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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DaveJones" data-source="post: 2673987" data-attributes="member: 76761">I usually ask people to be carefull with info like this, but in this case i will refrian due to the birds being a lot safer with people knowing that they are there.I should say "certain" people since local birders are well aware.These "certian" people did allow absailing on the building during the breeding season and whats more, beamed a news report live from the building on central news.Two weeks later i had a phone call from somebody "in the know" (and was monotoring the birds) at the council, stated that he thought the birds had been shot or piosened since he had not seen them since he got back from holiday. I told him he needed to ask somebody in another department and was shocked when i told him why. He had not been told by the other council department about the absailing event, and niether had they checked.The birds had not been shot or poisened. They had simply deserted the nest site.The event was in aid of charity, so nout more was said. True story!:CPSWith the breeding season fast approaching, could people refrain from putting Black Redstart sightings from in and around the City centre on here. Please report them to the Wildlife Trust for BBC or West Mids bird club.West mids police have caught suspected eggers homing in on reported sites in the past.</blockquote>