Remain Birding?

Blue Rock Thrush, Extremadura, June '16 ( Copyright T D Wright )

Calandra Lark, Extremadura, June '16 ( Copyright T D Wright )

Well, I hope you've all cast your votes today. I'm about to do so myself. I met many birders,naturalists and conservationists in Spain recently and they were very worried that the UK might leave the EU. This would be a "disaster" they told me as British conservationists and scientists contribute a lot to wildlife conservation measures e.g. the current issue in Spain where vultures and birds of prey are being poisoned by toxic carcasses. This matter will hopefully soon be resolved and our most important country for bird conservation will remain as such (please excuse pun). Whatever its faults, the EU is important to conservation.