Another One Dead ?

[greenlands]

Was reading the other day that a rogue hen percy was attacking these little B******s and had killed at least one,there were four of them.Not looking promising.Might just be asleep or eaten something it shouldn't.

 

 

http://upp.hawkandowl.org/norwich-peregrines/norwich-cathedral-peregrine-live-web-cam-2016/

[robbiedoo.]

Was reading the other day that a rogue hen percy was attacking these little B******s and had killed at least one,there were four of them.Not looking promising.Might just be asleep or eaten something it shouldn't.

 

 

http://upp.hawkandowl.org/norwich-peregrines/norwich-cathedral-peregrine-live-web-cam-2016/

 

It's was 1 of my hens that Joe Murphy wrote about this week it got hawked whilst eating seeds of the bird table in a non fanceirs garden and we sit and wait wandering what's happened to them.

[blucock]

http://upp.hawkandowl.org/latest-update-from-the-norwich-cathedral-peregrines-sadly-chick-43-found-dead/

 

the rogue female has driven off the mtoher and is trying to kill off the chicks... awww

[blucock]

oh and loook at the comments of all the idiots crying over the big bad rogue hen - it's called nature suck it up!!!!!

[blucock]

Bernard Zonfrillo (Letters, December 2) displays some misunderstanding in relation to the conservation of birds of prey and the legal protection they enjoy.

 

Research has shown that, in the last century, peregrines were decimated by the use of DDT on agricultural land. This not only poisoned many birds but also made a high proportion of the remainder infertile.

 

However, in what is being hailed as one of nature's success stories, the number of peregrines in the UK has increased by more than four fold since the 1960s due to the phasing out of some agricultural pesticides. There are thought to be 1,500 pairs across the UK.

 

The Scottish Government and stakeholder groups have worked to eradicate all crimes against wildlife and the wildlife crime reports indicate we are making headway. Scotland has some of the most up-to-date legislation to protect wildlife and the legal framework to prosecute when necessary. With restrictions on the use of the general licence, prosecutions of landowners under vicarious liability and a custodial sentence, it is ludicrous to suggest Police Scotland turns a blind eye to bird crime.

 

With the exception of the kestrel, all of the UK’s birds of prey populations are on the increase with the majority at their highest ever levels.

 

Jamie Stewart, Director,

 

Scottish Countryside Alliance,

[blucock]

For years, only the most intrepid birdwatcher could catch a glimpse of the world's fastest animal, the peregrine falcon, around wild crags, quarries or perched on cliffs thousands of feet above the sea.

 

But now the regal bird of prey is returning to Britain's cities in droves, with more pairs spotted in the capital this year than for centuries before.

 

The blue-grey falcon, with its yellow feet, black talons and white-goateed face, can travel at speeds in excess of 200mph when diving for its prey – mainly pigeons – placing it at the top of the avian food chain. Driven out of urban centres over the past 100 years, it is now back and nesting at spots such as London's Tate Modern, Manchester's Arndale centre and at Durham and Chichester Cathedrals.

 

The number of peregrines in the UK has increased more than fourfold since the 1960s when the population was devastated by the effects of organochlorine pesticide, which thinned the walls of their eggs and brought numbers down to about 360 pairs. There are now thought to be 1,500 pairs across the country, 24 of which live in London – the highest number recorded in the city for hundreds of years.

 

Paul Stancliffe, a bird specialist at the British Trust for Ornithology, said: "Since the banning of certain pesticides, the peregrines have bounced back. More and more are spreading out looking for new territories.

 

"They favour places with abundant food that are inaccessible to other predators. As those prime territories get taken up, young birds look for new spaces – buildings in cities and towns provide perfect cliff-like locations."

 

In what is being hailed as one of nature's "success stories", two of the peregrines that have recolonised London – the city's population has gone from zero to almost capacity in a decade – can now be seen perching on the chimney of Tate Modern.

 

the above two articles are freely available in the press yet still the RSPB tell lies about the numbers ....