Sea eagles in Fife

[DOVEScot]

RSPB to release sea eagles, they are being introduced in fife, pity they could not do the same for Eagle owls, obviosly not a threat to perigrines and sparrow hawks :-/

 

[rembrant2coo]

RSPB to release sea eagles, they are being introduced in fife, pity they could not do the same for Eagle owls, obviosly not a threat to perigrines and sparrow hawks :-/

 

no i think there main diet is fish what i,ve read so far anyway they are certainly no threat what so ever according to the knowledge i have picked up .and there no threat to pigeons either which is good

[Guest chrisss]

 

no i think there main diet is fish what i,ve read so far anyway they are certainly no threat what so ever according to the knowledge i have picked up .and there no threat to pigeons either which is good

 

the next great idea will be to spray "percy" in fish sauce and watch the feathers fly ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[DOVEScot]

 

no i think there main diet is fish what i,ve read so far anyway they are certainly no threat what so ever according to the knowledge i have picked up .and there no threat to pigeons either which is good

 

According to the Scottish gamekeepers ass they also take lamb and carrion  :-/

[harky]

ON SPRING WATCH LAST YEAR THEY HAD A PAIR WITH A CAMERA FIXED ON THEM AND THEY WERE FEEDING THEIR OFF SPRING A YOUNG FOX CUB AND ALSO THESE BIRDS LIKE NESTING ON SEA CLIFFS SO COULD BE A POTENTIAL CONTENDER WITH PERCY FOR BREEDING PATCHES OF CLIFF FACES

[jimmy white]

sea eagle feed mainly on fish ,, 8ft wing span , became extinct in britain in 1981 rspb trying to re-introduce them ,, no danger to pigeons

[jimmy white]

ON SPRING WATCH LAST YEAR THEY HAD A PAIR WITH A CAMERA FIXED ON THEM AND THEY WERE FEEDING THEIR OFF SPRING A YOUNG FOX CUB AND ALSO THESE BIRDS LIKE NESTING ON SEA CLIFFS SO COULD BE A POTENTIAL CONTENDER WITH PERCY FOR BREEDING PATCHES OF CLIFF FACES

 

could have something in that harky,, if these are successfull in breeding in brittain , they will be the largest predator in the uk

[harky]

 

could have something in that harky,, if these are successfull in breeding in brittain , they will be the largest predator in the uk

 

YES THEY WERE NATIVE TO GREAT BRITAIN  UNTIL THEY WERE HUNTED  AND PERSECUTED FROM THESE SHORES . THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING INTRODUCED FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS NOW FROM BIRDS NATIVE TO NORWAY WHOS CLIMATE AND TERRAIN ARE SIMILAR TO OUR OWN . SO HERES HOPING THEY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT INPUT ON THE DECLINE OF THE RAPTOR PROBLEM WE HAVE THE NOW . ONLY TIME WILL TELL

[DOVEScot]

 

YES THEY WERE NATIVE TO GREAT BRITAIN  UNTIL THEY WERE HUNTED  AND PERSECUTED FROM THESE SHORES . THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING INTRODUCED FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS NOW FROM BIRDS NATIVE TO NORWAY WHOS CLIMATE AND TERRAIN ARE SIMILAR TO OUR OWN . SO HERES HOPING THEY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT INPUT ON THE DECLINE OF THE RAPTOR PROBLEM WE HAVE THE NOW . ONLY TIME WILL TELL

 

If they can release sea eagles then why not eagle owls ???

[jimmy white]

 

If they can release sea eagles then why not eagle owls ???

 

the reason the rspb can release sea eagles is that they are native to brittain.

 

the rspb dont beleive the eagle owl is native to britain [i wonder why?]  lots of ornithologists disagree with this and reckon they are , but the rspb are the boss :-/

[Guest IB]

 

According to the Scottish gamekeepers ass they also take lamb and carrion  :-/

 

Couple of years back, Landward programme had a snippet on them. Just a passing mention that RSPB? and farmers on Harris? have reached agreement on compensation - farmers tolerate these birds on the Island (not sure which) but they do take lambs, and compensation is paid. Remarked down clubhouse at the time if it applies to lambs and farmers (precedent) should also apply generally to all birds of prey, and costs maybes help get action on pigeon predation?

[Merlin]

The Sea Eagles will only breed close to their hunting grounds,coastal areas,large lakes,Percy can and will breed in all habitat,quarries,tall buildings,even city centres,with all the sky being their hunting area,the Eagle Owl being the supreme predator is the only Natural deterrent to the current existing imbalance in B.O.P. population,this being the reason for the dogged stance by R.S.P.B. European opinion is not so dogged,seeing Eagle Owls as part of aal our heritage.