§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many birds, by species, were illegally killed by poisons on the Island of Islay for each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonA total of 17 birds were killed by the illegal use of pesticides on Islay, as confirmed by the wildlife incident investigation service, from 1979 to the current date. Details are as follows.
1979 Gyr Falcon 1980 — 1981 Buzzard 1982 Golden Eagle 1983 Crow 1984 — 1985 — 1986 Buzzard 1987 Buzzard; Crows (5) 1988 Buzzard; Raven; Golden Eagles (2) 1989 Raven; Buzzard