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      1. Less chance for the petition to reach the number where the politicians have to do some work perhaps?

  4. Just had our copy of RSPB magazine and not a word about Hen Harrier Day – why not??? Just a small column about the Skydancer film and 8 sentences about the “Disappearances” tucked at the bottom of the news page. This is in a 99 page magazine!.
    They didn’t put an official appearance at the Dunsop Bridge Hen Harrier Day last year either. Did they turn up in the Peak District?
    We have been members for over 40 years and contributed money to the Skydancer project but are becoming very disillusioned with the RSPB and, I have to say, their wimpish response. They need a bit more northern backbone!
    Is there a reason for the RSPB’s low profile in this campaign that I don’t know about, Mark? I’m not critical of the lower orders but the executive response. I know many others feel the same.

    1. Signed & will blog blast etc. ….

      But oh dear, just when I was hoping to be able to justify re-joining RSPB Northern Diver offers reason to maintain current stance.

      I offered a (non member) donation towards a ‘fighting fund’ but they wouldn’t, preferring it to be unrestricted.

      Carry on regardless Mark, BAWC et. al.

    3. ND, To be fair the HH Day in the South is being organised by the RSPB at Arne.

      1. To be more precise, our event at Arne is being organised by me, Jon Thurnell-Read and Luke Phillips. The RSPB are happy for us to do it there and are supporting us, but they are not organising it. Their logo appears as a supporter on the BAWC website too.

        1. Ashley, Apologies. I picked up it was happening off an RSPB tweet so thought they were doing it.

          1. No apology needed. The publicity through re tweeting etc is part of the support for the event.

  6. Well done Mark. Hope you get far more support this time from organisations that should have done so last time, this is a massive issue on various grounds and they did not do you or the epetition justice.

  8. Done, signature number 917! And like Northern Diver, I was disappointed at the lack of information in the RSPB Nature’s Home magazine but I did notice in Mike Clarke’s article that he says the RSPB has been “misrepresented in the press recently on a number of fronts” and a promise to “talk in more detail” about this soon. I hope this is a sign that the RSPB is willing to toughen it’s stance?

  9. Well done Mark there are now lots of reasons combined with illegal killing for driven grouse shooting to be banned and you keeping it in the limelight must be good for Hen Harriers in the long term.Petition already 1,000 before adding my signature,amazing.
    Think Ashley Watts may be the driving force as a private individual with some help from a couple of individual RSPB employees for the southern Hen Harrier event at RSPB Arne.

  12. Well done Mark, signed #1105, fingers crossed for much better support this time around!

  13. Hi Mark

    Just signed the petition and also the blast for HH Day. Will be there on the day

    Chris

  14. Wake up RSPB top brass you may be gaining new members who love your newer cuddly image and join taking advantage of special treats for new members but for certain you are losing some members of long standing who fail to see how your “Give Nature A Home”fits in with your total disregard for Hen Harriers having no home on Grouse moors.Lets hope the top brass turn up on Hen Harrier day.
    Surely you understand that lots these new members just see it as a cheap one year experience and look somewhere else after just twelve months.

    1. Lest we forget the WTs, have they individually or collectively taken a stance or are they still pulling fence sitting splinters like other large NGOs?

      1. I agree Mud-Lark – it’s about time the Wildlife Trusts got off their fat ars*s and made a collective statement about driven grouse moor management in general and hen harrier killing in particular.

        I’ve had an email exchange with Steve Trotter (Director for England) which indicates little appetite for standing up for moorland nature and messages sent to several English Trusts with significant moorland in their patches remain to be answered.

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