THE FIFER

A very good morning to you all, have a nice day

light overcast with sun trying to break through, visibility good,on the FORTH

well done Aileen, thanks a lot for looking after the bird and getting it home :emoticon-0137-clapping:

a very good morning to you all, hope you all have a nice day, :egyptian:

a bit ground frost this morning but sun out and looking good on the FORTH

well done m8, :egyptian:

I think BOP watch and get to know where and when birds are out, if you let your birds out the same time each day Mr hawk knows where and when to get a feed,

a very good morning to you all

Many happy returns to you both, have a nice day :egyptian: :egyptian:

EnvironmentMonday, May 2, 2011ContactsSite MapHelp Text size:A (small)A (normal)A (large)A (largest) HOME ABOUT TOPICS NEWS PUBLICATIONS CONSULTATIONS You are here: Topics > Environment > Wildlife and Habitats > Licensing and Registration > Scottish Protected Species On this page: - Main navigation - Wildlife Licencing - Scottish Protected Species - Menu - - Page footer Menu Environment Wildlife and Habitats Licensing and Registration Scottish Protected Species Badgers Birds Butterflies and Moths Deer Freshwater Pearl Mussel Non-native Mammals Plants Red Squirrels Water voles Pine Martens Back to contents Licensing Authorities Back to contents Wildlife Licencing - Scottish Protected Species Scottish Protected Species All wild birds, many plants and animals, insects, fish and others such as amphibians are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended). the level of pretection ranges from complete protection to prohibition of sale or possession of live or dead specimens. Although protected, it is recognised that there may be circumstances where other activities or works which could affect thoses species is necessary. To accomodate those circumstances, some of those activities or works may be able to be licenced to allow them to take place. When is a Licence Needed? To ensure that you do not break the law, you must apply for a licence if you propose to do anything that would affect Scottish protected species or their breeding, resting or shelter places in ways which the legislation makes illegal. Is a licence always needed? In many cases it is possible to overcome problems by altering the way you plan to carry out the work, so that you would not need to apply for a licence. This may involve carrying out the work at a particular time of year, or using particular materials or methods of working. However, we strongly recommend that you do not take any action until you have discussed your proposals with Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), a professional Ecologist or the Scottish Government. Am I guaranteed to get a licence? Licences can only be granted where specific legal tests are satisfied. Details of these tests are in the 'Licensing authorities' page or application guidance notes. How do I apply for a licence? First you need to find out who is the appropriate licensing authority to your situation. Both Scottish Government and Scottish Natural Heritage issue licences for Scottish protected species, but for different purposes. For more information, please progress to the 'Licensing authorities' page.

its the carrion crow which is a problem,

Re: Magpies, Crows, etc - kill or not to kill Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Dro A friend of mine likes to shoot Crows and Magpies with his air gun, on some ground he has permission to shoot on, when they come in to roost at night. reply When you say he has permission to shoot, I trust you mean more than that the landowner has siad it's OK to do this. It is an offenc to kill any wild bird in the UK, although an exemption existsfor crows where "if it is to prevent serious damage to agriculture, or to preserve public health/air safety, or to conserve wild birds". Has your friend got such problems and has he made sure that what he is doing would fit into such regulations

JUDGING for BEST IN SHOW is open now and will close on Monday 9th May at 10pm

no you cant m8, you need a permit to do so, all birds are protected, as far as killing them or disturbing their nests,

they must be nesting near by,and they protect their territory, they are worse than hawks m8, look for a tree with a single nest, thats carrion crows, but they like all birds are protected, will send you a pm,

A bit overcast but breaking up and sun coming out, visibility good, LT Est wind, on the FORTH

RIP m8, a great boxer

man y happy returns m8, have a nice day

well done he deserved it, played well

REMBER ALL RING NUMBERS TO BE SENT TO IAN McKAY BY 12 MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THE 30TH. FOR BIRDS BOUGHT TO ENTRE THE PIGEONBACICS 2011 BREEDER BYER. SORRY NO LATE RING NUMBERS WILL BE ACCEPTED AS THE DATE HAS BEEN ON BOTH SALES THREADS .SO COME ON GET THE RING NUMBERS IN. the above was making it clear what the rules were and would be final, so should have been left as it was,and the only acceptance to them could have been dealt with no doubt by IAN according to their merit, such as the bereavement, and if they had been dealt with in this way would have went along without any hassle, now a new time has been given I think we will have to go by this as to change it again would just confuse all, so hopefully we can get this back on track,and underway, as said the rules were clear and any real problems could have been dealt with by Ian, without all the changes, the new ones are IT WILL CLOSE 2ND MAY 12 MIDNIGHT.giving any members that have had a problem an extra 48 hours to get their ring numbers in hope this resolves the problem,

thats them played today and won 6-0 so winners of the LEAGUE, top team, will go up to the 1st division next year, they play in the final of the summer cup next week against a 1st division team, click to enlarge

well done Jock good racing and velocity,

clear skies and sun out in LEVEN on the FORTH, looking good, apart from a bit East wind

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Weather Over The Forth At 0815Hrs nice clear sky with good visibility, cool EAST wind, can see over the water click to enlarge