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> What the patron of the RSPB did .. on the RSPBs Birdwatch day
> By Aidan Mcgurran 28/01/2008
>
> The Queen picks up dead pheasants as the RSPB, which has her as its
> patron, holds a nationwide birdwatching event.
>
> She even prised a bird from the jaws of a gundog as thousands of UK
> bird lovers counted species from their homes as part of the Big Garden
> Birdwatch.
>
> Princess Anne, 57, clubbed an injured bird to put it out of its misery
> on the Sandringham shoot. Animal Aid said: The season ends on
> February 1.
>
> They could not resist firing off another bloody volley.
>
> The RSPB said: We have no opinion on the ethics of shooting game
> birds as long as it is done within the law.