Saturday, 30 April 2011

Bunting hunting

There's been quite a debate recently about the lack of Stonechats in the county, and there's no doubt they're numbers are considerably down this spring, but of even more concern to me is the fate of our Reed Buntings. I have spent the last few days combing the moors in and around St. Davids, including The Dowrog, and I haven't managed to find a single one. We have already lost virtually all our Yellowhammers in the peninsula, and I would hate to think that Reed Buntings are going the same way. Sorry to be the prophet of doom, but it is a concern.