The number of bird strike incidents at Britain's airports has nearly doubled
 

A Shuttlebottom posted the above title in his story. Sure, "number of birdstrikes" can increase and makes one think the birds are taking over the skies !
Now, everyone knows that this is only one part of the total picture, which is the ratio per numbers of
activity in which bird strikes occurred. So, please report this in a rate per number of flights or hours flown, so that we can properly understand the impact (or lack thereof) :ugh:

Climate change, stupid
 

I expect that the IPCC will shortly be issuing a release to the effect that "this is just one further piece of incintrovertable evidence proving the dangers and effects of anthropomorphic climate dhange", or words to that effect.

"Climate change, stupid"
 

It might very well be climate change?

The financial climate, which means airports will do ANYTHING to maximise their profits, in keeping with the standard psychotic behaviour of corporations and those who run them, means that any attempt to operate a "long grass policy" is doomed by the requirement to harvest the hay on the airport at the optimum time to allow the connected farmer the best product.

The RAF reckoned that a long grass policy discouraged the presence of many of the "offending" bird species, taking care to ensure the lighting systems and electronic radiators were unaffected by such vegetation.

I can't see the modern airport managers allowing this practice to interfere with the hay income, which must feature along with the shopping franchises in the terminals, in helping the beancount to look better!

Thirty years ago my job involved flying at very low level in West Germany. Birdstrikes were commonplace occurrences. It was wasn't seen worthwhile sending remains for analysis because we would be doing it so often. For me, birdstrikes are now far less common.