bikemad24 Posted May 25, 2013 Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 out shooting around the farm today and a few of the crows looked alot bigger than there mates. i put a rabbit i shot in the morning at the bottom of a field and built a hide but decided only to shoot magpies as i could not tell if the crows were ravens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGEvans Posted May 25, 2013 Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 Pretty common buddy.Much heavier set with bolder beaks.As well as crows and ravens you have jackdaws plus few others in the mix too.Ravens can be taught to speak pretty well too.Clever birds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Much more common than they used to be. In flight they look different, not only in size but they have a distinctive diamond shaped tail. Also they have a deep croaking call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Where are you guys, I've never seen a Raven round these parts. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 I was just about to ask the same question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGEvans Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Sunny South Wales.Very common on the Western end of the Brecon Beacons near me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve0146 Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Loads near me in Devon. Can be seen flying upside down, which is impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Lots around here in Cornwall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pykie Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Literally hundreds here in Devon. Look like a bomber plane when they swoop into your pattern so easy to distinguish between them and the legal corvids. Some a much bigger than a buzzard around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Only time I've ever seen one was at the Tower of London! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Only time I've ever seen one was at the Tower of London! ...the size of chickens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 I'm near the south coast so there are lots of nesting places along the chalk cliffs. When I was a kid I would never see them anywhere around here but recently I'm seeing more and more. In fact on Friday I took the dog for a walk along the cliffs and spend a happy half hour watching ravens and a pair of peregrins that are nesting there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twitchynik Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Only time I've ever seen one was at the Tower of London!Didn't you see them in Croatia when we were up in the hills? Admittedly they were flying but it still counts! Not only do you hear their croaking call but also their wings beating. Impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGEvans Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Thought I was one of the only people that appreciated them.Nice to read others are impressed too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 True, ok only time I've seen in the UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aister Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 We have a lot of them here in Shetland, there has been a huge increase in numbers over the last 10 years. They have never been much of a problem till lately, I suppose growing numbers mean more bellies to fill. A farmer near me has just been granted a license to shoot ravens as he has just lost two calves to ravens. Beautiful bird and extremely clever but its the same as anything else they can become a problem when the numbers get too high. One morning last season I was sitting on the edge of a barley stubble waiting for mallard and between first light and when fowl started moving I counted 367 ravens that were coming out of the cliffs and heading east over the top of me, the were still passing over me once I started shooting but I lost count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepasty Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 loads here in sw cornwall, their aerobatics can be very impressive.... awesome birds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 See them regularly here but not what I would call loads of them. Buzzards outnumber them by 5:1 at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobydog Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Got quite a lot on shoot in North Wales, S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikemad24 Posted May 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 il have to be careful then. thanks for the reply's. i wonder how many young ravens are accidentally shot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Impressive bird but I don't like them! They unzip new born lambs in a flash and take a ewe's eyes when they are stuck on their side. The general licence needs updating in my opinion! U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccles Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Loads around mid Wales,far to many 1 farmer i was talking to the other week from Caersws nr Newtown had lost over 70 lambs this year. Easy to tell difference fully grown one's larger than Carrions and rooks,Diamond shape tail as man on earlier post said. Call is a lot different to,carrion caw caw, raven more of a kak kak way the fly also more swooping followed by kak kak,spot them miles off,then iv'e seen plenty of them. To a new shooter must be hard to tell,so don't shoot crows until you can tell the difference or you might find your licence gone as they are protected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 They`re nesting in the suburban outskirts of Portsmouth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimh Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 we have them, Woodstock, Oxfordshire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codling99 Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 plenty around me including anesting pair about 400 yds from my house,noisy beggars at first light,so tempting when i can see them sat on ledge of cliff from window lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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