[21], The nature of island life was exemplified by a story reported in 1993 that, at that time, the last recorded crime was treachery against the King in 1623. Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs. Status. To combat this problem, alternative, corncrake-friendly yet agriculturally viable management and harvesting techniques were developed, refined and demonstrated on RSPB nature reserves and in voluntary schemes with crofters and farmers on Scottish islands. The warm dry spell that spread across the whole country in late spring and extended into early summer came as much welcome re... Spring came late this year, but by May calving and lambing were well underway on the Kiloran and Balnahard farms. Steve Backshall presents the corncrake. // ]]>//