Bang on, Alasdair. They clearly timed it for the Game Fair weekend, to get a clear run without any opposition. Are broadcasts viewable again on the BBC's I Player?

Now I'm not a shooter, and whilst it may be wrong to kill unwanted raptors, it seems entirely reasonable to me that shooting interests should be allowed to deter airborne predators from nesting where they are likely to cause a problem. Now I know that this is illegal, but regardless of the law, were some protected creature that I didn't want on my property to start setting up home in my garden, I'd have no hesitation in taking deterrent measures.