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Happy Birthday George ,hope your day went well for you .xxx

Well here is my story , when i took an interest i was then dumped !yep he said i was taken too much of an interest in his birds! , comming between him and his bird .........so sometimes we can't win no matter what we do .love them or hate them ! so to all the girlfriends out there it won't matter one way or another ............

Never seen it , you should all complain to watch dog , the program that viewers can write into about tv programs or write to the channel which was showing it , in disgust .Nature watch should do a program on it to show the public what is going on .

everyone should copy and paste it to all your contacts on your mailing list and this would not only increase the signatures but make others not in the pigeon world aware of what is going on .

Thank you greenlands , a little knowledge is better than none at all ,so it is good you passed this on for everyone to read .Too many additive in food are given to children from an early age ,it is up to us to educated them by not given them sugar at all from birth or fizzy drinks .The food industry however would not agree as it is big money for them to have everyone consuming diet drinks and sugary food and additives in everything .It was an interesting read thank you for posting it .Avril

He will be flying high like a bird watching from high above peaceful and content with his bird right to the end

Happy St Patricks day to everyone , better find something green to wear today .Avrilx

Morning , we have all had our say about BOP , micheal is send ing a letter and i am trying to get started with a web site but it will take a wee while to get it running again , It is not the RSPB we have to petition as it is not just a pigeon problem ,we must look at the bigger picture and take off the pigeon hat or we wont get anything done about it at all .It will take a long time to get the support of the public not just fanciers .If you want to start a petition if it is only fanciers who sign it you will be beat before you start , sorry to tell you that .It is parliment who we need to get to look at the act and change it accordinaly to protect all birds not just pigeons.When a pigeon is attacked and come home injured take a picture and date it and say the area ,as the more we can get information the better we can address the problem and pin point which areas are being more effected than others . Avril

Micheal , can you keep all copies sent and recieved as i think once we get something set up we can send them to the Scottish Parliment 's envirnmental Dept .It is not thr RSPB we have to change it is the laws that Parliment make to help the RSPB to put a protection order on BOP . It is not a just a pigeon problem it is a bird problem as Micheal has pointed out in this brilliant letter , You are doing a great job Micheal we will make a difference even if some think we will not , collectively we can do it . Avril

Micheal you are doing a great job there , we should all copy the same letter to RSPB and sign it and send it to them and see how it goes , i will go and see Duncan tomorrow night to see what i can do with his site .I have also joined save our song birds on face book and so have a few of my friends so the numbers have went up a bit . Let me know the result Micheal . Avril x

System 'failing' on wildlife crimePremium Article ! « Previous « PreviousNext » Next »View GalleryPublished Date: 07 March 2010 By Jenny Fyall POLICE forces in Scotland have been accused of failing to tackle wildlife crime after it was revealed that just 24 cases of illegal killing of birds of prey have been taken to court in five years. Out of 157 cases involving killing the birds – including golden eagles, red kites and hen harriers – just 15 per cent have resulted in court action. And the average penalty for a crime linked to persecution of birds of prey was just £240, despiteADVERTISEMENTthe maximum penalty being raised to £10,000 or a year in jail. The figures have been compiled by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Duncan Orr-Ewing, head of species at RSPB Scotland, described the level of penalties as "shocking" and called for prison sentences to be handed out to act as a deterrent. He accused police forces of failing to implement recommendations made by the Scottish Government two years ago in a review of wildlife crime, including that each force should have a full-time wildlife crime officer. RSPB figures of every crime against birds of prey from 2003 to 2008 show more than 264 were killed illegally. Out of these, 183 were poisoned and another 81 were killed by other illegal means, such as by nest destruction, shooting or traps. But just 24 cases ended up in court. Of those which did result in legal action, nine out of ten culminated in a guilty verdict. But, the RSPB points out, penalties have usually been less than £500. The most serious cases could be punished by jail terms, yet, according to the RSPB, the culprits have regularly been let off with community service orders. The highest penalty was a £2,500 fine, for a case involving the poisoning of more than 20 birds. Orr-Ewing said: "We are not suggesting everybody should be sent to jail but we do believe this would send out a serious signal if somebody was jailed for one of the more serious cases." He added that the implementation by police forces of the Scottish Government recommendations had been "painfully slow." "Police forces see other crimes as more important," he said. "We are not denying that some of the human crimes are very important but a message has been sent out by government and the public that wildlife crime should be treated as any other crime and we would expect the same standards to apply." He says it is "embarrassing" that Scotland does not take the issue more seriously. "It does affect our reputation. I was at a recent conference in France when red kites were discussed. They are doing poorly across most of Europe. "We have to explain that in Scotland there are still people illegally killing them and using banned poisons. People find that very hard to grasp." Despite the Scottish Government's recommendations in its review, just two police forces – Fife and Grampian – have a full-time wildlife crime officer. The species protection officer at RSPB Scotland, Ian Thomson, said another concern was a lack of specialist knowledge among fiscals. "Some of these cases are defended by top QCs and prosecuted by non-specialist fiscals," he said. "All the QC has to do is sow seeds of doubt and it may lead to a not guilty verdict." Deputy Chief Constable Iain MacLeod, of Central Scotland Police, is the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland lead for wildlife crime. He said that the majority of the recommendations in the 2008 review had been implemented and police forces were working towards the remainder. "There are occasions where forces may have to prioritise investigations as situations and incidents develop," he said. "But the police will investigate and record all crimes. "We recognise there is frustration as some investigated crimes do not always result in a prosecution. "Police forces will continue to work in conjunction with their partners to prevent and reduce wildlife crime across Scotland" A Scottish Government spokeswoman said wildlife crime was viewed as "a crime against Scotland itself" and never before had it been so high on the political agenda. She said: "These crimes carry with them the risk of heavy fines and prison sentences and we are working with the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime to support innovative ways of combating, detecting and prosecuting those responsible." Page 1 of 1 Last Updated: 06 March 2010 7:46 PM Source: Scotland On Sunday Location: Scotland Related Topics: Law and Order

These are all very good , hope you have much luck with the birds and your son enjoys them also . Avril

I was having lunch with a game keeper today , they are also sick of ducks ,phesants etc being taken by hawks right before their eyes on a shoot .There is a guy in Dundee at the moment who is pleading guilty to putting poison down and killing i think he said it was 2 BOP , he is expecting to go to jail as they will make an exception of him . If there were not so many about people wouldnt need to take this into their own hands to protect their livestock and livelyhood as this guy breed phesants .So what is the alternative if the RSPB wont listen , We must work with them to try and help them see what is happening and if more people make the public aware of what is , then eventauly they will have to . Well done to Micheal for writng directly to them also .Avril

Good morning to you all , have a good day blue sky here in the carse . Ian i cannot PM you for some reason , i was not at Blackpool as i was too busy with work .Avril x

found it i have added all my friends and asked them to also add there friends also . a small amount can grow