[almostnormal]

Originally Posted by annmaria

Well Kent Marshman seems this has got the almostnormal a bit hot under the collar! My family are RSPB members and although I appreciate what 'almost' is saying I do think the RSPB damages its image and probably puts lots of people joining the RSPB by being so negative about injured birds which are not on the endangered list . Often on the shore( Lytham St Annes ) their are injured birds, there is a RSPB shop right on the front which actually has a sign saying DO NOT BRING INJURED BIRDS HERE.......... crazy !
Annmaria

another first rate bit of misinformation. what exactly do you imagine the shop at the discovery centre is going to do with the injured birds? much as i'm sure the RSPB would love to help them it doesn't have the resources to set up wildlife hospitals all over the uk, and they're about protection, preservation and education, not treatment. the RSPCA will take in injured wildlife if they receive it, as will local vets. I'm pretty sure that the sign on the discovery centre points you in the direction of both, and if you go in they also give you the details. the RSPB is about conservation of biodiversity (which i've already stated) and has been for the last 100 years or so. it has never been about taking in and treating injured birds. perhaps you should consider reading up on a subject before spouting misleading information.