Grey Partridges...Peter Thompson
THE wild grey partridge, Perdix perdix, has long been considered Britain’s most treasured gamebird and is a favourite with farmers and gamekeepers. But it is also one of our fastest declining birds.Now, one of Europe’s biggest and longest-running bird surveys, the Partridge Count Scheme (PCS), is encouraging fans of the grey partridge to help safeguard its future.
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