collingbournewood Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 Anyone else noticed or picked up dead pigeons, I am involved in three game shoots and have picked up unmarked dead birds on all three, Hants/Wilts border. I have not noticed this before ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 I have picked up 1000s of dead ones , though mine are not mainly unmarked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 Anyone else noticed or picked up dead pigeons, I am involved in three game shoots and have picked up unmarked dead birds on all three, Hants/Wilts border. I have not noticed this before ? I think JDog posted this before and said it was due to the tannin in the acorns, this could be a cause Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actionpigeons Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 (edited) I think JDog posted this before and said it was due to the tannin in the acorns, this could be a cause As above. However I shoot 100s that fly on with maybe just a cpl of pellets hitting them, I'm sure some will die later with little evidence of being shot. Edited December 16, 2013 by Actionpigeons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchrat Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Sparrow hawks seem to have been taking a toll round here, you can see feathers all around plucking points. One tried to steal a decoy (real bird) from me yesterday too. And yes, I do see some dead biords about but agree with Actionpigeons, you can often see a hit bird fly half a mile then just drop dead. Not all can be retrieved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMcC Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 I have found a few dead in my garden. I have seen a few feeding and their beaks seem to be askew and their crop is to one side and after a couple of days they turn up in my garden dead. There was an article in the Shooting Times last week or the week before about it. There seems to be some unpronounceable disease going around that is killing them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddaftspaniel Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Bird Flu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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