I know. How can anyone work in any form of conservation and say such things. There is comment to the story below That I agree with. There is a way of tainting Buzzards and Kites as carrion and worm eaters when they are both more than capable of taking surprising prey items.
I do not agree with the words used as it is not a killer but a predator ad I definitely do not agree with his support for a cull.
The Buzzard surprises me everyday. Someone on here or elsewhere did mention that Buzzards raid Raven nests but at first I ddi not believe it. After seeing this I am sure there are individual Buzzards who are more than capable of raiding Raven or even Goshawk nests.
"As Ben 16.32 has rightly said (and shamefully been red arrowed), the buzzard population has gone through the roof over the last decade, all over Britain. To the likes of Bill Oddie and Chris Packham, they can of course do no wrong, since they only eat carrion and small mammals, don't they? (!!!) Anyone still nurturing this delusion will surely have the scales fall from their eyes now, won't they, surely? Buzzards, like Cormorants, are highly proficient and promiscuous KILLERS, as every true countryman knows. A widespread cull is long overdue but woe betide any Government that even suggests it! The RSPB, consumed by self - importance, would have a field day.
- Robineff, Hampshire, 28/6/2012 21:44
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2165920/Caught-camera-The-shocking-moment-Osprey-chick-plucked-nest-buzzard.html#ixzz1zDSgTYgJ"