https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-56075391
A £200 fine is nothing to listers who spend far more than that on occasions to get their ‘tick’. Some will have spent that in fuel to get there and back!
I tweeted about this earlier, which obviously some birders commented on. In response to a couple of comments, in part I agree that it seems 'ridiculous police are wasting their time on birders'. Birders certainly shouldn't be fined for simply birding on their daily walk, especially when people are allowed to sit and fish and shooters (probably more than 6) are not social distancing and killing wildlife for fun! The rules for some activities are completely bonkers! But, police should fine anyone (not just birders) who are driving through several counties unnecessarily. There is no way, someone can drive long distance without stopping at a garage, getting something to eat, going to the toilet etc and so risking others if you have undiagnosed Covid-19.
Several of my colleagues have had Covid along with myself, some people were ill, some more so than others and some were tested positive, who had no symptoms at all and returned work after the 10 day isolation period. Also nobody knows yet 100%, if you can carry the virus after you have had the vaccine or not. So nobody can say I havn't got Covid-19 when you are about to break the rules!
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Extremely selfish idiots these twitchers. They probably felt £200 was something worth risking for, for a bird. These people should have had their driving licences removed for 6 months.
ReplyDeleteThese selfish idiots were putting themselves at risk, as well as other road users. If for example one of these people was involved in an accident, imagine the resources wasted when someone more needy required help.
I am not a twitcher, or indeed, a fan of these people, and I therefore suspect this post will not be published.
Good for you, Penny! 100% agree with you...
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