Martin Rowley wrote:


"Bernard Burton" wrote in message
...

Philip. I seem to remember that it was the Magpies and Crows that
destroyed
the sunshine cards at Beaufort Park. I have a feeling that someone put
a
chicken-wire cage around the sunshine recorder, but can't be certain
if it
was at BP that I saw this.


... I'd go along with the Magpie theory: they are latterly quite
destructive - turning over stones, digging down into the front 'lawn',
attacking the gutters etc., presumably looking for any insect life they
can find now that nestlings are in short supply.


Years ago at one of the stations I was at, someone wrote in the daily
register: "sunshine card eaten by owl". It was suggested the bird was
attracted by the flavour of the chemicals with which the cards were
treated.

--
Graham Davis
Bracknell