A TETNEY couple fear rare birds are being seized from the wild
for breeding or for meat.
Graham Pearson, 59 and his wife Ann have always fed the birds
on their field at Tetney Lock.
But they were horrified when they noticed recently how a tree
on which the birds are fed had been covered with a chemical, which they say is
used to capture the birds.
And the couple say how they believe at least ten birds,
including goldfinches and a siskin, have gone missing from the site on Newton
Marsh Lane, Tetney Lock.
Mr Pearson said he had also seen three deer on the field
previously this year, but they too have vanished.
Graham said: "They may have moved away on their own, but
you just don't know."
He added: "We have been down to the field regularly over
the past two to three years with bird feeders."
The feeders were made from old logs by Graham and were popular
with blue tits, goldfinches, pheasants and robins. The couple had also spotted
a siskin on the site.
The couple said a friend had noticed a group of three men in
the field. They had with them a white Astra van with ladders on it.
When they saw the friend of Mr and Mrs Pearson they got back
into their van and drove off at speed.
The suspicious activity was reported to Lincolnshire Police
and the RSPB.
The chemical birdlime, which is a sticky substance that
prevents birds from flying off, was then found on the tree.
The couple suspect the birds have been taken away for
breeding.
Ann said: "We are told that finches have sometimes been
taken to breed with canaries to produce a cross breed of a singing bird.
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