chipper Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 Aint been out for a while to recce the fields, had a farmer text me to say there were hundreds of pigeons daily hitting one of his fields near Tenbury, Worcs. Managed to pop over with the binos this morning and the farmer wasnt telling porkies, the field was grey with the blighters. More than 500+, not including their mates sat in the trees. How are pigeon numbers building up in your area, or is this just a rare gathering this time of year ? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essex Keeper Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 When I'm out and about I'm seeing BIG numbers on the rape from kent to north essex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 Aint been out for a while to recce the fields, had a farmer text me to say there were hundreds of pigeons daily hitting one of his fields near Tenbury, Worcs. Managed to pop over with the binos this morning and the farmer wasnt telling porkies, the field was grey with the blighters. More than 500+, not including their mates sat in the trees. How are pigeon numbers building up in your area, or is this just a rare gathering this time of year ? Cheers I would say that it is far from rare to see a flock of pigeons that size at this time of year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 The famous steveyg and I saw one lot of 500 and another lot of 300 today. Most escaped unharmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose man Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 When I'm out and about I'm seeing BIG numbers on the rape from kent to north essex Was out today on a recce around Kent /Sussex border , more on the Kent side to be fair there was thousands on the last of the cut maize ..shooting tomorrow (sat).should be interesting .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 6, 2015 Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 saw a flock of 250-300 today briefly flitting around a slashed cover crop..they stayed about 10 mins and then dissapeared... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganton Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 Very quite at the moment, got quite a few crows about though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 Very quiet in North Somerset. Plenty of crows though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick morton Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 The numbers have been building up over the last weeks, Areas covered are Huntingdon to kings lynn across to stamford cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 Local numbers are down compared with a month ago. North Suffolk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 (edited) We may have some of yours Gandalf. There have been very few pigeons in mid N Norfolk ( away from the coast ) all winter , its been so poor that I have not even had the decoys out until yesterday. I only had 4 , but thats without a magnet ( got to buy a new one as the old one has died ) . This week quite a few more seem to be showing up. Nothing special, but I found several lots up to 200 on rape over the past two days. Tonight will be the time to see whats realy about with the first roost shooting evening stiring everything up. Edited February 7, 2015 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinribz Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 Lots of pigeons in southeast kent big flocks on most rape fields and some very big flocks 500-1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBS Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 Thousands around here hitting different blocks of rape daily, as per usual rape shooting they are there one minute and gone the next, easiest way of of picking up a decent bag is in the roosting woods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipper Posted February 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 heck, and there i was thinkin 500 was a big number...(need to get out more) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougall Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 went out with WIll Beasley yesterday....must have been 3000+.......got an hour of action then very quiet so Oxordshire/Aylesbury tons about on the rape...as always though really tough to get 'em to consistently decoy when so much rape around......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 (edited) Very poor roost shooting tonight . In a wood i would expect to shoot 20-40 birds , tonight just 6 shots for 2 pigeons and a crow and hardly saw 30 birds. Edited February 7, 2015 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Very poor roost shooting tonight . In a wood i would expect to shoot 20-40 birds , tonight just 6 shots for 2 pigeons and a crow and hardly saw 30 birds. Sounds like we were in the same wood " anser2 " , without doubt the worse first afternoon roost shooting for a few years , dull , fairly cold and no amount of pigeons came in , did shoot 4 but they have moved out over the past two weeks of cold weather ..,... never mind at least we had a go . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose man Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Was out today on a recce around Kent /Sussex border , more on the Kent side to be fair there was thousands on the last of the cut maize ..shooting tomorrow (sat).should be interesting .. Was interesting !! But not very productive , Their was plenty about but they just wouldn't settle , first shot they were gone .We could see them flying up & down the valley in big bunches but not feeding anywhere .We had a few of the lads on various bits of the cut maize but no one bagged up ..Think the total was about 160 ..this could have been at least twenty more but I shot like a turnip ..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krwigan Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Lots of pigeons in southeast kent big flocks on most rape fields and some very big flocks 500-1000Thought I had struck gold when I found these yesterday, never mind a flock of a thousand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinribz Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Id rather them than a big flock mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireSam Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Some big flocks (300-1000 birds) round me in Shropshire but they are coming and going as big flocks. Tend to gather in large numbers in neighbouring woods before comitting to the rape. Seeing lots on the ivy and many I shot on the roost shoot last Saturday had crops full of ivy. Some farmers have gas guns out and not a pigeon in sight. Others have not bothered as rape is well advanced and pigeons not doing crop any harm yet. One farmer has offered to put bangers on all but one field which could help. Unfortunately they will probably just head off to a neighbors field when I try to shoot it. Plan to wait for a windy day, let them feed for an hour and then move them off....and hope they return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pull2007 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 big flocks couple of weeks ago not now think they headed south to warm up lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guerini Guy Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 (edited) Spent four hours on my perm yesterday afternoon in a tried and tested spot under some trees known to be "sitting" trees, between two rape fields. Spooky day . . . . . didn't even see a single pigeon in the air all day, let alone have a shot at one. Literally didn't fire a single shot all day. Sent off a skyrocket towards some small wooded area where they have been known to lurk in, but nothing even came up from that. After packing up and getting ready to drive off, saw a flock of 1000+ flying over. Too far from where I had been set up anyway, but additionally, miles high too. Carried on watching to see where they were headed, but they never got any lower while in my view. About ten minutes later another flock of approx 800 followed, but on a slightly different line. So they are about, but just not anywhere near where I was. I was at least heartened to see there were still some remotely in the area, as I was starting to think they had all gone to the South Birmingham area, never to return !!! Edited February 11, 2015 by Guerini Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside1000 Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Spent Monday morning looking around all the local hot spots but almost nothing, went back to a small perm I have right on the coast, was pleased to see about 200 drifting around but not really feeding, had a few come in to the decoys, managed 5 before the light went and I almost froze solid.I have no rape to shoot over , mainly either young wheat / barley or just rough plough, out again Friday, got to keep trying, they have to settle somewhere, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbower Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Here in North Cheshire, you have more chance of seeing Lord Lucan ,riding Shugar. ! I Spent 2 hrs driving/walking around the syndicate grounds, and saw loads of..................... seagulls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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