scorchyboy Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Hi all I don't know if I am posting this in the right section but I would like some help with this,I took my dogs out tonight for their run and came across this poor owl in the undergrowth,well my dogs sniffed it out,unfortunately it was deceased,I would like to know for my own curiosity what type of owl it is,as I have never seen one like this around,Bridlington East Yorkshire before many thanks regards craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Long eared owl, what a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Yep long eared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorchyboy Posted December 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Thank you for identifying the owl,and yes it is a shame,such a beautiful bird,thank you for your help regards craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul T Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Beautiful long-eared owl. I've not seen any round here, so it's a shame to just see a deceased one. Have the RSPB been round to claim it's been shot by a gamekeeper yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 I could be a migrant that had a difficult journey and just couldn't find food quickly enough after arriving. I've never seen a wild one around here, nor a short eared owl, but they aren't common anywhere. Could t be useful for taxidermy do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) An interesting find. Many migrant birds attempting to get over here from the Continent recently will have ended up the same way due to the strong head on winds. Edited December 1, 2015 by JDog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 If it is good, and you might want to taxidermy it,........... wack it in the freezer quick to preserve it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Shame, only ever seen two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorchyboy Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Thanks again for all your replies,I have buried the poor owl now,I'm a centimental old fool,atb craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurchers Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Thanks again for all your replies,I have buried the poor owl now,I'm a centimental old fool,atb craig Feel it's breast bone if it's like a razor blade it's probably starved to death after the journey if it still has a bit of fat on it it's probably had lead in its diet or been poisoned mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Feel it's breast bone if it's like a razor blade it's probably starved to death after the journey if it still has a bit of fat on it it's probably had lead in its diet or been poisoned mateHow do you think it may of got lead in its diet??Roosted on a commercial mouse shoot maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Feel it's breast bone if it's like a razor blade it's probably starved to death after the journey if it still has a bit of fat on it it's probably had lead in its diet or been poisoned mate This is very unlikely. The bird almost certainly had just reached these shores after an arduous journey over the North Sea. Look at the location where it was found, right on the East coast on the normal migration route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurchers Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 This is very unlikely. The bird almost certainly had just reached these shores after an arduous journey over the North Sea. Look at the location where it was found, right on the East coast on the normal migration route. I'm on my phone so it doesn't show where it was found and as for iron in its diet there's still a lot of these get shot from syndicates and gamekeepers still.but if you read my reply to check it's breast bone it will tell you if it has gone light from its journey by the feel of it.dont try and check its crop as owls take there food straight into it stomach not a crop and I no there is people going to come on here shouting on saying they don't get shot but I think we all no fine well what goes on and the use of poisons.i flew birds of prey for a good few years that's why I get peed off when people try to thin them out when most of them don't cause much damage to there game birds.atb How do you think it may of got lead in its diet?? Roosted on a commercial mouse shoot maybe? Hence why I quoted poison or lead 😉😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorchyboy Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Hi just to confirm the owl was very thin,and yes I could see its breastbone atb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurchers Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Hi just to confirm the owl was very thin,and yes I could see its breastbone atb There ya go mate it's starved to death mate.there is long eared owls nesting and living in this country now on some grouse moors as far up as Yorkshire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piebob Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Feel it's breast bone if it's like a razor blade it's probably starved to death after the journey if it still has a bit of fat on it it's probably been killed and left by those dog men See what I did there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurchers Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 See what I did there? Isn't it funny how others on here can edit people's replays and put what they feel free,ya probably right though as them gun dogs are sent to pick anything thing up.see what I did there (covered ya back) 😉😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) In the far East where they got no scales to weigh there birds thats how they know that there birds are at flying weight over here we weigh our birds on a set of scales reducing there weight daily untill the bird responds to you so by feeling the breast bone it gives you a good indication on how fat the bird is Edited December 2, 2015 by Rim Fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taximan Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Would have made an excellent taxidermy mount, as it certainly looked fresh enough. Gone now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taximan Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Here is a fair mount to see what could have been done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olly321 Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Nice looking long eared owl what a shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 They are stunning. Years ago while driving down a private road at night one was sat on a post by the road I rolled down to it very slowly and readied my small Fuji film camera. I stopped and switched the camera on. The whistling sound of the cameras flash charging scared it off ! :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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