
Won't anyone think of ...
... the vultures?
Conservation groups have greeted with "euphoria" the hatching of the first Great Bustard chicks in the UK since the last hatchling was spotted in Suffolk way back in 1832. Two females among a group of Great Bustards reintroduced to Salisbury Plain were photographed over the weekend with their young - a milestone in the long- …
"Have any of the green wellied bird brigade actually wondered WHY a bird that builds nests on the open ground in an otherwise emptyish plain has become rare ?"
Nothing to do with their nesting habits, I suspect. There are many other birds with similar nesting habits, however they don't weigh 20Kg. Could their local extinction be something to do with them being hunted for their meat? After all a 20Kg bird is going to feed more folk than a brace of pheasant.