Starlings

spendaholic

Trow wrote:

The nests I was talking about were near an airport, so apparantly they can get rid of nests while in use - I think its awful as there was one particular bird obviously looking for its babies (hatched or not, don't know)

Oh no! That's really sad. I hate it when that happens.

How can birds' nests be a danger to aircraft?!

I still bet it would have been illegal. But it's a bit like cutting down a tree that's protected. Once it's cut down, you might get a fine, but they can't put it back up again.

Which airport? :mad:

Trow

I am not going to say which airport - I live in a very small place! There were people came to use especially trained in such matters, so it obviously is not an isolated incident.

According to the RSPB website its legal...

spendaholic

Trow wrote:

I am not going to say which airport - I live in a very small place!

Point taken.

Curry_Queen

Trow wrote:

The nests I was talking about were near an airport, so apparantly they can get rid of nests while in use - I think its awful as there was one particular bird obviously looking for its babies (hatched or not, don't know)

Awwwww that's awful, so sad

Unfortunately there is some special ruling about birds and airports because of the damage they can cause to aircraft when sucked into the engines. They do try to discourage birds nesting in the area and have the power to remove them if they do