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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tony Warburton" data-source="post: 1749545" data-attributes="member: 83099">Steve,  I note you haven't answered my question as to who made the comment that Eagle Owls weren't protected in the BBC film - which of course resulted in the breeding female being shot shortly after.  Perhaps you could now enlighten those who don't know - I do of course!We are delighted that the BOU paper is now available on-line.  Now people can make up their own minds - which was our intention.  Of course to make up their own minds it is necessary to hear both sides of the argument, not just one.  Surely you don't object to that?  The dictionary definition of 'Forum' is "a meeting for public discussion".  If people disagree with our paper, that is up to them, it would be a dull world if everybody agreed with everything that was said - but the BOU too must learn that they aren't necessarily right because they think they are!Re. the dead female Hen Harrier at Bowland.  Please remember that it was found 'near' to the Eagle Owl nest, not 'in' it.  And if it was killed by the Eagle Owls why wasn't it eaten?  Goshawks and Peregrine are also present there and well able to kill a harrier.  The two male Hen Harriers also claimed to be Eagle Owl kills were proved to be a Common Gull and  Herring Gull (complete with pink legs!) - and yet people still insist on quoting these incidents as facts. If anyone doubts this and wishes to prove me wrong (I currently have the fieldworker's log books which give the true facts about the finds) just check with Stephen Murphy himself at Natural Enland's Northern Office.</blockquote>

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