Manchester wants more

[Roland]

Peregrines

 

http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=1244

 

http://www.lairofdragonsbirdrescue.com/files/How_20to_20Kill_20Your_20Birds_20Without_20Trying.pdf

 

 

http://www.shoreham-protester.org.uk/hunting.htm

 

http://news.scotsman.com/birdsofprey/Largest-cache-of-poisoned-bait.3715854.jp

 

 

 

[cemetary]

Peregrine falcons came close to extinction in the UK in the 1960s, but have since made a remarkable recovery and are present in many towns and cities. There were a number of sightings of peregrines at Manchester Town Hall during 2005. Experts believe the birds are attracted to the city centre to hunt pigeons.

 

 

WHAT A LOAD OF BULL S...E, WHERE THEY GETTING ALL THIS CRAP FROM. This is only from one of the articals.

[gangster]

they have them now residing in manc centre they introduced them rspb ..live cam ect and a big screen for everyone 2 look at them while shopping.......been there 2 years at least....

[little sam]

Mick get me a rifel please  :-/

[Guest peter.j]

there you  go problem solved trap all the percys causing you problems and send them to manchester lol ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[BLACK W F]

they are all there watching owen scoring goals lol

[distancer]

I some times go into manchester, they have had the peregrines up on a big screen. they come back with mainly pigeons for the young ones, and the crowd watching sometimes cheer.

[gangster]

I some times go into manchester, they have had the peregrines up on a big screen. they come back with mainly pigeons for the young ones, and the crowd watching sometimes cheer.

 

yes joe public think they are so cute thanks 2 good spin doctoring little do they realise they are our race birds they are feeding off not the ferals like they are told....nest site cleared of rings reqularly as they dont want  anyone 2 cotton on 2 the bull they spout

[Guest bakes]

they can have the feckers from round my way if they wont them might give my ybs a chance to exercise fully without having them trying to rip my ybs to pieces

[Turk]

 

TODAY THE BIRDS. TOMORROW...?

It isn't just the chemical threat that birds have got to deal with, they are being squeezed from all sides. Fishermen want a cull of Cormorants, the shooting fraternity want all birds of prey culled to save their precious Grouse, and Pigeon fanciers want a cull of Peregrines to save their birds. Need I go on ? I could as I have not touched on Egg Collectors and those people calling for the heads of Crows and Magpies. At the moment, the position of public enemy number one seems to be tied between Cormorants and Magpies.

 

On the subject of racing pigeons, is it the Peregrine Falcon that is totally to blame for them not going home? You can see ringed Pigeons among their less salubrious relatives in town centres, amongst feeding parties and on sea cliffs. I can just imagine a flock flying over Bempton Cliffs and on seeing the females on the rocks below some of them letting out a shout of "look at the Plumage on that" and then diving down to join them. After all isn't that where Feral and therefore racing Pigeons originated in the first place.

 

Someone suggested that the RSPB should look at itself, suggesting that by letting Birds Of Prey eat racing pigeons they are not protecting birds. I say to him Birds of Prey have been eating Pigeons since before Pigeon Fanciers were around, look again at the groups of Feral Pigeons and see how many of your precious birds prefer to take their chance out in the wild even with Peregrines around rather than be Cooped up. It has also been said that during a race as the birds pass the sea cliffs on which Peregrines wait they are tired and therefore easy prey. Is it fair to take a bird miles from its home and make it fly back until it is exhausted?

 

If the Government give in to all these people wanting to kill our birds where will it end? Gardeners, wanting Sparrows killed because they pull up yellow Crocuses, housewives wanting Blue Tits exterminated for pecking the tops off of milk bottles? The only bird I can think of that would be safe would be the Robin, because nobody ever has a bad word to say about Robins.

 

Dave Goodwin

[PIGEONJIMI]

I originally posted this back in June, http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1118137_fast_food_for_falcon_chicks

[Guest bakes]

Lets hope the Peregrines increase in numbers and keep eating the flying feathered rats.

 

taken from that link

 

you wont be saying that if you keeped pigeons and you seen one of the pob riping your bird to bits

 

[gangster]

so i take it dave you are not a pigeon fancier  but a falconer or am i reading it wrong???...... 2 be honest i dont see  any problem with falconers as none i know use there birds to hunt or attack racing pigeons    its the damn over population of the perigrine  thats the problem and no i know they aint responsible for all losses but they do take very high numbers and it aint as said the tired or sickly 1s  they take fit birds as well and  the rspb dont think twice before getting rid of any eagle owls that get reported..

[Turk]

TODAY THE BIRDS. TOMORROW...?

It isn't just the chemical threat that birds have got to deal with, they are being squeezed from all sides. Fishermen want a cull of Cormorants, the shooting fraternity want all birds of prey culled to save their precious Grouse, and Pigeon fanciers want a cull of Peregrines to save their birds. Need I go on ? I could as I have not touched on Egg Collectors and those people calling for the heads of Crows and Magpies. At the moment, the position of public enemy number one seems to be tied between Cormorants and Magpies.

 

On the subject of racing pigeons, is it the Peregrine Falcon that is totally to blame for them not going home? You can see ringed Pigeons among their less salubrious relatives in town centres, amongst feeding parties and on sea cliffs. I can just imagine a flock flying over Bempton Cliffs and on seeing the females on the rocks below some of them letting out a shout of "look at the Plumage on that" and then diving down to join them. After all isn't that where Feral and therefore racing Pigeons originated in the first place.

 

Someone suggested that the RSPB should look at itself, suggesting that by letting Birds Of Prey eat racing pigeons they are not protecting birds. I say to him Birds of Prey have been eating Pigeons since before Pigeon Fanciers were around, look again at the groups of Feral Pigeons and see how many of your precious birds prefer to take their chance out in the wild even with Peregrines around rather than be Cooped up. It has also been said that during a race as the birds pass the sea cliffs on which Peregrines wait they are tired and therefore easy prey. Is it fair to take a bird miles from its home and make it fly back until it is exhausted?

 

If the Government give in to all these people wanting to kill our birds where will it end? Gardeners, wanting Sparrows killed because they pull up yellow Crocuses, housewives wanting Blue Tits exterminated for pecking the tops off of milk bottles? The only bird I can think of that would be safe would be the Robin, because nobody ever has a bad word to say about Robins.

 

Dave Goodwin

 

 

 

the above i was just reading about the plight of our song birds and made interesting reading from rspb spin docotor

 

ps i was born a pigeon fancier and will leave this earth a pigeon fancier

[gangster]

apologies i miss read it,...mick