Wednesday 24 July 2013

The hunters are the hunted

My blood boiled over several times yesterday after learning about and seeing pictures of various species of animal ranging from Brown Bears to thrushes shot in the name of sport organised by a company that was apparently based in the UK.

Well, it turned out that the page was a forgery put up by people fleecing money from unwitting hunters wanting to go on organised shooting trips. Isn't it funny that the hunters are getting ripped off by fraudsters!

I hope that Facebook do remove the page nonetheless as it still remains a repulsive reminder of one of our disgusting traits as humans that still persists despite us claiming to be civilised. 

Tuesday 23 July 2013

How can these vile pigs be allowed on Facebook?

One of the heinous entries on Hunting and Sporting Scotland Ltd Facebook page
How can people like this lot be allowed to advertise shooting trips to kill Brown Bears in Romania, Turtle Doves and Song Thrushes in Spain.

How can a company based in a civilised country but clearly run by barbaric animals be allowed to advertise such vile activities involving species that are in serious decline.

These people have to be stopped. Please pressure Facebook and leave messages expressing your disgust on their page. These horrid people need to be exposed.

Need I say anymore.

Wednesday 10 July 2013

I'm catching up! - My Shetland list

Hugh Harrop of Shetland Wildlife & TUB
I'm beginning to catch my breath after an amazing two week stint on Shetland in June followed by a frenetic filming and writing schedule - which hasn't ended just yet!

I want to thank Hugh Harrop for being such a great mate and a good geezer all round for making my Shetland experience so amazing!

My Shetland list


Red-throated Diver
Great Northern Diver
Fulmar
European Storm Petrel
Northern Gannet
Cormorant
Shag
Grey Heron
Mute Swan
Whooper Swan
Greylag
Canada Goose
Shelduck
Mallard
Gadwall
Pintail
Shoveler
Wigeon
Teal
Pochard
Tufted Duck
Ring-necked Duck
Eider
Red-breasted Merganser
Sparrowhawk
Moorhen
Coot
Common Crane
Oystercatcher
Ringed Plover
Golden Plover
Lapwing
Sanderling
Turnstone
Dunlin
Little Stint
Redshank
Bar-tailed Godwit
Curlew
Whimbrel
Snipe
Red-necked Phalarope
Great Skua
Arctic Skua
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Herring Gull
Lesser Black-back
Great Black-back
Glaucous Gull
Kittiwake
Common Tern
Arctic Tern
Puffin
Black Guillemot
Guillemot
Razorbill
Rock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Cuckoo
Swift
Skylark
Sand Martin
Swallow
House Martin
Rock Pipit
Meadow Pipit
Pied Wagtail
Wren (Shetland race)
Robin
Northern Wheatear
Song Thrush
Blackbird
Blackcap
Lesser Whitethroat
Sedge Warbler
Willow Warbler
Chiffchaff
Spotted Flycatcher
Rook
Hooded Crow
Raven
Starling
House Sparrow
Linnet
Twite
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Common Crossbill
Common Rosefinch

94 species

mammals

Bearded Seal
Common Seal
Grey Seal
Otter
Rabbit
Mountain Hare
Brown Rat
Hedgehog