Get it sorted ourselves then seems to be the only way, on their survey of the general public, I have been a lifelong "birdie" and I can tell you the general public are extremly ignorent when it comes to recognising a bird let alone what it's feeding habits are
Sorry to hear that K & N, should have given the neibour the remains and told him his cat had eaten 100 quids worth, shame to waste the last 20 quids worth.
They breed in May, 5 eggs in a clutch, the male must be too small to incubate, male feeds the hen on the nest but only finches or tit family so the hen is building up body reserves now so this is a bad time for us and again when she's feeding that brood
Yeh I'ts a sickener, I don't think the non-fancy realise how much planning, effort and cash goes into breeding and racing the birds, we must be gluttons for punishment, all the best