schiffornis
AWBirder
Andy
top stuff on the blog as usual, i wanted to raise this one with you went for a stroll between east cottingwith and hagg bridge saturday but was saddened to see 5 dead mutes mainly young birds, 3 had been heavily predated but two seemed to be fully in tact,could not get close enough to identify rings etc,
is this normal? and should i report it to anyone?
some recent pics
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zing0414/
Hi Zing - glad you liked the blog post.
Might be worth ringing the Natural England Office up at Wheldrake to inform them where they were so they can check them for rings and establish how/why they died (eg check for illegal hunting/hitting overhead wires etc). With them being Swans they might also need to be sent off to check for bird flu (although very unlikely i guess). If they are ringed they might be able to gather some usful information from the bodies.
Cheers, Andy