Sustainable wildfowling has taken place there for centuries. This raffle has happened every season for many years and is part of the BASC ran permit scheme. Also Brent aren’t a quarry species so ‘’these very birds’’ aren’t being shot at all.

I think its pretty crap to be honest don’t really like how it works and there’s not much on here compared to X. As far as politics is concerned this has quickly become the left wing echo chamber Twitter used to be which I’ve personally no more interest in than some of the right wing crap on X.

Aye righto.

Or maybe shooting and conservation often go hand in hand and the reason the moorland association are making such a big thing about Curlew is Grouse shooting is under attack from the very people who claim to care about Curlew yet the facts show Grouse shooting does far more for Curlew than the RSPB.

Looks good for Nightingale to me.

I’ve seen Ravens in at least 4 different places in the North East this year alone without trying. Not being able to get a bus and be certain of seeing them hardly makes something mega rare.

Working again for me too.

My Birding NorthEast tab seems to have stopped working altogether?