Gardeners issued warning about magpies in your garden during January
Gardeners issued warning about magpies in your garden during January
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Magpie mayhem has gripped our gardens, with the bird stirring fierce debate among Brits as either villainous intruders or unsung heroes of pest control. These clever birds have gained a notorious image for ravaging lawns and preying on eggs of beloved songbirds like thrushes, propelling many to find methods to banish them from their backyards. However, wildlife connoisseurs are now cautioning against shooing away these divisive creatures because they play an essential role in keeping garden pests at bay.
GardenBird, a bird food supplier, weighs in on the magpie dilemma, claiming: "As an omnivorous, voracious scavenger, the Magpie is firmly within the curious realm of what one could call the canon of contentious garden birds; a marmite, if you like, of love and hate, similar to the Jay, and anything but, for example, the gentle, loveable Long-tailed tit.
"But there are always two sides to the coin: yes, Magpies have been accused of stealing and consuming the eggs of innocent garden birds, but they have also been seen as incredibly adept at warding off similarly dangerous pests. "Over the past two decades and beyond, magpies have shot up in number across the UK, and are now among the most commonly observed garden birds in the UK." But along with this rapid increase in population has arisen a most abundant form of hatred among people, and this is, apparently, put down mainly to their 'cheeky behaviour'.
