As regular CFZ-watchers will know, for some time Corinna has been doing a column for Animals & Men and a regular segment on On The Track... particularly about out-of-place birds and rare vagrants. There seem to be more and more bird stories from all over the world hitting the news these days so, to make room for them all - and to give them all equal and worthy coverage - she has set up this new blog to cover all things feathery and Fortean.

Monday 5 May 2014

Plea to wildlife photographers over rare bird


A series of recent incidents involving photographers encroaching into the heather at the National Trust’s Dunwich Heath, near Southwold, to obtain close-up images of Dartford warblers has prompted the trust to take action.
The species is often elusive and difficult to observe and enjoys the top level of legal protection afforded by the Wildlife and Countryside Act. It is on the act’s Schedule 1 and is highly sensitive to disturbance.

Despite it being the breeding season, trust staff say some photographers had recently been seen well away from the heath’s many paths, far too close to nest sites and even trying to lure the warblers on to the heather tops by playing recordings of the species’ song, a highly controversial practice known as tape-luring.

The trust staff have produced a leaflet for photographers and birdwatchers which urges them to adhere to a code of responsible, law-abiding behaviour.

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