The Browns Bay Bird Poisoner

Something is killing the birds in a sleepy Auckland suburb. The locals are on a witch hunt. Alexandria Edwards was playing Pokemon Go in her car when she saw the sparrows. Dozens of them were strewn in various states of stupor on the grass nearby. Some had passed out. Others were struggling and failing to fly. Magpies were swooping at the ones who couldn’t get away. She got out to shoo the bigger birds. Help arrived promptly. A call had gone out on the local Facebook community page. Come down, it said. The birds have been poisoned again. TAKE PART IN THE DISCUSSION: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit webworm.substack.com/

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The Browns Bay Bird Poisoner is an episode from Webworm with David Farrier by David Farrier.

This episode is 6:30 long.

This episode was published on Mar 27, 2025.

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