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Old 01-03-2005, 20:27   #19
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Re: Where have all the birdies gone?.

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Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod
The last RSPB report I read said that hedge sparrows are in decline;I maybe wrong here but I am sure it mentioned them being caught in traps in Mediterranean countries.Traps are designed to catch larger birds but the dumb old sparrow falls for it too. Think the traps involve tree branches coated with glue and bait on the glue so the birds get stuck and starve.Not too pleasant.
Lindsay it's not as daft as it sounds, the frogs trap and shoot Sparrows, as do must of the buggers on the continent, They force feed the poor little sods then cook them. Well what can you expect from idiots that eat Horses.
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