I understand that following concens about the decline of the species at some airports, that EASA scientists are proposing to fit private pilots with satellite transmitters to track where they feed and roost.
A nameless spokesman said that some appeared to be reverting to a flightless species whilst others seemed to be operating from fields in countyside in which it was sometimes difficult for bureaucrats to locate them.
It is however unlikely that the EU will be making a £1.8 million donation or any other concession towards their re-introduction.
