Hen Sparrowhawk

cemetary · February 20, 2009

Does any one no when the hen starts to sit the eggs, i got hit with her yesterday when getting the birds in. I was standing at the hut at the time, when she came over from the back of the loft, i did see the starlings lifting a good bit away, i said where is it, then bang, she just got a hold of one by the wing, i shouted various things, but she didnt have a right grip of the bird, she let the bird go, what a fright i got, you wont to have seen the size of her,if i wasnt ther he was dead, one flew into the food shaking like hell, i got all them in.

I was waiting for her to come back, but she never appeared.

BLACK W F · February 20, 2009

sorry for you mate she will be back untill roughly end of April then you should be ok untill middle Sept she will take one most days if your not there

cheers Alan

cemetary · February 20, 2009

Most of the times am here with the birds Alan, she was flying just below 15 feet when she struck, what a bloody fright i got, she was massive, one of the biggest ave seen.

I was waiting with something for her, but she never appeared.

February 20, 2009

Most of the times am here with the birds Alan, she was flying just below 15 feet when she struck, what a bloody fright i got, she was massive, one of the biggest ave seen.

I was waiting with something for her, but she never appeared.

dinner ;D

blackswan · February 20, 2009

dinner ;D they say that they like a plate of stovies and oat cakes

February 20, 2009

She'll be back. They usually apear at about the same time every day.

Look on the internet for a Swedish Goshawk Trap. They are easy to make and they work really well.

A tip for you concerning both Goshawks and Sparrow Hawks. If they make a kill DO NOT MOVE IT. They will come back for it. When they do, you can have a little talk to them and explain that you would rather they did not behave that way. On the other hand, you could take firmer action.

greenlands · February 20, 2009

She'll be back. They usually apear at about the same time every day.
Look on the internet for a Swedish Goshawk Trap. They are easy to make and they work really well.
A tip for you concerning both Goshawks and Sparrow Hawks. If they make a kill DO NOT MOVE IT. They will come back for it. When they do, you can have a little talk to them and explain that you would rather they did not behave that way. On the other hand, you could take firmer action.

Spot on Owen.THEY ALWAYS COME BACK. Lindsay.

les · February 20, 2009

She'll be back. They usually apear at about the same time every day.
Look on the internet for a Swedish Goshawk Trap. They are easy to make and they work really well.
A tip for you concerning both Goshawks and Sparrow Hawks. If they make a kill DO NOT MOVE IT. They will come back for it. When they do, you can have a little talk to them and explain that you would rather they did not behave that way. On the other hand, you could take firmer action.

owen the goss will usualy fly of with its catch ,they used to in my area ,but a funny thing they seemd to have disappeared now ,funny how a little tiny piece of net can deter them .

Novice · February 20, 2009

She'll be back. They usually apear at about the same time every day.
Look on the internet for a Swedish Goshawk Trap. They are easy to make and they work really well.
A tip for you concerning both Goshawks and Sparrow Hawks. If they make a kill DO NOT MOVE IT. They will come back for it. When they do, you can have a little talk to them and explain that you would rather they did not behave that way. On the other hand, you could take firmer action.

The SHU Sparrowhawk survey have recently caught and rehomed "several Sparrowhawks".

The method used was that after a kill has been made to place a trap on the spot where the kill was made and the dead pigeon was then placed inside the trap and the Sparrowhwk caught.

This reinforces the fact they always return and seems to work.