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Post by 4pygmies on Nov 22, 2008 10:57:57 GMT 1
Just been reading this story in the Eastern Daily Press: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7742832.stmWouldn't that be a sight to behold? I hope they do it! We see Buzzards around here as well as Kestrels, Sparrowhawks and Peregrin Falcons....I'd love to see a Sea Eagle soaring in the big Norfolk skies...wow......  |
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Post by madonplants on Nov 22, 2008 13:53:56 GMT 1
Just been reading this story in the Eastern Daily Press: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7742832.stm Wouldn't that be a sight to behold? I hope they do it! We see Buzzards around here as well as Kestrels, Sparrowhawks and Peregrin Falcons....I'd love to see a Sea Eagle soaring in the big Norfolk skies...wow...... That would be nice, though I would prefer the Golden variety! But then again, the terrain would be better for the Sea Eagle. If they do come, farmers would have to be 'nullified', so to speak! I'll watch this space! |
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Post by maggyd on Nov 22, 2008 14:49:03 GMT 1
I cant see how they will encourage tourism  and if they are taking lambs!! I dont want to see them here, I dont mind in Scotland when you see them at a distance in the highlands. Sorry.  |
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Post by 4pygmies on Nov 22, 2008 16:39:18 GMT 1
I don't think they take lambs very often really - I think that's a bit of a myth. I bet foxes take more......and the North Norfolk coast is already jampacked with birdwatchers all year round. It's one of the best places in the country to see birds, some of the very rare, so I expect that's what they mean by tourism.
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Post by madonplants on Nov 22, 2008 16:59:23 GMT 1
I don't think they take lambs very often really - I think that's a bit of a myth. I bet foxes take more......and the North Norfolk coast is already jampacked with birdwatchers all year round. It's one of the best places in the country to see birds, some of the very rare, so I expect that's what they mean by tourism. It is a myth, 4P. They mainly take fish or birds, though they probably wouldn't mind a 'dead' lamb or similar carrion. Don't forget Maggy, most of them in Scotland aren't in the highlands, but on the islands off Scotland. |
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Post by 4pygmies on Nov 22, 2008 17:48:13 GMT 1
I wonder if they would swoop down and pick off the rodent hordes............I want a whole squadron of them...now!
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Post by maggyd on Nov 22, 2008 20:30:57 GMT 1
That Newspaper piece said that they had been reports of them taking sheep!! anyway I dont like big birds  I like things like Wrens and blue tits. |
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Post by madonplants on Nov 23, 2008 0:18:58 GMT 1
That Newspaper piece said that they had been reports of them taking sheep!! anyway I dont like big birds I like things like Wrens and blue tits.It's nature though, Maggy and sometimes can be very cruel. What's better, an Eagle taking a trout or a Blue Tit taking, say a lovely hoverfly that would help us with our aphids? What gets me with these re introductions, is the problem of the amount of prey that is available, to sustain them. Going off thread a bit, but not too far from us, the wildlife experts have re introduced otters to the river, where it's devoid of their natural prey, the eel. So what do the otters do? They catch and kill lovely barbel and just eat the throat of the fish and discard the rest!  This is happening on a very expensive (due to record fish) fishery and the fishermen are up in arms. If the Eagles are put in a fishy area, like Norfolk is, then there shouldn't be much of a problem and I for one, will be coming over to try and see them, maybe visiting 4P along the way!  |
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Post by 4pygmies on Nov 23, 2008 9:31:10 GMT 1
That'd be nice!  |
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Post by madonplants on Nov 24, 2008 20:13:48 GMT 1
It's just been on the local news. They did a survey and said 90% of the locals were for it. A woman from the RSPB explained that it was fish and sea birds they went for usually, but that 'dead' anmals would be taken, too. Let's hope they can persuade the 10%, that they would be a good thing for the region.
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This is happening on a very expensive (due to record fish) fishery and the fishermen are up in arms.