Vandals will not stop the bird man of Newbottle and his battle against flying motorists. Bill Angus has repaired his “speed camera” bird box after it was damaged in a vandalism attack. As reported in the Echo, the 64-year-old’s cunningly-designed bird house in Sunderland Road, Newbottle, put speeding motorists in a flap as they caught sight of the device in his garden. The speed-trap lookalike won praise from neighbours and road safety chiefs, and it was even hailed by Radio 2′s Chris Evans. A weekend raid on the contraption left the plywood box with a hole in the side. But the hi-tech “bird hotel” is now back in action after a few repairs and wildlife-lover Bill has added a sign asking would-be vandals to think of his feathered friends before doing damage. “I’m really rather angry about it,” said the retired detective. More Previous post
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