JDog Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 In the last week this part of Lincolnshire has seen some pretty impressive falls of pigeons. One farm has conservatively 3,000 and three others within a few miles have 1,000 each. Naturally I have watched them every day. There is no feeding pattern and no lines emanating from their resting woods. It is hugely frustrating that their arrival has coincided with a period of either very light or indeed no wind. Without a strong 20mph wind I will never get to grips with them. Returning home from watching a huge flock this afternoon I was rounding a bend in the road when a Barn Owl jumped up from the verge with a mouse in its beak. It actually touched the windscreen but thankfully flew off uninjured with mouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggy74 Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 oddly, i have the opposite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clangerman Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 no wonder i was watching second lot of beans go in today and still not a single pigeon to be seen on the first fields all run of in your direction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clodhopper Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 They are teasing you. The first sign of any breeze and they will disappear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacko3275 Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, Clodhopper said: They are teasing you. The first sign of any breeze and they will disappear! As soon as they see my truck in the area on Saturday they will be off ... 1 hour ago, JDog said: In the last week this part of Lincolnshire has seen some pretty impressive falls of pigeons. One farm has conservatively 3,000 and three others within a few miles have 1,000 each. Naturally I have watched them every day. There is no feeding pattern and no lines emanating from their resting woods. It is hugely frustrating that their arrival has coincided with a period of either very light or indeed no wind. Without a strong 20mph wind I will never get to grips with them. Returning home from watching a huge flock this afternoon I was rounding a bend in the road when a Barn Owl jumped up from the verge with a mouse in its beak. It actually touched the windscreen but thankfully flew off uninjured with mouse. Mondays 14th conditions look good with a 16 mph SW with strong 38 mph gusts if it doesn’t change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kippylawkid Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Very quiet in North-Northumberland. No real numbers on the rape. I suspect the pigeons are still feasting on acorns and beech mast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 No wind in Derbyshire this morning, bitterly cold but no snow. Nothing on the OSR but pigeon and crow feeding on the new shoots in a bottom field. Not sure what crop. Lifted off and gone when I was about 200 yards or more away. 1 pigeon made its last flight over me and I was lucky. 2 tree rats less than when I arrived, shame I only had 30gram with me, bit of a waste. Will be watching the weather with a view to decoying later in week if i can get a sitter for my wife. I so need the fresh air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 I'm sure you will work them out if they hang around long enough JDog. Not so many migrants here but local populations still busy on berries. Will be a while before they are causing problems on the rape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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