Cranfield Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 Its that time when the volunteer crop is appearing and as usual (in my area), the birds are showing little, or no interest. One large field(I don't shoot) had vining peas for seed in it this year and from the day it was drilled, until the day it was harvested, it had pigeons and corvids all over it. Now the volunteer crop is appearing and the field is green again and there is not a bird in sight. Its the same with the volunteer rape thats appearing now the stubbles have been disced, no pigeon interest at all. There is some wheat stubble untouched which is attracting a few birds, but most seem to be looking for clover and some dropping into standing beans. When you think that the volunteer crop is only spilled seed growing again, what makes it so different from the original seed that was so attractive in the Spring ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 huh !.............im driving the newly sown rape fields at the moment...rape is about 1/4" high....birds are dropping on to it.....yet on the other side of the road is another rape field.... ..."volunteer" from harvest...8" high...........not a bird to be seen and no slugs / pellets/ flea beetle....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 Cleared wheat stubble seems favourite atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 I find exactly the same with beans , once the loose beans get a leaf on them it is then normally time to look elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) huh !.............im driving the newly sown rape fields at the moment...rape is about 1/4" high....birds are dropping on to it.....yet on the other side of the road is another rape field.... ..."volunteer" from harvest...8" high...........not a bird to be seen and no slugs / pellets/ flea beetle....... I would imagine the newly sown fields could have some remains of the harvested crop on them. Edited August 31, 2017 by motty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 I would imagine the newly sown fields could have some remains of the harvested crop on them. must be .....it was barley previous to the sown rape .....ploughed well buried....disced ...drilled and compacted.....no brash nothing 'cept the soil...and slug pellets......yet on the other side of the road....good crop of volunteered rape and all the weeds seedling you can think of.........not a bird... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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