Jeremy Clarkson has shared a devastating update from his Diddly Squat farm. Taking to Instagram the former Top Gear host shared a sweet picture of a tiny lamb in a field as he explained that it had met a very tragic end.

Captioning the image, he heartbreakingly penned: "Today, this lamb was killed by crows. The reality of farming." Fans rushed to support the presenter-turned-farmer in the comments, as one horrified follower penned: "I wasn't expecting that caption, gosh!" Another echoed: "Oh my gosh the horror," as a third said: "Yes it's sad, but a post like this really shows how much you do for British farming in a way. My Dad and Grandad have been farmers all their lives and I never even knew this could happen!" A fourth person wrote: "Ah no, a murder of crows for a reason!"

Unfortunately for farmers, young lambs can often be the target of crows or ravens if they are newly born, weak, or left alone while the ewe is having a second twin. They are known to attack by pecking out the eyes, tongue, anus, and umbilical area of the lamb.

Back in 2019, Springwatch presenter Chris Packham was part of an action which resulted in Natural England revoking three general licences which allowed the shooting of 16 species of bird, including crows, magpies, Canada geese and feral and wood pigeons. As a result, farmers were stopped from shooting many breeds of pest birds on their land unless they apply for, and are granted, a special licence to do so.

Since that, Packham claims to have had received “threats of a very serious nature” against him and his family. He previously told Good Morning Britain: “The police have spent quite a considerable amount of time at my house over the last few days. We’ve had packages sent containing human excrement."

Meanwhile, it is not the first time that Clarkson has faced tragedy. Back in March, he addressed the fate of his Diddly Squat farm after news of a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak on his land.

The Clarkson's Farm star, 65, said he was "absolutely devastated" when he revealed his farm was facing issues last summer. In a positive update, the former Top Gear presenter confirmed that his Oxfordshire farm is now free of TB for the first time in seven months.

Writing in The Sun, he penned: “After seven months of lockdown, Diddly Squat farm became officially TB-free this week. But before we had a chance to celebrate, we found out that one of our donkeys has laminitis and must be put down.

“In farming, it seems you are allowed one bit of good news, but it must always be accompanied by some kind of disaster.”