Lloyd90 Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 Was down the permission today with the land manager, he'd seen aload of woodcock on the land and we walked down for a look, as going a bunch of them flew up and spun around, I fired and missed and then dropped one. The manager says its a woodcock and I thought it was aswell until I noticed the beak wasnt very long at all Bit worried now! Any ideas guys ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angrymallard Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 golden plover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab10 Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 golden plover i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted December 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 It would seem it is a Golden Plover, I cant find much info on them Do you eat them or what ? lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angrymallard Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 yes you should eat it, they are a very tastey bird to eat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted December 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 oohh good Any tips on cooking ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 Is indeed a golden plover....lucky there in season....Shouldn't really be shooting at birds your unsure of.....lucky this time...could quite easily been a protected species..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushpower Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 yep golden plover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted December 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 Is indeed a golden plover....lucky there in season....Shouldn't really be shooting at birds your unsure of.....lucky this time...could quite easily been a protected species..... yes I do know :( It was honestly mistaken for a woodcock by a newbie! Dont say you've never ever made a mistake. Been plucked and gutted Will eat it tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 Golden eagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted December 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 Golden eagle I think if you fired 6s at one of them it would just **** it off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P~MX Posted December 7, 2010 Report Share Posted December 7, 2010 (edited) yeah it's a Goldie alright, I once shot a woodcock with a short beak just about the size of the beak of your plover, Very rarely will you see more than two or three woodcock flush at once from the same place, three is the most ever I've seen, when you said you saw a whole bunch of them flush my mind went into over drive good shooting all the same - I hope you let us know how it tasted f3 Edited December 7, 2010 by f3x3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 You got lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rascal_2005 Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Golden eagle made me spit my tea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_commoner Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 any one ever tried eating golden eagle ? tastes a bit like swan :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glensman Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 any one ever tried eating golden eagle ? tastes a bit like swan :yp: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 :lol: wouldn't fancy eating the one they found in county tyrone this week. Full of pesticides apparently. The golden plover is very tasty though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoTshoT-16 Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 any one ever tried eating golden eagle ? tastes a bit like swan :yp: :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P~MX Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 (edited) wouldn't fancy eating the one they found in county tyrone this week. Full of pesticides apparently. The golden plover is very tasty though. Looks like someone thought we've enough birds of pray in NI Anyway If it was realised in the South whats to say it wasn't poisoned there and then flew across the border Edited December 8, 2010 by f3x3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirky Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 What a good idea!!!!, shoot it then identify it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight32 Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Is indeed a golden plover....lucky there in season....Shouldn't really be shooting at birds your unsure of.....lucky this time...could quite easily been a protected species..... He would look nice in a set of wellington boots would'nt he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
left & right Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Rare them round where i shoot i have never even seen one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulpicide Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 Many moons ago one of the dealers in the OLD Glasgow fishmarket I think it was wotherspoons had a standing offer to swap a Christmas TURKEY for a Golden Plover I had some on one of the farms I shoot but I never managed to get one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesLeic Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 Many moons ago one of the dealers in the OLD Glasgow fishmarket I think it was wotherspoons had a standing offer to swap a Christmas TURKEY for a Golden Plover I had some on one of the farms I shoot but I never managed to get one Nice offer that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 about ten year ago a big flock came over the top of me on the mudflats. I put three barrels into them and picked up 13. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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