Another dull (and windy) day both weatherwise and on the bird front.
The cemetery was almost devoid and just usual fare at Radipole but did
get 10 minutes with a couple of visiting birders from Milton Keynes
which was a pleasant interval. Otherwise out-and-about amounted to
little more than a few $ more, the dentist and one or two things for the
trip, while back at home we switch locations to take a look at some of
the birds of the Dark Continent:-
AFRICAN FISH EAGLE
What an awful thing to read and hear on the early news to-day....
ReplyDeleteBritain has lost 44 million birds in the last 50yrs.
166 million nesting birds, compared to 210 million in 1966...
Mostly Starlings and Sparrows. Due to loss of habitat and changes in farming were to blame.
Shame...!
When you have the likes of the Royal Society for the 'Protection' of Birds building and erecting structures on Sites of Special Scientific Interest at the height of the breeding season, while the birding fraternity in general sit idly by and watch (some even congratulating them), what chance those who genuinely do not understand????
ReplyDeleteYes I know Willie, this will just be read as Bagsy's Old Chestnut!
Good to hear from you Mate.