – From Out Of Their Nest In My Ivy.” The parents having worked twenty hours a day for over ten weeks to get to this their big day when the elder chicks ‘want […]

Magpies killing each brood of Blackbird fledglings – Wanda and Wuffy haven’t bred even ‘ONE’ chick this year ‘2010!’ – AND the Last ‘Two’ Years…!! By rights when things have gone well they should have had two broods by now of 3-5 chicks each time. “Very few survive their first winter…” ‘Blackbirds our well-loved – […]