bromley Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 i was in argument at college about magpies, can anyone tell me why we shoot them.What damage do they do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 They eat birds eggs and chicks. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Fox Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 The ******** kill any escapees on the game farm, when we are moving between rearing units they follow us waiting for a bird to get out. Shot 5 of the **** in the last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 take the eyes out of lambs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretman Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 i hate the bas terds i shoot every1 i see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEINVISIBLESCARECROW Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 I personally havn't seen anything but have noticed an increase of Magpie numbers & decrease of song birds in the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 I once seen 2 magpies pull a baby blackbird in half and try to nail them at every oportunity.Between them,crows and birds of prey its suprising we have any songbirds left,not to mention what they will do to a pheasats nest if they find it.Master egg thieves magpies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcatsplat Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Magpies move in and songbirds move out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthegearandnoidea Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Are magpies on the increase? As a kid (as far as I can remember) it was rare to see more than one or two but nowadays it is quite common to see loads of them at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reedbradshaw Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 i hate the bas terds i shoot every1 i see. same here matey. on the farm i shoot its not uncommon to see 5 or 6 in the same place ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anschutz.17hmr Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 should be law for everybody with a garden to have a larsen trap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 You will see 5-6-7's at the moment, the young have left the nest and stay with the parents for several weeks. They also flock some time around Christmas, 20's and 30's are not uncommon, no idea why, maybe a twitcher can explain this? Although the RSPCA say not, it is my belief that the shortage of songbirds is caused by magpies. Once they have found a nest, any nest, they will take every egg or young bird. As has been said, once you have seen a magpie eating a young bird alive, you will go along with the idea that the only good one is a dead one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Magpies are at the top of my list. Far too many, no significant predators and very clever. Sharks of the bird world - top of their food chain and fead by daft people who like big birds in their gardens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rioulike Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 magpies should be shot on sight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffs-Shooter Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 magpies should be shot on sight The one i saw yesterday was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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