BRAD1927 Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Well all but 2 of my fields have been cut over the last 5 days normally see 200 - 300 birds on them but not seen anything but the odd 1, flight lines have gone the lot. Any suggestions? been waiting all year for the harvest I'm gutted. Failing that does anyone have a day out in the wiltshire area this week to ease my pain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Keep looking, they are probably spread over all the fields that have been harvested. As the Farmer starts discing them in the birds get more concentrated, you will start to see them more then. In my area the best stubbles seem to always be the wheat and thats a couple of weeks off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAD1927 Posted August 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 They have cut all the rape and wheat just got 1 field left with strangley barley which is late being cut so hopefully in the next day or 2. To say i'm gutted is an understatement. Been looking around the local area to see if they are on other fields but its like a ghost town. Seems very very weird/starnge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Have patience. Pigeons sometimes take a while to get onto stubble especially as there is so much about at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanl50 Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Keep looking, they are probably spread over all the fields that have been harvested. As the Farmer starts discing them in the birds get more concentrated, you will start to see them more then. In my area the best stubbles seem to always be the wheat and thats a couple of weeks off. Have patience. Pigeons sometimes take a while to get onto stubble especially as there is so much about at the moment. Im shooting some of barley stubble but probaly having just as much luck at the moment on the muck heaps, but as above it will come good. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawntredder Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 there hasn't been much activity on farms I shoot for past 3 months,they have just started to harvest barley and tha ev'were..so am down morra to plug a few Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepasty Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 same problem here, they have too much choice, shoot on one field and they fly to another. We've had a couple good days but its mostly frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAD1927 Posted August 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 Well been for a look araound again today for a couple of hours and seen a total of 2 birds over 5 fields. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchrat Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Well all but 2 of my fields have been cut over the last 5 days normally see 200 - 300 birds on them but not seen anything but the odd 1, flight lines have gone the lot. Any suggestions? been waiting all year for the harvest I'm gutted. Failing that does anyone have a day out in the wiltshire area this week to ease my pain? Stubbles are not all they are made out to be if no grain is lost, modern combines are too good. Try finding grain left behind - very little usually. Have patience. Pigeons sometimes take a while to get onto stubble especially as there is so much about at the moment. If there's any grain lost...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchrat Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Keep looking, they are probably spread over all the fields that have been harvested. As the Farmer starts discing them in the birds get more concentrated, you will start to see them more then. In my area the best stubbles seem to always be the wheat and thats a couple of weeks off. They've been cutting wheat for a week up here - no interest!! Strangely, a rough discing seems to help sometimes. Is this because the chaff cutters cover most lost grain (Pigeons can't/don't scratch) and a roughing up actually exposes more food for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepasty Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 plenty of left overs in the stubble around here, the birds just arent interested.... yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Still wiating for the birds to show much interest, Rape is all down on some farms and not even started on others. No barley cut yet and no wheat cut either! The good days can't be far away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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