Stue

Loriusgarrulus thank you for the advice its much appricated

Thank you for your warm welcome and advise: (Catamong.... robbiep) These magpies are a real pain, only the other week i saw them surrounding a hedgehog attacking it, ill try and get a call bird either by keep trying or by help and try for a few weeks as i need practice too i suppose in how my process works, catching and killing and looking after my call bird, i was even thinking to get a aviary built so my call bird had somewhere more pleasant to be overnight, not sure if that's a good idea.... Robbiep excellent advise and pdf link was a winner cheers mate.... Kind Regards

Hi Over the last 14 years living in my home in Liverpool ive seen a steady decrease of goldfinches sparrows blackbirds and many other birds, its to the point now where there isn't a blackbird or many other birds in are area, incidentally years ago there wasn't too many magpies about, now from my window alone can count 11, and many more as many as 25 sometimes on the field at the back of the gardens. I've decided after reading about the Larsen traps and the laws in using them decided to buy one and have set it up in the garden. I might have the wrong time of year slightly but iam having a go, iam having a bit of trouble catching my 1st call bird, i even went to the pet shop and and bought a frozen mouse and put it inside but still they wont go for the perch which would release the spring trap. i bought a decoy magpie and put that inside, but they came to eat from garden and took no notice really of it....there very clever lol. Any help or advice would be so appreciated Many Thanks Stu P.S sorry if this has been covered before....