Sir, I write regarding unaccountable omissions in the article titled ‘Care needed around nests during breeding season’ (The Oban Times, April 13).
We, the public, it seems, needed ‘reminding’ about the vulnerability of birds’ nests in spring. According to Andy Turner, of Scottish Natural Heritage, and Ian Francis of the RSPB, tree felling, building work, hedge trimming, blocking holes in houses and so on should be postponed until after the end of the nesting season (date?) because ‘many of our garden bird species are declining’.
It was also observed that ‘Dogs can be a risk if not under control’. How true. A dog roaming around uncontrolled, though an increasingly uncommon sight, can find the odd ground nester and maybe eat its eggs.