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    I'm lucky, lesser spots are still in the area, although they can be elusive. They were breeding until quite recently, favouring flowering cherry. However, some mastermind decided the trees were a danger to public safety and all were felled. They did actually nest in one of the old oaks at the...
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    Charlotte. Wish my garden was still home to several species you have listed. Rarely see song thrush and there was a time mistle thrushes and collared doves were regularly breeding. Accept there are a number of factors which have caused the decline of a number of birds, including habitat loss...
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    Lesser spotted woodpecker on the fatball feeders. Bought some really expensive suet and seed mix. Seems to have worked some magic. Second visit this winter. Didn't stay long after a greater spotted woodpecker landed on the adjacent feeder. Only one blackbird. A year ago regularly saw a...
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    In previous tests, ie culls/sanctioned killings of badgers, less than 2% were proven positive. This meant that 98% were killed unnecessarily. That fact that the current policy is not bothering to test dead animals would suggest they already know the answer and it is a policy to satisfy a few...
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    I heard badgers were also 'moving the goalposts.' There is no scientific justification for the badger cull, just an excuse for a bit of old fashioned persecution of a legally protected species. Great photo.
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    That is a fantastic 'garden' record.
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