farmer Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Stood under a really good flight line saturday afternoon in one of my favourite places on my patch and of all the years i've shot this flight line i've never seen as many pigeons as I did saturday. I'd been decoying with very little success so thought i'd just go and have a look at whats flying towards the big woods just beyond my permission If I was honest I wasn't really expecting too much movement as I thought the birds wont be flocked up yet!! How wrong I was, I only shot for a couple of hours and dropped 27 on the wing, they were like grouse in that wind!! I packed up nice and early because I dont want to spoil things for later in the season as this looks like having all the makings to be a good un hopefully?? anyone else seen the big numbers yet?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Janaway Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Yea there are loads where i am. There were none last monday though but then there were hundred's flying around on tuesday, ive got no idea where they all came from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george123456789 Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 For the first time ever in my area im seeing the same thing. Lots more pigeons than normal it seems, let's home for some good decoying over winter rape after some nice cold weather! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 You must be seeing all the birds that seem to have disappeared from southern Herts - spent four hours out y'day and saw about 10 pigeons - all flying alone. Though it could have been the four buzzards, 2 kestrels and a sparrowhawk that were gliding around and calling loudly that put them off and kept them away from my permission! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chess Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Same here guys, lots of birds showing and watched a few on the edge of a rape field this morning. Bumped into John Shooter today who says the pigeon are now back one the rape fields but only touching the younger fields, he feels it will take a spell of cold weather to get them on the older fields where theres more leaf growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Stalker Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Saw huge numbers over the woods on my permission over the weekend, I estimated 4000 plus Lots of rape about SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iaindp Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Saw huge numbers over the woods on my permission over the weekend, I estimated 4000 plus Lots of rape about SS Hi SS, Are you talking about the same permission as we were at on Saturday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Bloody hell - so that's why they are not on my permission near Hemel Hempstead, they've all flown up St Albans way! Nothing on my permission on Monday. Just the odd ones here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusk2dawn Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Today OCT 31st just as the light was fading a sizeable flock of woodies came in quite high and descended to roost in a mixed plantation...... I watched and they kept on coming, I sat in the Landy watching them stream in for a good 15 mins and made a mental note to return when we next had a good strong wind to keep them lower and on a line. This is the first time I have seen what I call Winter flocking this early in the year and Im now looking forward to some serious roost shooting in those woods. They are feeding at the moment on the masses of Acorns we seem to have, Im suprised they are able to take off and fly perhaps I should have a look in the crop and actually count how many acorns they do eat at a time, has anyone done this? D2D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESSEX ROB Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Hi I shot a couple the other week and they had about 6 acorns in them, greedy ***'s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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