Should noisy miners be culled? John Stanley  and Paul B Kidd dive into understanding how the creature has lost its natural habitat, and the severe consequences of trying to solve the problem of the miner bird.

What better excuse to talk to resident bird expert Dr Grainne Cleary, author of Your Backyard Birds about noisy miners, and which peckered friend took out the top spot in this year’s Guardian bird of the year.

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