What am I bid for a stuffed pair of Water Rails at their nest? All will become apparent on Wednesday at Yorkshire sale.

Although many birders and others find taxidermy distasteful and disrespectful, there are still plenty of buyers willing to pay good money for well-mounted  birds when they come up for auction. For instance, the pair of Water Rails at their nest (above) is expected to fetch between £180 and £280 when it goes under the hammer at Tennants auction rooms in Leyburn, North Yorkshire on Wednesday April 22. At the same sale, a a pair of Stone Curlews (below) is expected to realise between £150 and £200 while the pre-sale guide prices for a cased Black Tern is between £80 and £120.

                                                                          

Stone Curlews

Black Tern