JDog Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 This week I am in the Cotswolds satisfying old clients. Well some may not be satisfied but they are all old. Taking a breather I looked over the farm land running away from the house only to spot a continuous line of little specks in the sky being buffeted by the wind. At first I thought they were Fieldfares or Redwings as there are a lot in the area devouring hawthorn berries. The straggly line was blown towards me and I then made out that they were pigeons. It is difficult to guess numbers when this sort of thing is seen but I estimate that there were something in excess of 3,000 pigeons. They were intent on flying into the distance and were not drawn in by the movement of the local pigeons feeding on the maize game strip that has gone down due to the wind and the rain. My long distance eyesight is very good but even so I could not make out whether they were Scandinavian imports or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 When I was out on the wash last week there was some large numbers of redwings coming in over the sea, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 They heard that you were back in the area and beat a hasty retreat ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 seen plenty of redwings but no fieldfares as yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 seen plenty of redwings but no fieldfares as yet. Several field fares on my patch in the past week . Harnser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 still looking harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 no migrants here......dont think they will turn up this year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrshiretaxidermy Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 no migrants here......dont think they will turn up this year... All held up at the tunnel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Last week end during the heavy rain and wind we saw a good flightline travelling down a river valley south and presumed it was a migration flock on the move. We have in the past managed to decoy these seasonal flocks but this year the pattern has been spasmodic and we have managed to pick up on resting flocks in the woods refuelling on acorns etc.We also benefit from harsh weather up north as this tends to send us flocks of birds South. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pull2007 Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 we had a rough few days snow ect the large flocks i saw a couple of weeks ago have gone nothing on rape or stubble you must have them hope you shoot enough to send them back lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kody Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 Heading for the woods on the beechmast and acorns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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