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Chris Packham says off-lead dogs endanger birds

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“When birds see a dog, they see a predator.”

Naturalist Chris Packham is pleading with dog owners to keep their pets on a lead during bird breeding season.

The BBC Springwatch presenter told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast that when a dog disturbs a bird on the nest it an abandon its eggs.

Natural Resources Wales and RSPB Cymru say birds that nest in long grass or on beaches are most vulnerable.

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