hi eagle owl, how long have you been a member of the RSPB ? i only ask cos us poor fkers have been getting crippled by the (so called small raptor population) for the last 25 years.
as well as the song bird population which has been decimated alledgegly.
my self personally would urge all pigeon fanciers nationwide to support the re introduction of a native species(EAGLE OWL ) which is top of the food chain that eats sparrow hawks, and most other falcons especially the perigine(but if it predates on the ofspraye etc ,etc,) it matters not untill sutch time as the RSPB would like to sit down and talk sensibly with the pigeon fratternity and resolve the conflict or issues between us and them.
so untill then we should all fund the re introduction of a once native species to readdress the balance of power in the bird world.
jimmy.