Big Garden Watch!

[rasbull]

Copy of a letter I have emailed to Newseditors, Newspapers, Blogs and Tv Shows.

 

Chaffinches down 27%, Starlings down 79%, Blackbirds down 18%, House Sparrows down 62% since 1979! I wonder what the perecentage increase for Birds of Prey is since 1979? It doesn't take a genius to work out where these birds are going. 26,000 nesting pairs of Sparrowhawks alone, need 52,000 songbirds a day that is close to 19 million a year! (Thats not even including the Peregrines, Goshawks and other birds of Prey. This is biggest reason these poor songbirds are being decimated. Several articles have appeared recently in National newspapers highlighting this and now the Garden Watch is providing the proof! We need to start opening our eyes otherwise the days of looking out of window at seeing blue tits, chaffinches and wrens will sadly be over!

 

I have setup a Facebook group hoping to raise awareness the effect the increasing Bird of Prey population is having on small birds. The link is www.Rasbull-lofts.co.uk and the link is at the bottom of the page. I have also started a petition which I have 340 names already. People are concerned and I urge people to think about what I have said. Increased predators and evidence that songbirds are declining can only amount to one cause! 19 millions birds a year with the sparrowhawk popualtion alone? How long can the songbirds sustain such massive losses?

 

I hope you take time to have a look on the site and read the comments on my petition. If you would like to discuss this in the hope of bringing to the publics attention I will only be to glad to hear from you.

 

Thank You

 

Richard Shepherd

www.Rasbull-lofts.co.uk

[pigeons widow]

A very good article Richard, i hope someone takes up the challenge to do a report.

[Mealy Cock]

Nice one, I have just sent a further e-mail to the RSPB as they have failed to

reply to my last e-mail, also I have sent an e-mail to Bolton Council about the damage to the roof

of the church and pointed out a few facts to them.

 

Would you believe it, It's official, small birds struggled to beat the snowy winter RSPB HEADLINE

 

What will they think of next

[Guest youngboy]

great atricle hopefully it will be published all the best!

[rasbull]

Would you believe it, It's official, small birds struggled to beat the snowy winter RSPB HEADLINE

 

What will they think of next

 

They are eventually going to run out of excuses I think! Maybe then they will be shown for what they are!

[Roland]

Money and greasy palms have no consciousnesses and money; ego’s, are their’ Gods.

Mores the crying shame :'( :'(

I know, I’m out of order even thinking that either M.P.’s  or  the RSPB bully boys could be corrupt  :B :B …  Mind RSPB who have the finest liar, twisters of all time as backing so birds of a feather so to speak - no pun intended :o… Sorry one shouldn't even think about Lawyers etc. in that vein!  :B :B :B

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

SMALL BIRDS BEING ATE  ALIVE .BY THE HAWKS .///NOT THE BAD WINTER.////////

[Guest strapper]

its funny how the animal rights league go about disrupting things and dont seem that many get caught

how come they dont KNOW where these hawking people live, that use their birds to HUNT innocent animals for fun!..yes fun !!!!