Bill Oddie's How to Watch Wildlife by Bill Oddie

Author:Bill Oddie [Bill Oddie / Stephen Moss / Fiona Pitcher]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780007282883
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Who’s been eating my birds?

There is no denying that millions of birds and birds’ eggs are consumed every year by ‘predators’. This is natural. It may seem harsh, but a proportion of eggs and chicks are ‘meant’ to end up as food for other creatures. Crows, jays, magpies and sparrowhawks all include small birds and eggs in their diets. However, extensive studies have proved that their predation is not responsible for the decline of some of our song birds. Grey squirrels and rats are also ‘culprits’, and are arguably less of a natural part of British fauna. Cats are – I’m sorry, but it’s true – entirely ‘unnatural’ creatures. And make no mistake, cats are responsible for far more bird deaths than anything else. You may feel certain that you are seeing more magpies and sparrowhawks in recent years, but their numbers are minute compared to the British population of cats.

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