Driving down our single track road yesterday I saw a dark object on the road ahead. I slowed right down and got to within about 20m when I realized it was a peregrine with a catch; it looked at me for about 10 seconds then flew off, wit its dinner, down the lane and over the hedge - a very uplifting encounter
Perhaps, perhaps not. Either way, I'd need to have a much better understanding of the subject before presuming to act.
I was involved in Fisheries Management including pond/lake development and management for the best part of 30 years. Cormorants will not only have a huge impact on the fish population, which will lead to the secondary effects such as increased algal growth, and the mess they leave will have a long term effect on the local ecosystem. They are bad news on inland waters, pure and simple.
They are native though. What would anyone do? and to be fair there aren't thousands of them in any one place. Just asking. DD xxxx
We've had a few flying about in the last week. But your pic reminds me to plant a few mahonias for their winter flowers. We have a few plants like gorse and winter honeysuckle that bees visit over winter if they're active but it would be nice to add a few more.
