RSPB selling off land bequeathed to it for wild life

Woodpecker

You're referring to this article in the Telegraph?

I think one has to bear in mind, that the story is seemingly being distributed by the You Forgot the Birds "campaign" - in reality a PR organisation set up by the grouse shooting industry* and fronted by Sir Ian Botham. The Telegraph, along with the Daily Mail, has recently republished a number of their press releases - see this blog by Martin Harper.

*or so YFtB say themselves - in fairness to the Grouse shooting industry, perhaps I should have added "elements of" 

I must confess I would like to hear the full story behind this.  The Telegraph certainly can't be trusted to give a clear, unbiased account.

I also notice that the Telegraph, not unlike some of the recurring trolls who pop up on here, have chosen a Saturday to print this story.  It couldn't be that they don't want an instant response to their article, could it?

Martin Harper has explained this on his blog at

www.rspb.org.uk/.../default.aspx

The group fronted by Ian Botham seems intent on making comments about the Rspb without the full story.  They did it last week including repeating comments that had already been overturned by the charity commission.  It is interesting to see the background of the various editors and then it becomes a bit clearer why this is happening.  

What they haven't commented on is why of 5 known harrier nests 4 males have disappeared.