tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post6628880555063210880..comments2023-10-21T11:11:38.146+01:00Comments on Pittswood Birds: Warren Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16042798315431561018noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-57983008330528067132015-03-09T18:21:06.043+00:002015-03-09T18:21:06.043+00:00I probably read the same BTO literature as you War...I probably read the same BTO literature as you Warren, just come to different conclusions. It has become obvious in the past that we have widely different views on how the countryside should be managed and that we are always gonna clash and so I guess we're better off leaving those arguements to our own type of blogs and those that support each other's views.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-38313111821636491302015-03-09T16:24:52.067+00:002015-03-09T16:24:52.067+00:00Looks like all the studies done by the BTO are not...Looks like all the studies done by the BTO are not worth the paper they are written on Derek. I bow to your better judgement!<br /><br />More seriously though, predation will only be a problem where humans are trying to save an already endangered species (endangered in the first place by humans!) on a few secure sites, in the wider world predation is not the driver of bird population declines.Warren Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042798315431561018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-24824660688022414362015-03-09T11:53:02.121+00:002015-03-09T11:53:02.121+00:00There are always exceptions in all walks of life W...There are always exceptions in all walks of life Warren but in general, cats allowed to roam unchecked through any number of gardens can kill far more birds than the odd one dropping into a garden into the path of a dog.<br />As for predation not being the problem, well explain that to a nature reserve warden who has watched a whole Little Tern colony wiped out bt predation by crows, foxes, badgers, hedgehogs, kestrels - it happens regularly at Rye, as just one example.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-7324183948103236082015-03-09T10:45:22.524+00:002015-03-09T10:45:22.524+00:00Derek,
I watched my neighbours dog shredding a you...Derek,<br />I watched my neighbours dog shredding a young woodpigeon that had been blown from its nest last weekend, suppose it got there before the cat!<br /><br />Predation isn't the driver of bird decline - habitat destruction and disturbance preventing breeding is much more a problem .Warren Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042798315431561018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-20020712974768414462015-03-08T20:40:40.952+00:002015-03-08T20:40:40.952+00:00DaveyMan,
You are so wrong with that prediction, ...DaveyMan,<br /><br />You are so wrong with that prediction, domestic moggies have legal protection to roam throughout their neighbourhood gardens killing anything they come across, few dogs have that luxury.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-54431828531280908322015-03-08T19:25:41.769+00:002015-03-08T19:25:41.769+00:00Nice couple of starling shots Warren.Nice couple of starling shots Warren.Mike Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510262523696796079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-19242098317344332702015-03-08T18:43:59.982+00:002015-03-08T18:43:59.982+00:00Wonder which is worse for our wildlife cat predati...Wonder which is worse for our wildlife cat predation or dog disturbance - I'd hazard a guess maybe the latter<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />DaveyManFylde Amphibian & Reptile Grouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02609299227075471744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-55995295121029767432015-03-08T16:36:57.444+00:002015-03-08T16:36:57.444+00:00Marc,
Yea, more sun less wind!Marc,<br />Yea, more sun less wind!Warren Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042798315431561018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-29503075831422366912015-03-08T16:23:50.143+00:002015-03-08T16:23:50.143+00:00That sun was most welcome today. More of that plea...That sun was most welcome today. More of that please.Marc Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02550045001915567414noreply@blogger.com