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| Photo : Rare Bird Alert |
Back in August this first summer Red-footed Falcon was delighting the assembled masses at Willow Tree Fen in Lincolnshire after spending a while doing the same in Stoke. On 19th September it was found dead close to the town of Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire and in the recording area of the Peterborough Bird Club. The bird had been shot.
This news doesn't seem to warrant any television coverage, although if you look hard enough the BBC have got a small story about it on their news website. The RSPB are offering a reward of £1000 for any information leading to a prosecution, it may as well be £10,000 for all the good it will do! Another wild life crime that will go unpunished.
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| In happier times when he graced Willow Tree Fen |
What a sad story about a beautiful bird.
ReplyDeleteExtremely sad and has made me very angry!
DeleteJ
I've seen so many pictures of this bird on social media, an absolutely glorious bird meets a desperate end at the hands of some knuckle dragging imbecile. Ugh.
ReplyDeleteIf only they were advanced enough to drag their knuckles Simon!
DeleteJ
I only saw this in todays papers yet it happened back in September.
ReplyDeleteJust shows how much people care about wildlife.There are some evil people about. Wonderful pictures John of a bird I am yet to add to my list.
Apparently the RSPB only released the news recently, don't know why? Evil and moronic people about, unfortunately.
DeleteJ
I hope they catch whoever did this
ReplyDeleteI hope so too Margaret, although I am not holding my breath!
DeleteJ