HC Deb 18 July 1988 vol 137 cc501-2W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if, pursuant to his reply of 11 July,Official Report, column 20, he will give a breakdown of the 546 wild birds known to have been killed in Scotland by the use of poisoned bait between 1 January 1979 and 30 June 1988.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The numbers and species of wild birds known to have been killed in Scotland by the use of poisoned bait between 1 January 1979 and 30 June 1988 are as follows:

Number
Golden eagles 25
White-tailed eagle 1
Buzzards 104
Peregrine falcons 3
Greenland falcon 1
Sparrowhawks 4
Kestrels 3
Hen harrier 1
Marsh harrier 1
Tawny owls 4
Herons 6
Corvids 272
Gulls 65
Pigeons 20
Song birds 31
Waterfowl 5