SongbirdsSlaughter

VIEWS ON THE RSPB – The Field September 1996: By W Newlands – Chief executive of the RSPB Barbara Young gave a fulsome response (letters April issue) to my article criticising the RSPB for being increasingly driven by sentiment rather than science. My case is amply proven by a statement in her reply: ‘We hope […]

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 […]

‘HOW GREY SQUIRRELS’ – SILENCE & DEVASTATE OUR GARDEN SONGBIRDS – The Daily Mail 2006 May 30: They are responsible for almost wiping out their native cousins and now it seems grey squirrels have another species in their sights. They have added to the devastation of our much-loved Songbird populations by killing adult birds and raiding their nests. […]

The Field Magazine 1995 May: By; Antonia Macpherson – From November 25 – ‘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: […]

Bullfinch= “Bullfinches are fantastic chubby – looking little fellows.” – 2006 May 30.The males having a vibrant reddish orange breast. While the females are mostly varying shades of brown and white. ‘Once could be seen everywhere but particularly around woodland edges.’ 2009: Bullfinch Numbers – In Britain ‘down.’ Dead 65% ! UK – Disasterous AND Detrimental… […]

“GOING FOR A SONG” – 2006 August 21: Every year we hear about the growing plight of Britain’s ‘Songbird’ population (Metro Fri). “The people responsible for so many songbirds being ‘decimated’ in the country are those idiots at council recreation departments.” Every summer they get their shears mowers and hedge trimmers out and take away […]

SWIFT ‘Black Tearing Though Sky Amazing Scimitar ‘Swift’ Boomerangs Screaming Past At Breakneck Speed.’ Slim tapering body and – Spectacularly long scythe-like wings are key – Identification. Along with the Swifts short forked tail. ‘Young swifts emerge from their nests probably never landing again for – Two to three years.’ “Eating sleeping and doing ‘every-single-one-thing’ […]

House Martin= “They build nests entirely constructed of mud which are plastered to the walls under the eaves of house. Any suitable shed or barn.” Glossy metallic blue-black upper parts pure-white neck chest underparts distinctive white rump patch. ‘With shorter forked tail and white feathered feet with tiny legs.’ ‘House Martins rarely come to ground […]

BLAME THE GULLS – Daily Mail 2001 September: By J Erskins. Demise of our songbirds has nothing to do with modern farming or changes in the weather. I was brought up on farms working on them for 30 years so know a lot about wildlife and farming in general. ‘Take it from me that unless we […]