tiercel Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 Normally they seem to arrive here (West Wales) around about the 3rd week in October. They always seem to time their arrival with the fall of acorns.Three weeks and they have mopped up all the windfall acorns. Then they are gone. I seem to remember TEAL posting about them landing in NI and just standing on the field exhausted. Tried a search but cant find it. Any of the older members remember the post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 I can remember that post post and perhaps Teal can comment again. When I lived in North Kent, the arrival of the Continental pigeons was more noticeable, than it is in the South of the county. Large groups usually started to arrive in mid October, depending upon the weather. It was thought that these birds came from the Scandinavian countries, rather than the near Continent. They appeared to land mainly in Essex and then move over the Thames to North Kent. I think that birds that do land on the South part of Kent, probably move inland quickly, which is why I don't notice a build up in local numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 I remember that post too TC. They could hardly get themselves off the ground at the sound of gunfire If I remember rightly. That must be two years old or so. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiercel Posted September 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 I have found the thread http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ind...wtopic=2350&hl= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMMY Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 Usually arrive Mid December round D & G, but haven't had any big numbers last two years. hammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 I have found the thread http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ind...wtopic=2350&hl= Is it becoming a problem lifting the gun over shoulder height TC LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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