mark@mbb Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 I was coming down the lane today and there was a buzzard hopping along the lane so i picked it up put it in the front of my van and brought it home i can only assume it was feeding on a roadkill pheasant and something walloped it so i have put the pheasant and the buzzard in a pen is it illegal to let them go if it recovers or does anybody want to adopt it Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason kaye Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 I was coming down the lane today and there was a buzzard hopping along the lane so i picked it up put it in the front of my van and brought it home i can only assume it was feeding on a roadkill pheasant and something walloped it so i have put the pheasant and the buzzard in a pen is it illegal to let them go if it recovers or does anybody want to adopt it Mark No Mark it's not illegal to release it if it recovers as it is not vermin(others may think otherwise)but I would give DEFRA or natural england (or whatever it's now called) a ring and explain whats happened ,just to cover yourself,and good luck with the poor fella. Jase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 How's the pheasant doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tod Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 maybe ring the RSPB, i have picked a few sparrowhawks up over the years that have been clipped by cars and they have always come and picked them up and released them as near to where they were found if they recovered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Is there a bird sanctuary near you, or someone who handles birds of prey? They/he may be able to give you advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 But what about the pheasant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds chimp Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 But what about the pheasant it did not read the green cross code at school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 be very careful in this situation, call the RSPCA or a local raptor center and report it at the least. Otherwise you have a protected species there and were it to die and be found in the pen then all sense seems to go out of the window Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark@mbb Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Sad news the pheasant has gone must of flew away but left a few feathers behind i shot a couple of large rats last night for it i let it out this afternoon and it flew about 100yds and landed i walked over to it and picked it up again it isnt right yet but it seems to be getting better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryle Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 al4x is right. Dont get caught with a dead buzzard in your pen. Even if you intended to aid the bird, the tables may be turned on you. I once found a dead kestrel near a pen on mine. I was very cautious about approaching it and looked around a but first incase somebody was filming me (it does go on) and trying to frame me. Upon picking it up there was not a mark on it. It was the closesr id been to a kestrel and could not believe just how small it was! I then buried the bird away from the pen. Same thing happened last year, I found a dead tawny owl in the garden, he was right underneath the electric cables, dead and unmarked. The only thing I could put his death down to was electric shock, if thats possible. Again I buried this bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee-kinsman Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 (edited) It's illegal to keep it or give it to someone else to keep.. You need to report it to the DoE, or a rescue organisation. If you want to feed it don't give it bacon or sausage or any processed meat. It will be safe to give it minced beef, chopped pigeon, rabbit. chicken. If it can't fly 100yds it will probably struggle with a rat that it has to pull apart itself. Edited November 22, 2012 by lee-kinsman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P~MX Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 are Buzzards a native bird to this country ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2sledge Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 dont feed the bird on shot rats or pigeon as any lead will sone kill a bird of prey go to the pet shop and get some day old chicks and rats all frozzen it will probely eat 4/5 day old chicks OR a rat or p/m me your no and have a chat as i am in warrington chicks rats etc is what we feed hawks on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actionpigeons Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 (edited) are Buzzards a native bird to this country ? !!!? and this fella shoots Edited December 2, 2012 by Actionpigeons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 (edited) are Buzzards a native bird to this country ? Yes. Quite a few think that historically they played a role in causing the unicorn to become extinct in UK. Reason for edit: speeling mysstacke Edited December 2, 2012 by 39TDS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pole Star Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Yes. Quite a few think that historically they played a role in causing the unicorn to become extinct in UK. Reason for edit: speeling mysstacke Poor Unicorn ! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewluke Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 No Mark it's not illegal to release it if it recovers as it is not vermin(others may think otherwise)but I would give DEFRA or natural england (or whatever it's now called) a ring and explain whats happened ,just to cover yourself,and good luck with the poor fella. Jase. stoats,weasels,foxes etc are classed as vermin and it's legal to re-release these,it's against the law to re-release non native species which have been caught/trapped such as grey squirrels, andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pole Star Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 I was coming down the lane today and there was a buzzard hopping along the lane so i picked it up put it in the front of my van and brought it home i can only assume it was feeding on a roadkill pheasant and something walloped it so i have put the pheasant and the buzzard in a pen is it illegal to let them go if it recovers or does anybody want to adopt it Mark Not a hundred percent sure what the law is regarding injured wild birds but some years back I think you had to inform the DOE now DEFRA that you had the sick or injured bird in your possession ? best give DEFRA a call any way just to keep your self in the clear . I have often picked up owls from the middle of country roads which I am sure have just been hit by car wind screens & what I did was put them in a card board box with some straw in the bottom & & put them some where warm & dark . The next day they had come back to full life so I just took them back to where I found them the next evening & just opened the box & let them jump out under their own time & watch them fly off . Always check the birds breast bone if the bird is under weight it feel very skinny so that will mean the bird has no fed for some time & may die on you very quickly if it is not fed . If you know any Falconers near you give them a call as they will know how to handle buzz . Pole Star Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P~MX Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 !!!? and this fella shoots seems you can't ask a genuine question on here now without some no all tryin to be a smart ******** ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pole Star Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 (edited) seems you can't ask a genuine question on here now without some no all tryin to be a smart ******** ! Yes buzzards are native to Britain P~MX & they are a protected bird so for God sake don't take pot shots at em coz that will drop you right in the brown stuff ! even though some don't believe it ! Hope that is the answer you wanted . Regards Pole Star Edited December 8, 2012 by Pole Star Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark@mbb Posted December 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Well i fed this buzzard for 10 days and it ate pheasants cats and anything else i found on the lanes i open the pen door it cowered on the foor i picked it up and the bloody thing stuck two talons into my hand i wanted to neck it there and then i put it on the pen roof after a struggle and 5 mins after if flew away into the trees to get mobbed by the crows that never appear when i have my rifle out I rang defra and the rspb and sent them emails over this bird a week ago and none off them have been back in touch The story ends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pole Star Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Well i fed this buzzard for 10 days and it ate pheasants cats and anything else i found on the lanes i open the pen door it cowered on the foor i picked it up and the bloody thing stuck two talons into my hand i wanted to neck it there and then i put it on the pen roof after a struggle and 5 mins after if flew away into the trees to get mobbed by the crows that never appear when i have my rifle out I rang defra and the rspb and sent them emails over this bird a week ago and none off them have been back in touch The story ends Well that is typical of gov departments& the RSPB ! you should have told em you thought it had been shot ! then they would have been straight out :lol: ! That's why I treat them my self & say nothing !. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P~MX Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Yes buzzards are native to Britain P~MX & they are a protected bird so for God sake don't take pot shots at em coz that will drop you right in the brown stuff ! even though some don't believe it ! Hope that is the answer you wanted . Regards Pole Star Thank you, I trust you are bein serious here, I was told a while back by a RSPB supporter that they weren't native to this country so he' puts doubts in my mind, he knows I shoot game and he doesn't like it so I think he was just tryin to wind me cause I said we'd about 6 around our pheasants and some of them needed shot ( i was windin him) many years ago I saw one shot by someone on a grouse moor and it wasn't dead but it was and I could see it's heart beatin and remember thinkin what a waste of a beautiful bird - but that was then and now the country is full of the ******* although I still wouldn't shoot one . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 oh god. Saw one shot on a grouse moor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P~MX Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 oh god. Saw one shot on a grouse moor? frig thats 2 shot on moors ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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