Panic Buying

[bearded bloke]

Not sure about his but apparently national statistics show we suffering severe shortages of starlings...the nation is flocking to buy some more m

[VirginVegGrower]

My God BB I must thrush down there to see this!

[bearded bloke]

I've got half a tank, but I'll make that last until the price comes back down again.

Now I am confused as to what to applaud the loudest,your apparent optimism or your sense of humour

[bearded bloke]

My God BB I must thrush down there to see this!

They are going to be well overpriced VVG,government are just robin us every which way

[Farmer_Gyles]

i've been panic buying .... i now have 17 jerry cans .... they're not easy to find in all this panic ....
should i be filling them up too?

[Sanjo]

Water containers?!!

[bearded bloke]

Water containers?!!

Yer know how as you go through life & pick up little snippets of useless information

As it goes you can buy jerry cans specifically for water,they are easy to identify,flick the cap open & check inside for a plastic coating

[di]

Sadly, I predict a new war

[cardiffsteve]

.... i now have 17 jerry cans ....

Bloody foreign cans coming over here nicking jobs from good old british cans





*i am joking of course

[veggiechicken]

Sadly, I predict a new war

Di and Steve - Don't mention the war!!

[Farmer_Gyles]

i've filled the jerry cans with petrol, just like the MP told us .... i've filled the car with diesel .... and all is good .... i've stopped panicing ....
and i'm so relieved i work from home and don't need to drive more than once a fortnight ....

[taff]

Not sure about his but apparently national statistics show we suffering severe shortages of starlings...the nation is flocking to buy some more m

I do hope so. They've only just stopped flocking round here, my windows are covered in the proverbial, and I can't even reach the windows to clean it off [yes, they are literally covered in es haitch ei tea....]

[Bigmallly]

Well, I had better get out there and find a petrol station open before the mad rush.........seesya later.

[bearded bloke]

I do hope so. They've only just stopped flocking round here,

Reckon you got all the missing ones then Taf ............

Starlings at all time low

Sadly, the counts revealed that starling numbers are at an all time low since the survey began more than thirty years ago.

Though still at number two on the results board, starlings were seen in fewer than half the UK's gardens. In the first survey in 1979, the average number of starlings seen in UK gardens was 15. This year, that number fell to its lowest ever with an average of just three starlings seen per garden.

These declines are being mirrored across much of northern Europe too, and because of this drop in numbers, the species is red listed as a bird of high conservation concern.

We've been monitoring this decline and research is already underway to find out more about the disappearance of these birds. Possible reasons could include changes in their feeding habitats and changes beneath the soil reducing their insect food.

Taken from ......... The RSPB: Big Garden Birdwatch: Results 2012

[taff]

reckon you're right. There must have been well over a thousand of them. Apparently they flock like that when predators are about, and I saw a couple of different hawk type birds around to confirm the hypothesis.