Noisy nuisance

I think it was as a result of the RSPB lobbying Parliament, but I am unsure. I think it is forbidden to shoot them by law.

Some of us have paid to have our chimney pots protected against them, for they nest between them. The noise they make! They make noise when they return with nesting material, they make noise when they return with food, and when they are supervising their young as they prepare to fly.

All in all, they are a noisy nuisance in built-up areas and they were not some years ago. This seems to indicate that they require culling for our, and their own comfort.

It is a shame there is no chemical available to make them unable to produce young, as this would reduce their numbers humanely.

P. W. Watson

Sussex Street

Wick