WelshLamb Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 In the last four days, I have walked around every single one of my permissions, and one or two others with some friends, and between us we've barely seen a bird! No pigeons, crows, squirrels... nothing! Even my Nan commented that there seems to be very few song birds about, and that the dawn chorus has been unusually quiet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl1959 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 The farmers ware i shoot are saying they have never seen the numbers of pigeons there is at the moment (HAPPY DAYS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon pete Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 The farmers ware i shoot are saying they have never seen the numbers of pigeons there is at the moment (HAPPY DAYS) we've had it for months loads of blank days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainman_l Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Very quite down here at the present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchie the white hunter Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 264 in the last week over 3 days all your pigeon down south have moved up here cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 1000's down here in Portsmouth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 (edited) 1000's down here in Portsmouth i remember you saying a few months ago that there wasn,t much to go at, just goes to show they can appear from nowhere or from across the channel Edited August 10, 2012 by yickdaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 i remember you saying a few months ago that there wasn,t much to go at, just goes to show they can appear from nowhere or from across the channel Definitely, they do travel about. I would like to tag a few and track their movements, just to see how far and wide they do go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 that would interesting, because i have posted vids on here for a few years of the numbers that are in spain, portugal and they must be coming back from there holidays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicykillgaz Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Sat behind a wood tonight which my usually busiest flight line goes over, 4 hours 1 crow and a rabbit walking back to get picked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillmouse Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 We have pigeons everywhere and nowhere. 20-50 on almost every field and pigeons flighting constantly but nothing to set up on and if you do, its an hour of steadily declining trade as they move on elsewhere. With the rape combining all but complete and the new 54 foot plough and cultivator turning it over in minutes they are getting less and less choice of where to go. Peas which are out of bound to prevent lead shot in the crop (Its a theory) will disapear this week and the stubbles ought to shoot if they are left more than a day. Wheats are stood more or less perfectly and no laid areas to speak of so stubbles going forward to beet or new drillings are going to be the best options in the next month for us. You kind of pray for a massive breakdown on the cultivators so the pigeon can find a stubble long enough to get a shoot off it. 22mm spanner and a torch anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooting Tom Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 pigeons where here last week and went out to find somewhere to shoot today and only a few about maybe we shot them all last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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