paulthekiller Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 (edited) ***UPDATE*** 7th January 2010 In Scotland a statutory order suspending the shooting of wildfowl and waders took effect from 00:01 am on Tuesday 5th January. The suspension could last for 14 days but should be reviewed after seven days if conditions improve. The Northern Ireland Environment Agency has temporarily suspended the shooting of waterfowl (ducks, geese and waders) from 8am on Thursday 7th January. England and Wales stand on day six of continuous severe weather, according to jointly agreed criteria and data supplied by the meteorological office. BASC is calling for voluntary restraint to be exercised immediately where local conditions merit it. It is important to be on the lookout for unusual movement of birds, or birds in poor condition. Individuals, clubs and syndicates should then take decisions at a local level. Bear in mind that snow-covered ground will create welfare problems for birds. A list of species covered by protection orders can be found in the guidance below. Game birds are not affected, but the shooting of reared duck is prohibited during the suspension. The purpose of the suspension of shooting these species is to provide waterfowl with extra protection and minimum disturbance during the prolonged cold spell, which makes feeding and conserving energy difficult for the birds. BASC also urges all other users of wetland areas such as dog walkers, bird watchers and walkers to do what they can to minimise disturbance until conditions improve. Please also check for updates on the situation, and encourage other shooters to do so as well. Ducks: mallard (including reared mallard), teal, wigeon, pintail, tufted duck, pochard, shoveler, gadwall, goldeneye, scaup (NI) Geese: greylag, pink-footed, white-fronted, Canada Waders: golden plover, woodcock, snipe, curlew (NI) Others: moorhen and coot Game birds are not affected, but reared duck are included. Edited January 7, 2010 by paulthekiller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjimmer Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 (edited) Unless the cold weather improves(higher temperatures forcast for Sunday), England and Wales will be affected by a cold weather ban on wildfowl shooting from next Saturday. We might not be able to have a coot drive this year. Edited January 8, 2010 by rjimmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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