harky Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 a was watching spring watch this year and they were filming the progress of a pair of breeding chuffs on some cliffs where it was very rare for them to be seen only for one of them to be attacked and fataly injured when examining the dead bird they found it had been attacked by one of their peregrines . ;D ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted August 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 a was watching spring watch this year and they were filming the progress of a pair of breeding chuffs on some cliffs where it was very rare for them to be seen only for one of them to be attacked and fataly injured when examining the dead bird they found it had been attacked by one of their peregrines . ;D ;D ;D this is quite true harky , ;D i watched the prog. why dont the rspb release these lovely little birds ;D in various parts of the country instead of the perigrines :-/ bet bill oddie wasnt chuffed ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back garden fancier Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Not read through all the posts, too many so sorry if it's been said. I had trouble with sparrowhawks around the loft until I noticed the local crows chasing them off. I started feeding the crows bread on the lawn every day and now they hang about in the nearby trees waiting to be fed. This year not had one sparrowhawk attack at the loft. Just a thought, might work for someone else. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CS Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Hello James, There is a company called Dazer UK (Tel: 01733 315888) that have a range of defences against birds of prey, notably Guard 'N' Eyes balloons but I seem to recall they also sell the pigeon wing transfers Regards Ian Peters - Wildlife Advisor The Lodge,SANDY.Bedfordshire.SG19 2DL Tel: 01767 693690 Fax: 01767 692365 www.rspb.org.uk The RSPB is the UK charity working to secure a healthy environment for birds and all wildlife, helping to create a better world for everyone. We depend on the goodwill and financial support of people like you. Click here to join today www.rspb.org.uk/join (Jimmy White sent me an e-mail) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOVEScot Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 I hope the periegrine did not have canker ;D ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorpet Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Hello James, There is a company called Dazer UK (Tel: 01733 315888) that have a range of defences against birds of prey, notably Guard 'N' Eyes balloons but I seem to recall they also sell the pigeon wing transfers Regards Ian Peters - Wildlife Advisor The Lodge,SANDY.Bedfordshire.SG19 2DL Tel: 01767 693690 Fax: 01767 692365 www.rspb.org.uk The RSPB is the UK charity working to secure a healthy environment for birds and all wildlife, helping to create a better world for everyone. We depend on the goodwill and financial support of people like you. Click here to join today www.rspb.org.uk/join (Jimmy White sent me an e-mail) EXCEPT FOR PIGEONS! MAJORPET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorpet Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 I hope the periegrine did not have canker ;D ;D ;D IM LOVING IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 MAJORPET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted September 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 I hope the periegrine did not have canker ;D ;D ;D it was me that said that ;D ;D ;D i asked dovey to post it ;D ;D [thanks dovescote ] mr eagle owl with poor perigrine :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted September 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Subject: Re: Eagle owls THANK YOU KNDLY FOR YOUR ANSWER[ E MAIL] BUT WOULD THESE EAGLE OWLS BE A THREAT TO OUR OWN PREDETORS SUCH AS DIFFERANT SPECIES OF HAWKS I,E, PERIGRINES, GOS HAWKS SPARROW HAWKS INDEED ANY OF OUR OWN SPECIES, YOURS FAITHFULLY JAMES WHITE,. P.S AS FAR AS I SEE THEY FEED MAINLY ON RABBITS, WHICH ARE PLENTYFULL, THANK YOU, JAMES Subject: RE: Eagle owls Dear Mr White Thank you for your further email about eagle owls. Please find attached a link to the Defra website which provides further details of the risk assessment scheme I referred to in my letter. Four sample risk assessment studies are included and will provide you with an indication of the assessment that a species would be put through, as you will see, impact on native species would be included. http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/resprog/findings/non-native-risks/index.htm The eagle owl is on the list of species that will be assessed later this year and the results of the risk assessment are expected to be published on the Defra website in the Autumn. Yours sincerely Christine Rumble Species Policy Adviser Species Team European Wildlife Division Defra -------------- Sent to post up by Jimmy still waiting ,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted September 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 and the rspb and defra will see this on our website,,,,,,,wonder if theyll answer??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted September 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Came accross another more common disease that they are susceptible to ... frounce ... canker to you and I ... and the blurb said they catch it the same way, eating infected birds ... er pigeons that is. Naughty pigeons. hope that perigrine never had canker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorpet Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 and the rspb and defra will see this on our website,,,,,,,wonder if theyll answer??? why worry,they should be more worried of us than we are of them-just a thougt i was thinking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted September 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 why worry,they should be more worried of us than we are of them-just a thougt i was thinking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! excatly my thoughts majorpet ,, thats why i put it on ,, they read it,, but never answer it???