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Corncrake recovery 'under threat' (BBC News) (1 Viewer)

The recovery of the Corncrake in Scotland is a massive conservation success story, and while it is right to highlight the potential future threats resulting from changing farming systems, I'm a bit disappointed to see what is actually good news (highest corncrake population in 30 years) portrayed as a 'bad news' story.

I don't know if this is the RSPB's fault (their website story actually gives a more positive spin) or the way that journalists have interpreted the story (the story in my local paper was equally negative).
 
I don't know if this is the RSPB's fault (their website story actually gives a more positive spin) or the way that journalists have interpreted the story (the story in my local paper was equally negative).

Sadly, bad news sells better than good news... journalists know that, their editors know that, newspaper owners know it.

I suppose, in some ways for conservation, it keeps the public concerned.

cheers,
Andy
 
A growing crisis in Scottish livestock farming is threatening a "remarkable" recovery in numbers of a rare bird.

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Hi,

It;s interesting to note that there are either brief or no references at all to the populations of corncrake on the Outer Hebrides (Isles of Lewis, Harris, Uists & Barra to name but a few) (collectively, there are significant numbers there) either from the BBC News or RSPB.

I have heard them from my bedroom in the early hours during the summer months. There is usually 4-5 males calling in the community (village).

Some birds find a territory between two houses and this can cause the 'crexxing' call to both echo and amplify in sound. Can you imagine what that's like all night!! 3:)

"Birdings for life":t:
 
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