Thames airport plan bad for business, people and wildlife

The RSPB has warned the Government against including a Thames Estuary airport in an upcoming consultation on the future of aviation.

David Cameron is set to announce an official consultation which will include plans for an airport hub in the Estuary, a haven for hundreds of thousands of wildfowl and wading birds.

As well as destroying this vital habitat, experts believe an airport here would be at high risk of bird strike, with very serious flight-safety implications.

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Residents across Berkshire will be poised to watch their garden birds at the end of January, for the RSPB’s annual Big Garden Birdwatch (28-29 January).

And the charity is appealing for more sets of eyes than ever before to step up for nature and help record the fortunes of our garden visitors given the mild winter conditions.

Last year a record breaking 10,000 Berkshire residents joined over 600,000 people across the UK, spotting the birds in their garden and helping to reveal a recovery for small birds.

The results put blue tits as Berkshire’s most common bird in 2011, followed by blackbirds and woodpigeons.

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