GRamsay Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 SNH , Very nearly have robins on GL For next year ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 really ...even if they are, i cant imagine anyone shooting them unless you really had a 'need' (not sure what that would be.. perhaps the grinch!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I read this too ... and I really can't understand why on earth they would even be considered for going on the GL. I mean, are there areas of the country with millions of them causing trouble, predating crops ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRNDL Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 ??? I would have seaguls over robins ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulpicide Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 They keep invading my Christmas cards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Does anyone have a link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-20607051 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeredup Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 ??? I would have seaguls over robins ??? yup herring gulls need to be on this not robins lol!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRamsay Posted December 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I read this too ... and I really can't understand why on earth they would even be considered for going on the GL. I mean, are there areas of the country with millions of them causing trouble, predating crops ? I Agree With You, I Think Who ever Thought This One Out Needs A HARD KICK UP THE ***** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Funker Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I can't imagine anyone ever needing or wanting to shoot a Robin? I love watching them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 crickey,there would be nothing left to eat if it was controlled with a 12 bore :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxtond Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 the only time i have tried to shoot a robin was with my nikon when a pair were sitting on my rods when out fishing. not quick enough though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Santa wont be too happy. I hear they are his messengers ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerettaSV10 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I can't imagine anyone ever needing or wanting to shoot a Robin? I love watching them. :good: If I ever get around to pest control, the Robin is one bird that I would never want or need to shoot and very nice to watch. They are pretty rare around me, only seen one or 2 this year, crappy pigeons and seagulls are a right pain in the backside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiedenny Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 has anyone ever seen more than two in the same place at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbust Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I have them in the garden regular and would not want to shoot them even though they do give the other birds a real hard time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 ...even if they are, i cant imagine anyone shooting them unless you really had a 'need' (not sure what that would be.. perhaps the grinch!) You're kidding, if they were on GL you'd have people on here calling them vermin and calling for them all to be shot as " nasty vicious red-breasted murderers...." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibspoon Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I'd rather shoot a kitten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parapilot Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I wouldn't shoot them, nice to see sitting on fence on a winter morning. Gulls and cormrads for me please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Anybody shoots a robin around here and their gun will be placed where it hurts. You are a social outcast for doing it and always have been Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb403 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 has anyone ever seen more than two in the same place at the same time. A birder (apparently they're different to twitchers...?) friend of mine told me they're very territorial so you very unlikely to see more than a pair anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 That's just it : I know this was Scotland, rather than England or Wales, but even so. I've spent winters up in Scotland. Seen nestboxes where whole extended groups of crested tits have frozen to death due to the cold. I can't for the life of me imagine that robins have it any easier than any other small songbirds in the harsh weather you can get up there. That's why it boggles the mind even more. I mean, just what damage can a few ... or even a few hundred robins cause. It's not like they are big enough to attack pheasants away from the feeders, not like they carry away salmon from fish farms (unless they've gotten real inventive, and helium balloons), they don't take crops or freshly seeded areas like pigeons would do. I can't think of a single reason why they would be considered for going on the GL. Can anyone ? Please enlighten me, if so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I'd rather shoot a kitten. A far better meal, if you don't tell your guests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy Holt Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 A birder (apparently they're different to twitchers...?) friend of mine told me they're very territorial so you very unlikely to see more than a pair anywhere. The 7 I seen together today at the farm couldnt have read that book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Robins can be very territorial, especially the males in breeding season. However, in winter, they are a lot more likely to group together more often. Going from distant memory here, but I seem to recall the RSPB counting 30-odd flying into one nesting box a number of years ago in cold weather to roost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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