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With very little success over the winter rape in Herefordshire during Dec & Jan ,to the point where I packed up sticks after an hour or so with two or three birds in the bag, they suddenly started to decoy from the middle of Feb onwards & I've had half a dozen sessions where the bag has been in the 50's &60's.It's strange how they suddenly 'Switch on'.The birds have been about in large flocks all the time and the birds I've shot have all been in good condition;My weak theory is that the rate at which they lose body fat/condition in the winter depends on the ambient temperatures,and that it's only when their condition gets marginal that they spend more time on the ground feeding than in the trees.The need to put on body fat for breeding may also play a role?Prolonged mild winter weather would then allow them to survive for longer without intensive feeding & when they do get onto the rape it has poor nutritional value & they have to do catchup? I'lll get my coat. This clip was in early March I think -of course not expecting much my battery was not fully charged & soon ran out.I think I picked up 44?
