Tuesday 20 May 2014
Edderthorpe, Tuesday morning
The Glossy Ibis is on Houghton Wash this morning first thing. Shelduck 2, Gadwall 63 and the first brood of Redshank (3) on Houghton. On Edderthorpe;- Little Egret 1, Avocet 1, Oystercatcher 1, Ringed Plover 10, LRP 1, Dunlin 1 and Kingfisher 1.
More seriously, it seems some cretin(s) have taken to dumping shot, dead birds by the layby. Five bags of Wood Pigeons, crows and Jackdaws appeared by the burger van site a few days ago and another three bags overnight. With the number (3 or 4 carcases per bag) involved these are clearly from an organised shoot, not just local yobs and make a bit of a mockery of the shooting fraternities claim to be true conservationists. Killing large numbers of birds in the breeding season (and then dumping them where food is sold) is a strange way to claim to be conservation based! Whats that about 'action speaking louder than words?' The incidents have been reported to Barnsley Council.
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Graham, there was a similar occurrence at the bottom of Storrs Mill Lane (on the disused railway) during the last winter. There was at least one bag full of well decomposed pigeons. More recently at the same site was a fresh dead female Roe Deer (probably in foal) It could have been a road casualty though?
The Roe Deer was apparantly killed and gutted. Some of our fellow Humans are less civilised than most.
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