/ [becuse they know they " twist the truth" thats putting it mildly ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank-123 Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 shu are looking for anybody getting a sparrowhawk strike to get in touch so the can get it out into the local newspapers to coincide with the new book launch let the people know what is happening not only to our pigeons but our songbirds as well Linda Brooks, 231A Low Waters Road, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, ML3 7QN. Telephone:01698 286983 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted September 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 shu are looking for anybody getting a sparrowhawk strike to get in touch so the can get it out into the local newspapers to coincide with the new book launch let the people know what is happening not only to our pigeons but our songbirds as well Linda Brooks, 231A Low Waters Road, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, ML3 7QN. Telephone:01698 286983 they should be able to pruduce over 500 rings and the letters from the gamekeepers , that picked them up,,,",after the rspb cleaned the site of rings, according to one of the gamekeepers letters ,,all addressed] , i gave them, along with the letters to the last secy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted September 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 this is mainly a thankyou to" Jackie" , Jackie is a gamekeepers wife , who tended, fed and watered one of young westies fav birds which was badly injured, this lady went to the bother of phoning me [a few times ,as she was worried the bird wouldn't survive] but off course being a gamekeepers wife ,new well how to tend to it , the bird was attacked by a hawk and flew straight against the window,,pics will follow,,[shocking pics] i released 20 birds at ,between stow and Galashiels , 13 home 3 injured [one had to be put down due to breaking both legs and a badly half eaten back, by a hawk,no way could i let this suffer,in the condition it was in [these birds had flown this every day for a week beating me home] Jackie was telling me of the trouble they have with hawks,with the young pheasants ,grouse etc , in fact one flew straight in her chicken coup and carried away a young chick, she was telling me also that her husband [gamekeeper ] cannot do a thing [AS DECENT LAW ABIDING CITIZENS], and has repeatedly tried to explain his case to the rspb, and to be honest has just had ridiculous answers from them,[as we have] if he does anything about the situation, he risks loosing his house [where he has a lovely young family] his job, and would then have a criminal record ,she added most of the hawks are ringed ,either released by the rspb or rung in the nest , i find this utterly shocking , that the rspb think more of their precious hawks, than of a beautifull ,decent hard working family [who are nature lovers themselves] in a nut shell THEY PUT HAWKS BEFORE HUMANS,,,THIS CANNOT BE RIGHT,UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES however i wish to thank jackie and family for so kindly tending to my pigeon in the kindest manner possible ,far kinder than the rspb who are killing off all the songbirds ,causing gamekeepers to become redundant [no grouse no work]and ending the pigeon sport by repeatedly letting these birds multiply to such an extent , that its effecting all,,,,,a great big thank you to jackie and family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorpet Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 this is mainly a thankyou to" Jackie" , Jackie is a gamekeepers wife , who tended, fed and watered one of young westies fav birds which was badly injured, this lady went to the bother of phoning me [a few times ,as she was worried the bird wouldn't survive] but off course being a gamekeepers wife ,new well how to tend to it , the bird was attacked by a hawk and flew straight against the window,,pics will follow,,[shocking pics] i released 20 birds at ,between stow and Galashiels , 13 home 3 injured [one had to be put down due to breaking both legs and a badly half eaten back, by a hawk,no way could i let this suffer,in the condition it was in [these birds had flown this every day for a week beating me home] Jackie was telling me of the trouble they have with hawks,with the young pheasants ,grouse etc , in fact one flew straight in her chicken coup and carried away a young chick, she was telling me also that her husband [gamekeeper ] cannot do a thing [AS DECENT LAW ABIDING CITIZENS], and has repeatedly tried to explain his case to the rspb, and to be honest has just had ridiculous answers from them,[as we have] if he does anything about the situation, he risks loosing his house [where he has a lovely young family] his job, and would then have a criminal record ,she added most of the hawks are ringed ,either released by the rspb or rung in the nest , i find this utterly shocking , that the rspb think more of their precious hawks, than of a beautifull ,decent hard working family [who are nature lovers themselves] in a nut shell THEY PUT HAWKS BEFORE HUMANS,,,THIS CANNOT BE RIGHT,UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES however i wish to thank jackie and family for so kindly tending to my pigeon in the kindest manner possible ,far kinder than the rspb who are killing off all the songbirds ,causing gamekeepers to become redundant [no grouse no work]and ending the pigeon sport by repeatedly letting these birds multiply to such an extent , that its effecting all,,,,,a great big thank you to jackie and family SPOT ON MATE-ITS A CRIME AGAINST THE MAJORITY!!!!!!!! MAJORPET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted September 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 damage caused by hawk,,,,,how do you explain to a young lad that gifted you the bird,, this has happened ,,,,,,,,fuming > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted September 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 mess of pigeon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted September 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 window it hit petrified by hawk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted September 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 bird in shock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy white Posted September 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 at least eating,, glad to be back,, what an ordeal, ,,again my thanks to Jackie for saving this birds life ,,,,,no need to say,, what i think of the rspb and the hawk problem,,,,,,untill i cool down > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank-123 Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 contact the shu they need some pics to give to local newspapers to highlight our problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorpet Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 contact the shu they need some pics to give to local newspapers to highlight our problem TOTALLY AGREE-SEND IT TO THE R.S.P.B AS WELL FOR THEIR COMMENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!1 MAJORPET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back garden fancier Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 I don't think it's a peregrine, looks morelike a buzzard to me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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