magpies are a major factor

Send some eggs and I will gladly hatch them out

Loss of habitat on farm land is just one reason you don’t see as many partridge. I’ve noticed once all the rough areas of grass and hedges have gone you hardly see the partridge.

This is not protecting animals it is torturing them.

Great effort, really love Swifts, true masters of the sky. It really hurts that I rarely see them nowadays, as they are something truly special.

What do they taste like ?

The badger explosion is one of the problems causing this

I have not seen any wild Grey Partridge in years. Up till mid 70s there was always a few Greys about. I don’t remember seeing any since the early 80s and they were reared and released. I don’t know if the increase in Hawks etc, has an impact on the population.

I came from a village in Derbyshire called Mastin moor I shot some land round it in the sixties up to 1990s one part of the land wasn’t farmed very well a lot of overgrown grass and plenty of hedges one field about 3 acres I can never remember the grass being cut very long overgrown the it was a favourite roosting place for grey partridge .i could go out any day and shoot a brace .you could put several coveys up any day of the week .i had the greatest respect for this bird I think it’s the most sporting bird I always kept the Covid’s down especially magpies .then towards the mid eighties I started to notice a decline in the partridge .do I never shot them I think one reason was that one farm started to rip hedges up and made big fields . I used to love to hear than calling each other up at night ,but now there isn’t a bird on the land hasn’t been for several years I do miss them we must keep this bird I think they should make the season shorter ie don’t start shooting till oct .yours in sport des

Oh look, you can see my house from there! If Eddie Norfolk wasn't already a Duke, they should give him a knighthood! What an incredible effort and such dedication shown by all on the estate plus GWCT. How better to show respect for the memory and respect of the peerless Dick Potts. Congratulations. I've been trying to get my small syndicate to move across to reintroducing grey's to our part of the West Sussex Weald. I would be interested on thoughts around badger impact on the grey and other ground nesting birds that benefit from remarkable efforts such as this.

I saw 4 on thanet farmland for the first time in decades

Dick Potts is one of my all time heroes and a reason I got into conservation, not only as a hobby, but as a job.

An incredible story and very inspiring ❤

Shoots birds and calls it "celebrating life". The guy's an asshole.

That looks wonderful

beautiful land. heavenly. Id live to live there.. My heritage.

What a beautiful farm. Good job. The animals and the fields look amazing. God Bless

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Some really fine poetry came from that Great War generation. Despite the hardships they often endured back in the Edwardian era, I still believe they were far better times, especially in unspoiled, rural England, our beautiful Green and Pleasant Land.

Well done, great Curlew puppets, artistic talent and a love of nature - very inspiring.

You may save a good deal of investment in the riparian restoration by not cutting the bank back, but inserting willow / alder stobs into the existing bank at an angle. That angle will depend on the physical integrity of the soil. I personally enjoy a light elegant treatment of the land so I can sit back and watch it grow.

Perhaps they're being poisoned by all the chemicals that are poisoning humans? If our water and food is laced with PFAS, PCBs and biocides then its the same for wildlife. The effects are sickness and infertility.

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As a puppeteer, I love this!

Well said Gareth and Lee !!! 💯👍

In my young ages (150 years ago) I heard many of them.

These birds are absolutely beautiful hope they can thrive and make a comeback

I live in a city and see less baby birds across the board, I have noticed this since the pandemic when lots of 5G towers went up, while we were all locked up in our homes. Have you considered the possibility of 5G microwaves preventing egg formation in our precious bird population?

Important research work which merits wider recognition and support.

Keep up the essential work!

Greetings from Poland. I am the game keeper here. I learn a lot from you and it's a pity that we don't have such conferences.

I hope people will watch this , and understand .

The best creature !

Great work

Is it accurate,?¿?

Proper research, well done all involved.

Is the decline of Atlantic Salmon anything to do with fish farming around the coasts of UK and Ireland? If so, should we stop buying farmed salmon in the shops? In any case, best of luck with your efforts in conserving these amazing wild fish.

Well done for your good work on wader conservation in the New Forest, Elli, oh and look forward to your new line of knitted wool curlews in the GWCT shop!

Excellent work Elli. I don't understand what you mean by "known outcomes", is that just if they are dead or alive at a given point in time, you say you don't know the causes of the deaths, is that all of the deaths or just some. Have you published this work? Link? I look forward to the next installment.

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The river is called the Avon i.e. Ayvn, not the make up company. SO pleased to see the water vole return eradicating mink will help no end great work.

Speaking as someone with a science based education, I would like to say Awwwww!

Agreed with the point about letting numbers increase before trialing a phasing out of predator control

In the northern Great Plains of the US Grey Partridge have gone from one of the most common upland game species to one now you have to really work to find. The last good years were in the late 90s and very early 2000s. What a shame! Nice to see this video and the BFC being proactive partnering with other working groups.

What a beautiful film that was.