sarrowhawk kills again

[frank-123]

again sparrowhawk comes for a vist but this time takes my meally cock son of the bird that was third west section alencon with the snfc a couple of years ago

of all the birds it takes this one

 

i only went to pick my we girl up 8 doors away then staight back this was at 13.00 today my birds  just wont come in after this attack and they are still not in at 18.30

im so *expletive removed* mad

[majorpet]

ever heard of a larson trap.

do you know anyone whose into hunting.

give them a bell

 

majorpet

[frank-123]

never heard of larsen

[majorpet]

never heard of larsen

 

find out from the huntingand fishing brigade

[The White Rapido Man]

a larsen trap is a cage trap wich is commonly used by game keepers to trap corvids..ie crows magpies and jackdaws etc  which themsleves are a threat to small pheasant poults..eggs..and so on..

 

the above mentioned birds are classed as vermin under the wildlife and country act and can be captured legally..................catching birds of prey however is not...and can incurr and heavy fine and indeed imprisonment..........

 

I would be aslo quite carefull how you respond to this on a public open forum also   

 

 

Some deterants do work.......decoy hawks......cd's dangllng in the wind from trees etc.

 

 

Nothing however beats good training.....get your pigeons out for excercise...and back in on command for feed.....if you can get them used to coming in to a whistle or tin rattle then although it will not illiminate all hawk attacks.... butit will help...

 

free flying birds are prone to attack.....not saying this is the case here....just giving a few tips!

[Back garden fancier]

Be careful with Larsen traps, Chap at club had a pigeon in one and ended up in Court. As mentioned before can only be used for magpies crows etc.

[majorpet]

Be careful with Larsen traps, Chap at club had a pigeon in one and ended up in Court. As mentioned before can only be used for magpies crows etc.

 

i was meaning for crows-if another bird entred you would" obviousy"have to release it

 

majorpet

[Guest TAMMY_1]

 

i was meaning for crows-if another bird entred you would" obviousy"have to release it

 

majorpet

 

exactly  ;D ;D

[The White Rapido Man]

 

i was meaning for crows-if another bird entred you would" obviousy"have to release it

 

majorpet

 

 

nicely put!!!!..................in reality though I think you would really struggle to get a birds of prey to entr into one any ;)way

 

[frank-123]

i will try and trap it and then relocate it somewhere else

[shotgun tim]

that would still be against thee law,i wolud just try and shoo it away ;) ;) ;)i would stop this thread before it gets some people in bother!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[frank-123]

true tim

thanks for everyone's help on this matter

[me]

again sparrowhawk comes for a vist but this time takes my meally cock son of the bird that was third west section alencon with the snfc a couple of years ago

of all the birds it takes this one

 

i only went to pick my we girl up 8 doors away then staight back this was at 13.00 today my birds  just wont come in after this attack and they are still not in at 18.30

im so *expletive removed* mad

 

Its the time of the year when your birds should not be out pm at all if you have to get them out for some reason like to settle late breds then stand guard over them.

 

If you want to get them out do it first thing then back in and fed for the day.

 

Sparrowhawks generally strike early afternoon and of course as the daylight slips away the earlier they will try to make a strike.

 

 

[frank-123]

thanks me

i just hope i get them in quickly in the morning as they have been out all night

[me]

thanks me

i just hope i get them in quickly in the morning as they have been out all night

 

All the best Bart lets home they sit tight on a roof and keep out of danger and you get them in first light safe and sound.

 

 

[majorpet]

that would still be against thee law,i wolud just try and shoo it away ;) ;) ;)i would stop this thread before it gets some people in bother!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

why you going to say something

 

majorpet

[mickmcgrevy]

Leave the carcass where it left it.    IT WILL COME BACK FOR IT AND THEN???????

[Guest]

Leave the carcass where it left it.    IT WILL COME BACK FOR IT AND THEN???????

 

From others experiences and those posted on the forum, guaranteed another visit next day around same time. If your birds are still out tonight, Bart, need to get them in quickish first thing tomorrow, and keep them in for a couple of days. Hope things go OK and good luck.

[DOVEScot]

Seen one today, first in a long time, it flew right over and Polly says she saw the same bird, and it just flew over her area as well

Must have had a good feed some place else, thats their young reared on small animals and now looking for bigger prey to feed on  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

[Guest]

Be careful with Larsen traps, Chap at club had a pigeon in one and ended up in Court. As mentioned before can only be used for magpies crows etc.

 

Need a licence; only allowed a corvid in bottom part,  and only corvids allowed to be trapped in the top part. Caught with any other bird in either part of the trap and you may well need £5000 to cover your next bill.

[DOVEScot]

 

Need a licence; only allowed a corvid in bottom part,  and only corvids allowed to be trapped in the top part. Caught with any other bird in either part of the trap and you may well need £5000 to cover your next bill.

 

What's a corvid????

[Guest]

 

What's a corvid????

 

Any member of the crow family - crow, magpie etc.

[majorpet]

 

All the best Bart lets home they sit tight on a roof and keep out of danger and you get them in first light safe and sound.

 

 

the situation is completely out of hand due to the R>S>B>B>intrducing more and more raptors and getting them put on the endangered list.

everyone with half an ounce of common sense and a pair of eyes can see for themselves that they are everywhere and not at all endangered.

i dont condone it, but i can forsee people taking the law into their own hands now and in the future.

remember the poll tax,they did it then, which in turn lead to the demise of maggie.

there are still millions of pounds of unpaid poll tax to be collected but now it is cheaper to write it off rather than chase it up.

basically the more people there are to chase up,the more likelyhood they wont bother

 

majorpet

 

 

 

 

[frank-123]

thanks bruno will be up first light to get them in

 

heh dovescot you better watch out it

this same bird was on top of my loft two sundays ago lucky there were no birds out

then about a week ago it tried to take my blue pied but i managed to save it

then a week later it strikes again you can see the result

im sure it was looking around to see how it could strike

 

[jimmy white]

best of luck bart   ,, same here at the moment,, a bad time for them is now,