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23/09 Manx Shearwater 1st year bird grounded in Llanfyllin; released at coast
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01/06 Turnstone 1 at Caersws with Little Ringed Plovers
03/05 Wood Sandpiper 1 at Dolydd Hafren
18/04 BLACK-WINGED KITE 1 video-ed at Glan Mule, near Kerry: a likely FIRST for UK
07/04 Black Redstart Female on Carno roof
07/04 Little Ringed Plover Llandinam Gravels
25/03 Osprey Female 5F 'Seren' arrived back at Llyn Clywedog
25/03 Pied Flycatcher An early migrant near Llanfechain
22/03 Hen Harrier Female in flight near Berriew
15/03 Sand Martin 5, Dolydd Hafren
15/03 Golden Plover c.50, Heldre Hill, Long Mountain, nr Welshpool
05/03 Whooper Swan 1, between Caerhowel (Montgomery) and The Gaer, with Mute Swans
05/03 Pink-footed Goose 1, Caersws, with Canada Goose flock
05/03 Jack Snipe 2, Caersws
05/03 Hawfinch 24, Powis Castle, feeding behind orchard
28/02 Pink-footed Goose c.25, flying north over Welshpool
26/02 Merlin 1 male, chasing Meadow Pipit, Long Mountain near Welshpool
26/02 Pintail 3, Llyn Coed-y-Dinas, 1 since 14 Feb
14/02 Hawfinch 1, Powis Castle car-park, very vocal
23/01 Jack Snipe 1, Moel-y-Garth near Guilsfield
17/01 Brambling 80, in beeches at Pen-y-Waen near Cefn Coch with Chaffinches
07/01 Hawfinch 2, bathing in puddle, Cwm Lane, Castle Caereinion
   
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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Unbelievable



I do find it hard to fathom the motives of the person, or persons, who stuffed kitchen roll into a nest box entrance at Llyn Coed-y-Dinas overnight. The ragged appearance of the paper is due to the incumbent Blue Tits trying to re-establish an entrance. Inside the box there were another three lengths of paper, i.e. the distance between perforations, (a further 2 feet).

The female had already laid 3 eggs.

While not in the same league as poisoning or shooting raptors, is it still a crime against wildlife?

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4 comments:

  1. Kev Joynes28 April 2016 at 09:21

    Assuming the bird didn't try to drag it in there must be an idiot out there1

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  2. tarkamerl28 April 2016 at 11:19

    Very sad to hear about this, Chris. Hard to imagine what the motivation would be.

    Section 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, as amended by the Countryside and Rights of Way act 2000, makes it an offence for any person to intentionally damage or destroy the nest of ANY wild bird, whilst that nest is being built or is in use. Whether this incident constitutes 'damage' is debatable, but it is nevertheless abhorrent and unnecessary disturbance.

    If anyone sees anyone tampering with nest boxes on any of our nature reserves, please let me know.

    Thanks,

    Tammy Stretton
    Conservation Officer
    Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust
    tammy@montwt.co.uk

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  3. Meurig Garbutt28 April 2016 at 16:16

    Perhaps all nest boxes should be placed much higher up. Will make monitoring more difficult, but a price worth paying due to the utter morons out there.

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  4. Simon Boyes29 April 2016 at 17:57

    Sorry you had to deal with this Chris. Thanks Tammy for the support. I think Meurig has a good point in our less remote reserves like Coed-y-Dinas.

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