Original PaulE
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Went in search of the Great Grey Shrike today at Blackdown in West Sussex today after wandering about a bit, in which we saw Woodlark, Dartford Warbler and a few Stonechat we eventually found the target bird which showed ok, It's a very nice place but I fear the number of dog walkers, none of which had their dogs on leads will severely limit the breeding success of the ground nesting birds, loads of dogs in and out of the heather and gorse with owners oblivious, despite the signs about both the birds and the cows that are grazing the site! Not sure what the National Trust can do about it to be honest, the signs are quite small, maybe some massive brightly coloured ones in the carparks could make a difference, although my experience with dog walkers would suggest it wouldn't. I no longer bother tackling people in this situation after some hostile confrontations in the past, I generally just blank them now!!
few more pics on the blog at the link.
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few more pics on the blog at the link.
Blackdown Shrike Hunt
News that the Great Grey Shrike was still at Blackdown, came as a bit of a surprise and having steadfastly ignored it previously, I felt a...
