The Release of Pheasant and Red Legged Partridge
Upwards of 60million game birds are released for shooting each year in the UK – what impact on the environment? The RSPB and the British Trust for Ornithology recently reported that in 2016 an estimated 47million Pheasants and 10 million Red Legged Partridge were released in the autumn. At the time of release the biomass…
On Spotting a Woodcock
The Woodcock is a secretive nocturnal bird. Most Woodcocks are winter migrants to UK. Their numbers are in sharp decline.