See this piece in tomorrow’s Daily Mirror which is already online. @HuntingSolution is followed by 1000 people – I would just ask them whether they follow this account because of, or despite this type of ignorant rudeness. I haven’t seen a RT of any of this by Nicholas Soames MP and I rather hope he…
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M&S – oh dear, oh dear, oh dear!
M&S announced today that they intend to sell Red Grouse meat this year – I had asked them following previous years discussion (2014: here and here; 2015 here and here). Today I asked M&S some questions. Here are their answers: ‘Our team have worked with the RSPB and the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust…
Questions for M&S
Following their announcement today, I’ve been in touch with the M&S press office and they say they’ll get back to me with clarification on these questions – later today. That’s very nice of them. can you please send me a copy of your code of practice for selling game meat? who are, or at…
M&S are preparing to sell Red Grouse
In reply to this blog, M&S have just recently tweeted: ‘Last year we worked with independent industry experts & the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust to introduce the industry’s first ‘Codes of Practice’ to ensure all our game, including grouse, is sourced to the highest standards of game & moorland management. In accordance with this,…
Travels and round-up
I’ve been travelling around since Monday and I got back late last night – so this is just a few notes on my travels and a few catch-ups: On the Durham moors near the signpost above, there were very few waders to be heard, which surprised me, as I am always careful to point out…
Cuckoos?
I’ve heard a Cuckoo in Northants this year – but only one. And that was not at my local patch of Stanwick Lakes, despite many visits. I’ve checked my records, and this is exceptionally late for me NOT to have heard a Cuckoo at Stanwick Lakes. The Birdtrack records look as though arrivals have been…
The Messenger – good film
On Saturday afternoon – one of the first warm days of the spring – I headed into London to watch a film in the Barbican. The Messenger is about the threats faced by songbirds – not just in the US and Canada but also in Europe and elsewhere. It’s a good…
Hen Harrier Day – coming to Rainham Marshes
I visited Rainham Marshes RSPB nature reserve recently for a chat about the Hen Harrier Day event which will take place there on SATURDAY 6 August starting at 11am. For new readers, Hen Harrier Day is a celebration of this marvellous bird to highlight the fact that its numbers are severely reduced by criminal activity…
M&S
Marks and Sparks – are you going to attempt to sell Red Grouse stuffed full of lead in your stores this year? Have you read this? Have you seen these blogs (here, here, here, here) about lead levels in Red Grouse sold to the public in Iceland stores last year? With the departure of Marc…
Oscar Dewhurst – Black-tailed Godwit
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Oscar writes: This was taken on a very overcast day last month in Suffolk. I was watching this Black-tailed Godwit pulling worms out of the ground but it was in a very cluttered bit of the water so I couldn’t photograph it. Luckily for me it soon came out and started feeding in the open….