Tuesday 16 January 2018

17 PIONEER POLITICIANS WHO 'CHAMPION' BIRDS

   Lapwing - the choice of Arundel MP Nick Herbert 

ONE of the most encouraging of recent initiatives by the RSPB has involved inviting MPs to 'champion' individual birds in the hope that this will promote wildlife and the welfare of the environment. 

So far the take-up has been modest, but maybe more will sign up in the coming months.

In the meantime, congratulation to these 17 pioneer parliamentarians:

Jake Berry (curlew)
James Cartlidge (turtle dove)
Therese Coffey (bittern)
Mark Garnier (lesser spotted woodpecker)
Nick Herbert (lapwing)
Kevin Hollinrake (puffin)
Kerry McCarthy (swift)
Jess Phillips (dunnock)
Rebecca Pow (snipe)
Angela Smith (hen harrier)
Caroline Spellman (willow tit)
Derek Thomas (Manx shearwater)
Kelly Tolhurst (nightingale)
Anna Turley (little tern)
Matt Warman (redshank)
Gavin Williamson (barn owl
Sarah Wollaston (cirl bunting) 


Birmingham Yardley MP Jess Phillips - dunnock fan






















 * For more about the MPs and their choices, there is an ebook available on Kindle:
Birds and Politicians by James Wright 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Birds-Politicians-champion-endangered-nightingale-ebook/dp/B078JVYL88/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1516028157&sr=1-1&keywords=birds+and+politicians





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