RSPB THE LATEST JOKE

[Mealy Cock]

What the RSPB replied to my latest e-mail, hold on to your hair.

 

The person who wrote this did not answer any of my questions put to him

 

Thank you for the email with regards to the peregrine habitats, Suitable

nesting sites restrict peregrines to areas where cliff-ledges, quarry

faces, crags, or sea-cliffs are available. Recently, they have started

to use man-made constructions, especially tall buildings. Tree nesting

occurs only rarely in the UK.

Peregrines are widespread in the UK through the western part of

England, and in Wales, Scotland and Ireland. In southeast and east

England they are found on a small number of isolated sites, though their

range is slowly spreading.

They reach their highest densities in upland areas of Wales, southern

Scotland and northwest England. The UK population was estimated at 1,400

pairs in 2002.

In the British Isles peregrines do not migrate, and the majority stay

within 100 km of their birthplace.

Peregrine numbers declined during the 19th and 20th centuries because of

illegal killing by humans, which at times was relentless and widespread

contamination by persistent toxic agricultural chemicals such as DDT

caused the collapse of the peregrine population in the UK in the late

1950s.

These pesticides built up in the food chain and concentrated in

peregrines and other birds of prey, causing increased adult mortality,

eggshell thinning and reduced breeding performance. By 1963-64 80% of

the UK peregrine population had been lost. Only birds in the remoter

parts of Scottish Highlands were unaffected.

After the banning of these pesticides peregrine numbers slowly

recovered, and by the late 1990s reached pre-decline levels over much of

their former range. However, in southeast and east of England the bird

has been slow to recover, and the range is now contracting again in

northern Scotland.

Kind Regards,

[lawrie]

what did you ask them?

 

[Guest Owen]

Mealy Cock, I have e-mailed the RSPB and also recieved a stupid answer. But I will keep at it and eventually publish what they say. They must think that we are all stupid.

[Mealy Cock]

what did you ask them?

This is the second part to my e-mails

 

Thank you for your constructive e- mail

 

However it does not answer some of my questions, example being that Peregrines

are territorial birds, that being the case this would explain why they are now

nesting in Towns and cities because their natural habitat is full of BOP and

have to expanding their areas for food source which must tell you there are too

many or they have over killed their feeding ground.

 

Why would people raise concerns over BOP on forums and the like.

 

During World War 1 and 2 there was a cull on Peregrines on the south coast this

was to protect Carrier pigeons from being attacked. After the war a preservation

order was placed to protect them so the numbers can increase, this in my view

has exceeded all expectations and now we have a situation where we have to many.

 

[peterpau]

Mate publish the email address then we can all ask questions they will avoid