[wizzo]

"I do like magpie's but its the same at my Mum and Dads, every year the nestlings are taken by magpies or tree rats. Much to the distress of my mum.
She often phones sobbing saying another nest has been lost. My mum was anti culling anything but now would if it was an option. I am not sure what percentage of garden nestlings as a whole magpies take, but for the many species that nest in my mums large garden they seem to decimate their attempts."
Original quote by Colin

That's all well and good Colin, but what about culling birds of prey and any other animal that predates other birds and animals (including man). I think we're back to that selective 'cute and cuddly' issue again. Wizz