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Tag: greylag geese

Bird flu fears grow after spate of mysterious UK swan deaths

Bird flu fears grow after spate of mysterious UK swan deaths

December 12, 2020December 8, 2020 Supertrooper Leave a comment

A spate of baffling swan deaths is strongly suspected to be caused by a virulent new strain of avian flu sweeping across Britain. Dying swans were found spinning in circles and discharging blood from their nostrils on Ulverston canal, Cumbria. Swan rescuers have taken in more than 25 dying birds in Worcestershire and nine swans […]

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Revealed: FA had geese killed at national centre ‘to protect its pitches’

Revealed: FA had geese killed at national centre ‘to protect its pitches’

April 27, 2020February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 9 Comments

About 60 greylag geese were shot and killed at the national training centre for England football teams from 2018 to 2019 to “preserve safety” because they were defecating on the pitches. The Football Association said the birds – which it shot after obtaining a licence to kill – also left large amounts of excrement in […]

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Back in Action

Back in Action

May 8, 2019December 23, 2019 Brian Rafferty Leave a comment

It has been four months since I last published a blog. I have been out of action following further hip surgery. I am now bionic having had two new hips since July 2018!! I am making a good recovery and am now able to drive again. This has meant that at long last I have […]

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Still waiting

Still waiting

March 25, 2019December 23, 2019 Simon Rix Leave a comment

Despite afternoon temperatures reaching +6C, overnight frosts and thick snow and ice means that there are very few signs of spring. Apart from a couple of scouts, finches and thrushes have yet to arrive and that is no surprise as there would be no food for them to find. It is still a long way […]

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POLL: Is it justified to kill wild birds to protect the public?

POLL: Is it justified to kill wild birds to protect the public?

February 25, 2019February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 3 Comments

The government’s conservation watchdog has issued licences to destroy 170,000 wild birds, eggs and nests, including rare and declining species such as curlews and swifts, in the past five years. Natural England has given permission to kill birds of more than 70 species, or have their nests and eggs destroyed. These include peregrine falcons, barn […]

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Starting the New Year

Starting the New Year

January 8, 2019December 23, 2019 Simon Rix 1 Comment

The New Year was spent in England with birding definitely not on the menu – I was on holiday. Back in Norway I started my 2017 birding with a much needed walking and public transport tour of Oslo yesterday where highlights were the Shag (which hadn’t been reported since 14 Nov although I don’t think […]

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My local Patch – Germany

My local Patch – Germany

May 10, 2017December 23, 2019 Stephen Daly 4 Comments

Species photographed on my local patch in Germany included: Red Kite, Black Kite, Black-necked Grebe, Greylag Geese, Long-tailed Tits nest building, two Long-tailed Tits completing their new nest, Coal Tit, Marsh Harrier, Peregrine Falcon and Goshawk.           Black-necked Grebes      

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POLL: Should geese who ravage crops be culled?

POLL: Should geese who ravage crops be culled?

August 9, 2016February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 8 Comments

MORE than 700 greylag geese are to be shot in the Outer Hebrides and turned into burgers in a bid to stop the birds ravaging crofters’ crops. The three-year pilot project to manage the goose population of Lewis and Harris – approved by Scottish Natural Heritage – is activated today. The trial aims to reduce […]

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