cumbrian top shot Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Just wondering if any of you guys have seen any pink feet about this year already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 october before any proper numbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 forget that one, sept is a flop for most migrants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 I have seem quite a few greys but no pinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumbrian top shot Posted August 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 They can't be far away it will prob depend on the winds that will bring them in, one of my good friends was shooting pinks over decoys in aberdeenshire last year in mid september off strathbeg, can't wait to start seeing an hearing them again an hopefully get a few, not long now until it all starts again so hope every one has good season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowlingmad Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Just been for a look around the marsh i shoot and the only geese i saw were Egyptions!! But there were plenty of mallard about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildfowler12 Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Just saw a skein of about 50 on my way home from work nowhere near my marsh though! That's the first time I've seen anything other than Canada's. Tell a lie, I saw a few greys walking the dog a couple of weeks back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Always around the 20th September,give or take a few days that we see or hear the first.Few lots of resident greys but that's it the now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 just read on another forum that big skeins have been seen flying over the welsh coast and will be heading UP to the solway soon... i think somebody got abit confused in class! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky gipsy Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 20ish of September round here too for the last few years. So lets wait & see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirky Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 First pinks dropped in at Martin mere today, so i have been told. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumbrian top shot Posted August 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Well if thats true its good to hear stirky, one of the things we do is log on to rspb's loch of strathbeg near fraserburgh and they usually post when they start to arrive saying numbers coming in and a rough approx whats roosting on the loch it can get up to 60,000+ at peak times before alot of them start heading south. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirky Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 I had a link last season for montrose basin, if you clicked the link it took you to the live web cams, that was interesting viewing to see what was about and which direction the pinks were heading in the mornings and afternoon feeds. I will try and find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOLLSEYES Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Yep can confirm,Stirky is correct first 20ish pinks arrived at Martin Mere today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirky Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 cheers for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Just saw a skein of about 50 on my way home from work nowhere near my marsh though! That's the first time I've seen anything other than Canada's. Tell a lie, I saw a few greys walking the dog a couple of weeks back. Do you think they would take my dog if I asked them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildfowler12 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Do you think they would take my dog if I asked them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Couldnt resist it mate just waiting for Saturday morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 The first pinks have just reached the N Norfolk Coast with a small skien of 15 seen today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowlingmad Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 The first pinks have just reached the N Norfolk Coast with a small skien of 15 seen today. Fantastic news! Look forward to hearing/seeing some myself, cant wait to get up at 4.15 saterday for my first flight of the season! I made a note of seeing the first skein on the 15th October last season and the 10th October season before that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 (edited) The pinks are a little late this season , I usualy see the first in N Norfolk by the opening day of the season and have shot them by the 5th. By the end of September there can be several thousand present , though last year they were very late arriving in any numbers. Edited September 7, 2012 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodach Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 Starting to see a few skiens and birds feeding on the stubbles now the harvest has started, even saw some Canada yesterday on the fields bordering the Cromarty Firth, usual date for the big squadrons passing over is the third week September, course all depending on the wind direction. Bod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joknob Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 70 pinks heading north over grimsby ?!! 1 hour ago. think they didnt fancy meeting harrycatcat and ayano3 and others. craig........got your mate a bag of 28 bore empties graham,ill drop them in soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 70 pinks heading north over grimsby ?!! 1 hour ago. think they didnt fancy meeting harrycatcat and ayano3 and others. craig........got your mate a bag of 28 bore empties graham,ill drop them in soon. They are safe with me mate I dropped to sleep for a while on the marsh last Saturday morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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