scobydog Posted January 24, 2021 Report Share Posted January 24, 2021 23 hours ago, reggiegun said: Loads down Northwest, all over Sale Water Park On Sale golf club too, noisy little **** when they fly around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClemFandango Posted January 24, 2021 Report Share Posted January 24, 2021 8 hours ago, Walker570 said: They appear pretty clever birds and like magpies/jackdaws may have the intelligence to climb out or even not to get caught initially. Good point. I thought with them being so gregarious they might be trappable but I bet you are right. I've never even seen one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted January 24, 2021 Report Share Posted January 24, 2021 As said earlier I had a friend down in South London who used to go down into kent 30yrs ago to shoot them in the orchards down there where they were doing untold damage worse than bullfinches which can soon strip a tree of fruit buds. He said they where smart birds and learned very quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Neal Posted January 24, 2021 Report Share Posted January 24, 2021 Anyone ever eaten one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 If it was possible to trap them , would they have a resale value ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 9 minutes ago, mel b3 said: If it was possible to trap them , would they have a resale value ?. As an invasive species you would not ne allowed by law to release them and would have to despatch them. Not much meat on one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: As an invasive species you would not ne allowed by law to release them and would have to despatch them. Not much meat on one! I didn't mean to release them dave . I was thinking sell them to be kept in aviaries. I know that birds are quite expensive, and selling them might offset the time and trouble of trapping them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 1 hour ago, mel b3 said: I didn't mean to release them dave . I was thinking sell them to be kept in aviaries. I know that birds are quite expensive, and selling them might offset the time and trouble of trapping them. The trouble is they are that noisy people will just let them go again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 (edited) I get multiple flocks fly over my house every day in large numbers, did once have them fly over me on a p[pheasant shoot but it was a posh one so left them alone. Edited January 26, 2021 by Evil Elvis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratchers Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 (edited) Many years ago, probably talking 30 odd years now, whilst working in Kirkby Stephen I saw some exotic looking birds which I believe were escaped parrots, Scully may know better as near his area. Edited January 26, 2021 by ratchers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 I was once fishing at Lakeside in Thurrock and a Mcaw landed on one of the islands, and on my shoot at loughton we had an african grey parrot for a while too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciurus Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 1 hour ago, ratchers said: Many years ago, probably talking 30 odd years now, whilst working in Kirky Stephen I saw some exotic looking birds which I believe were escaped parrots, Scully may know better as near his area. Yes, they are still there. I last saw them in the car park behind the livestock auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPARKIE Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 On 25/01/2021 at 07:02, mel b3 said: I didn't mean to release them dave . I was thinking sell them to be kept in aviaries. I know that birds are quite expensive, and selling them might offset the time and trouble of trapping them. Don't think you can sell them as they wont have rings on there legs being wild. Also I doubt they will become tame and can have a nasty bite. dougy loads near me... I see them on park behind my house and in the oak tree's out my front. you know when they are there as my parrot Merlin starts calling them out the window, He also tell you when the postman's coming or a neighbor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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