Pole Star Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 (edited) To those interested persons on PW who are interested in BTO ring recoveries , some friends were up wildfowling from Englang in November & they came across a very rotten carcass of a bird of prey which was very badly tangled in a barbed wire fence clearly a collision case & they noticed it had a BTO ring on . The lads were kind enough to send me the details the BTO sent back to them & the Harrier was found 146 days after it was ringed as a nestling in Orkney not that far from were it was found so it just goes to show they are not all victims of illegal persecution ! even though the antis in the RSPB don't like or want to agree with me ! ( that's their fault not mine ! ). This is certainly not the only barbed wire case I know of & I have seen all kinds of birds fall victim to them from Lapwings to Swans ! .So don't forget if you come across any rings BTO or rings from abroad get the ring number off the the British Museum & the you may well find the info they send you back of interest. Now before the trigger happy empty head types pour scorn on me ! just remember King George's saying ( if you know it ) & my interests include the whole country side not just pulling the trigger ! Pole Star ps a wildfowler friend of mine ringed ducks on the Wexford Slobs years ago & they turned up all over the place as far away as Russia Edited December 29, 2012 by Pole Star Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 I am fed up of hearing from bird brains about persecution of birds of prey, no doubt it goes on as there are idiots in all walks of life but the other week in the times their guru was laying it on real thick Kestrels the works (now why on earth anyone might think a kestrel was a threat to game I don't know). I live in the area he mentioned (Bowland) and can tell you the last nesting pair of hen harriers were put off the nest by over enthusiastic birdy nest watchers and non of the keepers I know would touch a harrier not only for the consequences of being caught its just not in the nature of the true custodians most of them are- But its blooming handy for fundraising to make wild accusations to the contrary. The question is never asked why they are on grouse moors not RSPB reserves. Bowland Betty as he called her had telemetry fitted and was found dead with a broken leg on examination metal thought to be lead was found (note not found with a number six- just thought to be lead) now how often do we pick birds with just a single fragment in them? and how many pro- keepers cant shoot straight? I am glad this one was found by wildfowlers and not another bird brain otherwise it might be yet another illegal shooting victim statistic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Are you sure an Italian didn't shoot it & hang it on the fence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Are you sure an Italian didn't shoot it & hang it on the fence :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pole Star Posted December 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Are you sure an Italian didn't shoot it & hang it on the fence I doubt it I know they are being watched with hawk eyes & the landscape in Orkney is devoid of trees & cover ! know what I mean ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pole Star Posted December 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 I am fed up of hearing from bird brains about persecution of birds of prey, no doubt it goes on as there are idiots in all walks of life but the other week in the times their guru was laying it on real thick Kestrels the works (now why on earth anyone might think a kestrel was a threat to game I don't know). I live in the area he mentioned (Bowland) and can tell you the last nesting pair of hen harriers were put off the nest by over enthusiastic birdy nest watchers and non of the keepers I know would touch a harrier not only for the consequences of being caught its just not in the nature of the true custodians most of them are- But its blooming handy for fundraising to make wild accusations to the contrary. The question is never asked why they are on grouse moors not RSPB reserves. Bowland Betty as he called her had telemetry fitted and was found dead with a broken leg on examination metal thought to be lead was found (note not found with a number six- just thought to be lead) now how often do we pick birds with just a single fragment in them? and how many pro- keepers cant shoot straight? I am glad this one was found by wildfowlers and not another bird brain otherwise it might be yet another illegal shooting victim statistic Kent correct me if I am wrong but did a pair of Eagle Owls do in a nesting pair of Hen Harriers in the forest of Bowland ? I do know some where one of the nest cams caught a fox red handed raiding a Hen Harrier nest some were ! or should I say red mouthed ! . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 I doubt it I know they are being watched with hawk eyes & the landscape in Orkney is devoid of trees & cover ! know what I mean ! My reply was in jest buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pole Star Posted December 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 (edited) My reply was in jest buddy So was mine :lol: :lol: ! But mind you they are being watched ! Edited December 29, 2012 by Pole Star Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pole Star Posted December 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 While on the subject of ring recoveries any wildfowlers out there who see geese with orange neck collars do remember that with a good pair of binoculars you should be able to read the 3 registration letters with a little patience & if you pass them on to the BTO they will be of just as much help as leg rings from dead birds . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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