I am an ex RSPB employee who worked for two decades on nature reserves and field research. I believe that they are a very effective bird conservation organisation. They have called for a gamebird release moratorium.

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Yes. I remember doing casual bird surveys in East Lothian Woodlands and being bemused by the lack of SF in prime habitats. By Whiteadder Reservoir in the open hills a pair breed by the water in a comparatively young plantation of deciduous trees.

Caerlaverock WWT is now closed until 19th Nov

It stinks, and is so sad

So true. The BBC just rolls over to any right wing pressure, a bit like Starmer 😡

Absolute craven capitulation for no good reason at all. The edit was but a speck compared the horrors Trump has inflicted upon journalism.

He's joined the Amish, born again 😂

Hi Kevin, I can't tell you how happy I am to see this post, I haven't seen Trevor in years and he looks so well 😊. He single handedly maintained all the North Kent Marshes RSPB buildings, I got to know him well at Elmley. A great naturalist and great company. Please pass on my regards

It is such a shame that the Caerlaverock of old, with its warm cafe and facilities is no more. Being out on a limb it doesn't attract the number of visotors required to sustain them. Not the swan spectacle of the old days either.

Done👍. I have donated twice, as well as to many other families. We need more people to step up to help these poor destitute inocents.

Many are leaving Labour and/or joining the Geeens due to Labour's unprecedented attack on nature through their obsessive policies on house building (while reducing nature protection) and airport building.

I noted that they can be very common in French forests too

Brilliant 👏

That's a good one Ian 👍
I had a drake Ring-necked Duck on a local Loch 2 days ago, not there yesterday though

Thank you. I enjoy The Canary, Novara media, The Guardian of course, Middle East Eye, etc...
Also some of LBC, the News Agents etc.. I will look up Prospect and your other suggestions