1st yb lost to hawk

[ally mac]

My neighbor came over with a yb eaten by a hawk. It disappeared when they were out last night. Was a wee cracker too, first yb I had bred this year. Hope its not a sign of things to come.

 

Al.

[Taylorsloft]

My neighbor came over with a yb eaten by a hawk. It disappeared when they were out last night. Was a wee cracker too, first yb I had bred this year. Hope its not a sign of things to come.

 

Al.

i no the feeling I've lost 7 off the loft cos of the hawk  :'( :'( sending for a trap

 

 

[Blue Chequer Pied]

I have been hit this week as well old birds though. Sparrowhawk took one off the house roof as they came down from excercise and into next door's garden. I had to get over the fence and chase it off. A s i went to pick the bird up the bl**dy thing hit it again right in front off me. I tried to get it but it cleared off the blue cock then took off and the hawk appeared hard on its tail and they took off over the neighbours house and I never saw either of them again. Youngsters to wean this weekend and it will be a nightmare trying to get them out.

 

Paul.

[Guest j.bamling]

I got a yb killed the day before yesterday also by female sparrowhawk

[Blue Chequer Pied]

I got a yb killed the day before yesterday also by female sparrowhawk

 

They are everywhere Jimmy I am dreading letting my youngsters out they will be like lambs to the slaughter. Even when you are there watching they are taking birds just feet away from you.

 

Paul.

[gooner]

my mate came round tonight and told me hes lost 2 old birds in a qweek to the bloody things one of them a multiple 1st prize winner

[Guest j.bamling]

I have 150 strags & wood pigeons dropping into a local field and they have never touched them , they just take my racers  ;D and its always a well bred yb its as if they knew

[ally mac]

They just dont seem to have any fear. even when the birds are at your feet they still try.

[Guest Davy Fleming]

Just caught my 3rd sparrowhawk in 4 weeks but need to report this one  and awaiting the guy from the falconry coming to collect it as I have one of the 15 licencees in Scotland to catch them. If I remember correctly the licence runs out at end of month then it's back to you know what.

[Guest Davy Fleming]

By the way the one I caught hAS ALREADY BEEN CAUGHT AS THEY TAG THEM WITH A SMALL TRANSMITTER AND RELEASE THEM IN ANOTHER PLACE . wILL KEEP YOU UP TO DATE LATER TONIGHT

[ally mac]

Just caught my 3rd sparrowhawk in 4 weeks but need to report this one  and awaiting the guy from the falconry coming to collect it as I have one of the 15 licencees in Scotland to catch them. If I remember correctly the licence runs out at end of month then it's back to you know what.

 

Do you fancy a wee trip to Oban? ;D

[Guest]

By the way the one I caught hAS ALREADY BEEN CAUGHT AS THEY TAG THEM WITH A SMALL TRANSMITTER AND RELEASE THEM IN ANOTHER PLACE . wILL KEEP YOU UP TO DATE LATER TONIGHT

 

not having a go at you davy its nice of yous to help them to form there records thats all they are doing still you might just forget to let them know about every second one

[Guest Davy Fleming]

Hi Guys, The guy from the falconry  ( Field Researcher) has just left taking the hawk with him and he answered one or two  questions I asked him.      Question 1. where did you take the last one I caught ?   Answer. Galloway Hills near Ayrshire     Question 2. What happened to it then ?  Answer,  It went to South Ayrshire and back up into the town for about a week and then I  lost it from the transmitter he has in his 4 x 4 . He then told me this is the same bird that you caught 2 weeks ago  as it still had the transmitter on it  and he recognised it. What concerns me is the fact that they take these birds away from me and gives another fancier the same problem by populating the areas  in Ayrshire. Sorry to the lads in Ayrshire but thought you should know whats going on. :( :( :( :( :(

[Guest Davy Fleming]

No offence taken Frank but we need to report this to highlight the situation as much as possible until end of month but as I said after that it's back to you what what

[Guest]

now we need to watch out for the transmitters that could get someone caught out

[The Grass Cutter]

The whole point of the exercise is to record as many trapped sparrowhawks as possible to prove to the RSPB that we have an epidemic of sparrowhawks and their numbers have to be controlled.  David fill in the report properly.

[OLDYELLOW]

Just caught my 3rd sparrowhawk in 4 weeks but need to report this one  and awaiting the guy from the falconry coming to collect it as I have one of the 15 licencees in Scotland to catch them. If I remember correctly the licence runs out at end of month then it's back to you know what.

 

any pictures of the trap and how you set it up just out of intrest

[Guest]

davy i dont blame you or the shu yous are trying to do what yous think is right but  they are just hoodwinking yous to do there work for them by catching them for them to tag and now anyone catching them stands the chance of going to court for killing a hawk that a pigeon fancier had a hand in tagging and as you say what about the poor fanciers at the loc. they realease them

[Guest]

The whole point of the exercise is to record as many trapped sparrowhawks as possible to prove to the RSPB that we have an epidemic of sparrowhawks and their numbers have to be controlled.  David fill in the report properly.

 

you keep on believing that they dont give a toss about us

[Guest Davy Fleming]

The transmitters are about 6 mm in diameter and clipped on to the tail at the very base  in the middle and very easy to see and black in colour with a very thin wire approx 4 inches long and a ring on there leg so be careful what you are doing as you know there is a possibility it could be getting followed ( approx £200 quid each transmitter) will keep you up to date lads.

[OLDYELLOW]

be worth selling the transmiters back that you find in the garden :D :D

[just ask me]

alpha chloralose i use it on magpies i had a magpie problem it cured it  

[Guest]

The transmitters are about 6 mm in diameter and clipped on to the tail at the very base  in the middle and very easy to see and black in colour with a very thin wire approx 4 inches long and a ring on there leg so be careful what you are doing as you know there is a possibility it could be getting followed ( approx £200 quid each transmitter) will keep you up to date lads.

 

thanks for that info davy

[Novice]

now we need to watch out for the transmitters that could get someone caught out

 

 

Frank--I think the purpos of the transmitter is to prove that the captured birds can still live a normal life when relocated. This has to be proven I think to then ask that licences be granted  to make trapping and release legal. If fanciers are granted a licence legally then I suppose they could be relocated into any dustbin.

I believe all the captured birds have been released in South Ayrshire.

But do I understand that this one has returned to Davy Flemming from there. How far is that?

Is this a homing Sparrowhawk?

 

[Guest]

hey most good doo,s cant come home from ayrshire may be we should cross them with a good cock  lol