Yes it is very different because that is nature doing what nature does.Originally Posted by 223AI
The General licence should not apply to a private garden, they should not be able to be used as a cover-all excuse to shoot birds at a purely domestic residence just because they happen to be on it.
Mason post #15 & Steve Valentine post #16 were both absolutely spot on
Like it or not there are a lot of tw*ts with air guns out there who are more than happy to shoot anything that flies & like it or not that is what opens the door to Pakham et al to put in this challenge.
If you think you have a genuine case to shoot bird X in your private garden because it causes Z damage then apply for a licence on those grounds & see if gets granted, if you keep chickens it might be, if you have a large Veg patch it might be, pretty sure your Cherry tree is on it's own mind
I'd expect a revised General Licence in very short order, simply revised so as only to apply to Farms & commercial properties not to a domestic address.
