Anyone got any Parakeet Decoys?

[Blunderbuss]

Story here

[libs]

What ever you do, make sure there dead before you try to pick em up. That beak has a whole load of chomping power..... so I am told.

[kdubya]

UKshootwarehouse are offering 10% discount on these latest deeks FUPS ( fold up parrots) ask for will and say whose a pretty boy to get the discount

 

KW

 

 

http://www.sillyjokes.co.uk/wacky/props/parrot.html

[webber]

At last some common sence. Lets hope that N E get on a role, maybe we can look forward to seeing badgers on the list!

 

I won't hold my breath.

 

webber

[BSA-airgunner]

is it APRIL

[Baldrick]

Nope, it's not April. Green parakeets really are to be put on the General Licence. And anyone living on the edge of any of the London parks, could have some astonishing sport with a Hushpower. The trees outside my old flat next to Battersea Park used to play host to literally hundreds of those squawking green ****.

 

Webber, I think you and I are likely to remain disappointed for quite some time, re badgers. I don't see the Badger Act being repealed at any point soon.

Edited October 1, 2009 by Baldrick

[Billy.]

Roll on starlings to be added again

 

 

 

 

 

...I wish!

Edited October 1, 2009 by harfordwmj

[HW682]

Summary of changes published on NE website:

Link

 

Summary of Decisions and Changes to be implemented in 2010

 

1. Ring-necked, monk parakeets, Canada geese and Egyptian geese will be added to the licence for conserving wild birds.

 

2. Ring-necked and monk parakeet will be added to the licence for preventing serious damage to crops.

 

3. Monk parakeet will be added to the licence for preserving public health or public safety.

 

4. Great black-backed gull will, in future, only be listed on the air safety licence, while the Herring Gull will be listed on the air safety licence and, for egg and nest destruction only, on the public health and public safety licence.

 

5. The trapping and release of house sparrow, starling, robin and blackbird will be included on a new public health and public safety licence available to food production and handling premises.

 

6. Licences will include additional guidance referring statutory bodies to their obligations in respect to protected sites.

 

7. The licensing regime will operate in line with the GB Non-native Species Framework Strategy, which will include adopting a presumption to support or facilitate the control of non-native species.

 

8. Licences for the sale of live and dead birds will be consolidated so that there is only one licence each. Ringing requirements will remain unchanged at present.

 

9. We have reduced the number of species for which individual sales licences must be sought. We have concluded that, in most cases, simply regulating sales of legally held captive-bred specimens will not help us address the problems caused by invasive non-native species.

 

10. We have decided against changing the rules on sales of dead barnacle goose and white-fronted goose (Greenland race): individual licences will continue to be needed.

 

11. Natural England will provide explicit guidance on what constitutes 'documentary evidence' in respect to sales of wild birds.

 

12. A number of measures are proposed to improve user awareness of terms and conditions of licences, and;

 

13. In response to suggestions from stakeholders a number of additional changes are to be made to the licences now, while other suggestions merit consideration in a future review of licences.

 

Natural England has published a summary of the responses together with its decisions. Draft versions of the revised licences, which will come into force on 1 January 2010, have been published on the Natural England website to allow licence users time to familiarise themselves with the changes.

[webber]

Baldrick

 

We can dream.

 

webber

[Greymaster]

Apparently a new batch is out now and is rumoured to be based on this character. The decoy noise sounds like a raspberry!

 

[markbivvy]

The British Pest Control Association suggested that this is a good opportunity to introduce a

system permitting only professionally-qualified individuals to act under the general licences.

 

now this is new.

wonder what else they have in mind for professional pest controlers.

[kdubya]

The British Pest Control Association suggested that this is a good opportunity to introduce a

system permitting only professionally-qualified individuals to act under the general licences.

 

now this is new.

wonder what else they have in mind for professional pest controlers.

 

 

lets think, erm pigeon! fox! rabbit! crow! oh hang on thats me sport scuppered

 

KW

[HW682]

check out note m) of the new draft licences....

 

edited to move this to a new thread.

Edited October 1, 2009 by HW682

[markbivvy]

lets think, erm pigeon! fox! rabbit! crow! oh hang on thats me sport scuppered

 

KW

 

not if you do the course mate.

 

Start Date Course Cost for Members Cost for Non Members

06/10/2009 Stored Product Insect Inspection and Control £155 £180

17/11/2009 Urban Bird Control & Management £290 £345

02/12/2009 Safe & Effective Use of Air Weapons £150 £150

13/12/2009 General Pest Control £820 £985

16/12/2009 Insect Identification £155 £180

11/03/2010 So you want to be a Field Biologist? £160 £185

21/03/2010 General Pest Control £840 £995

24/03/2010 Insect Identification £160 £185

13/04/2010 Urban Bird Control & Management £295 £350

17/05/2010 5 Day Fumigation Course £830 £1020

05/09/2010 General Pest Control £840 £995

08/09/2010 Insect Identification £160 £185

16/09/2010 So you want to be a Field Biologist? £160 £185

16/11/2010 Urban Bird Control & Management £295 £350

12/12/2010 General Pest Control £840 £995

15/12/2010 Insect Identification £160 £185

[RossEM]

4. Great black-backed gull will, in future, only be listed on the air safety licence, while the Herring Gull will be listed on the air safety licence and, for egg and nest destruction only, on the public health and public safety licence.

 

***?! Surely these are serious pests?!

[Ferret Master]

Roll on starlings to be added again

 

 

 

 

 

...I wish!

I quite like them.

 

FM

[markbivvy]

The British Pest Control Association observed that the proofing, scaring and hygiene techniques

usually negate the need to take/kill Herring Gulls in the majority of circumstances. They further

suggested that only those holding a professional qualification should be permitted to take action.

 

looks like things are going to get a lot worse.

[Heladoxa]

I quite like starlings, too

[TonySmith]

4. Great black-backed gull will, in future, only be listed on the air safety licence, while the Herring Gull will be listed on the air safety licence and, for egg and nest destruction only, on the public health and public safety licence.

 

***?! Surely these are serious pests?!

 

Yes they are, especially on Land Fill sites in close proximity to major airports, which is something I am involved in.

[Baldrick]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/envi...icle6857722.ece

[Ozzy Fudd]

I quite like starlings, too

 

me too, you can normally bring two or three down with a single shot, really helps out the shot/hit ratio at the end of the day

[MM]

i only mentioned this to unclemicky the other day. i need to make some friends down south

[Dunkield]

MM there are millions, litteraly of them down here.

Luckily they seem to have stopped about 5 miles away from us, but the trees in my parents garden goes green if they put bird food out.

I'll tell the old man get the Meteor out and stock up on Trill

[MM]

MM there are millions, litteraly of them down here.

Luckily they seem to have stopped about 5 miles away from us, but the trees in my parents garden goes green if they put bird food out.

I'll tell the old man get the Meteor out and stock up on Trill

 

 

does your dad have a spare room?

 

edit to mention that parakeets are VERY edible. there was a recipe in one of this months mags. think it was The Field.

Edited October 2, 2009 by MM

[kdubya]

here we are parrot pie no less ( the pirate version makes into pieces of eight)

 

http://www.yumyum.com/recipe.htm?ID=6340

 

 

KW