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Pair been spotted on a number of occasions and have even built what looks like to me is a frustrastion nest on far side of the reservoir.
Indeed, but not the sort of thing we should be publicising. Bad guys read these posts too.
Indeed, but not the sort of thing we should be publicising. Bad guys read these posts too.
You've been banned once before from this forum and I hope the mods see fit to ban you again. All you ever contribute is comment, information and speculation on the breeding locations of rare birds of prey, which is totally irresponsible.
The locations you mention, which are made public, have round-the-clock protection. The ones you hint at do not. Egg theives still target nests, including Osprey... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1984525.stm. People still shoot birds just because they have hooked beaks without reading up on their dietary habits... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/3729449.stm
Why can't you let professional conservation organisations make the decisions about the level of publicity which maximises protection and not unilaterally decide that announcing locations yourself protects them. If it were even nearly as simple as you seem to think, why do you think everyone except you believes there should normally be secrecy?
Graham
I presumed you had been banned because the last thing you did under your old username was enquire about getting a forged Schedule 1 license... http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=80599. When you then reappear under a new name i obviously assumed it was because you were barred under your old name. If you weren't barred you should have been.
You are utterly incorrigible - no amount of friendly advice and explanation given to you over dozens of threads will persuade you that this is not about you, it's about the birds. Nobody is trying to stop you seeing birds, they are just trying to protect them. And yet you seem to think it is a crusade against you personally by the "protectionists"
Persecution of birds of prey is not a thing of the past as you seem to imagine. In fact persecution is getting worse and worse all the time. Read the RSPB's Peak Malpractice report, or go to southern Sctoland or North Yorkshire and ask yourslef why there are no birds of prey in so much suitable habitat. And do you really think the example I gacve is the ONLY theft of Osprey eggs. How many of the other nests are raided because they are not watched and surrounded with razor wire?
Graham
but also, Kielder does publisise the fact that they have a breeding pair alot therefore why should it be kept totally hush hush.