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  1. Perdix

    Red Grouse In The West Midlands?!

    Cheers, as i suspected :t:
  2. Perdix

    Red Grouse In The West Midlands?!

    Thanks for responses. At first I thought that 1899 was a more likely date, however as Avesmaster says the record is specifically highlighted..I think surely this is a mis identification of Partridge. There are Red Grouse closer to the West Midlands than the North Staffs outpost: Small numbers...
  3. Perdix

    Red Grouse In The West Midlands?!

    Hi All, Whilst browsing the West Midland Bird Club Website and others, i came arcoss references to Red Grouse inhabiting Sutton Park, to the north of Birmingham, what i would have thought to be a very Grouse-unfriendly area, as recently as 1999...
  4. Perdix

    Captured squirrels live to nibble again

    Utter stupidity. I know, some people like to see the greys and could never think of killing them, and I know that a total cull is to say the least unlikely. But this just throws all efforts to control greys out of the window. What next, licenses to release Coypu? Eagle Owls? Bullfrogs?
  5. Perdix

    whats this on the moors

    I would say this is medicated quartz grit put out for grouse by gamekeepers. It is treated with a worming drug to prevent outbreaks of Strongylosis.
  6. Perdix

    What do you legally have to do with a road kill?

    Hey there, you may find the following of interest, found in an article on The Independent website: "Ownership of roadkill is debatable. Most country people assume that the driver who kills the rabbit, pheasant or pigeon may not make a meal of it, but the driver of the car behind can. In 2004...
  7. Perdix

    To Cull or not to Cull

    Continuing on from this, an air rifle of suitable power is one which does not require a firearms license (under 12ft/lbs of power), such as .22 and .177 calibre, .22 being most popular. Note that it is illegal to fire any pellet from an airgun onto land where you do not have permission to shoot...
  8. Perdix

    Would an otter take a Coot? Minsmere 24/01/08

    Mandarins are probably safe because they are using old woodpecker or other tree holes.
  9. Perdix

    To Cull or not to Cull

    A total eradication would be, to say the least, impractical. The large number of greys in towns and cities would mean that culling would have to take place in the public gaze, which would guarantee overdramatic tabloid storylines and uproar across the various animal rights organisations. A...
  10. Perdix

    Would an otter take a Coot? Minsmere 24/01/08

    Mink are excellent swimmers, and can take birds up to the size of pheasants and chickens. They are particularly troublesome to moorhens - they can all but wipe them out where they were formerly abundant. Otters will take a large variety of foods given the chance; a coot would definetly be...
  11. Perdix

    Brown Hare Lepus europaeus

    Near me in Shropshire they could almost be described as abundant on some estates. They are easy to find in the smaller woods, and out in the winter weat and rape fields. They are not shot around here and there are lots of game cover crops and set aside areas (for how much longer remains to be...
  12. Perdix

    Piglet Joy for Boar Lovers

    For anybody with an interest in British boar populations I recommend visiting: http://www.britishwildboar.org.uk/ I am yet to see a boar in Britain - for the moment I think Defra should concentrate on setting out close seasons and firearms restrictions on them. I heard somewhere of a boar...
  13. Perdix

    Bill Oddie, a Mallard and Saturday Kitchen on BBC1

    I agree with you, Craig. I refer you to my post on the first page of this thread, (#13).
  14. Perdix

    Bill Oddie, a Mallard and Saturday Kitchen on BBC1

    Agreed, Delia; shooting is certainly not for the "upper class". In my opinion it is far less cruel, to eat say, a pheasant or mallard that has had a totally free-range life, all its needs catered for, and a good chance of surviving the shooting season than it is to eat a chicken that has not...
  15. Perdix

    Non-native/feral Species in your area

    Although pheasant releases undoubtedly keep populations at a high level, it is certainly possible to have a productive pheasant shoot relying on wild (or feral, or whatever you want to call them) pheasants. These birds are maintained by culling of crows, foxes etc, more careful habitat...
  16. Perdix

    Duck at Cheltenham yesterday

    Muscovy Duck.
  17. Perdix

    Dark-brown greylags in NE Italy: any info?

    Possibly the darker birds are of the subspecies Anser and the lighter birds Rubrirostris (siberian race)?? Feel free to correct me
  18. Perdix

    Lesser Black-backed gull? Cape Ann, MA

    I would say no, looks too light on the back, LBBs are a lot darker.
  19. Perdix

    For fun - ID by the... bottom

    1.Yellow legged Gull 2.Green Sandpiper 3.Robin 4.Brambling 5.Chaffinch ??? First two are probably wrong...
  20. Perdix

    Goose ID - Help

    Hybrids of Canadas and Greylags typically show a mixture of characteristics from both parents; usually beak/breast have the "look" of a Greylag and the head, neck and wings/back are more like a Canada's plumage.
  21. Perdix

    Goose ID - Help

    Looks like a typical Canada x Greylag to me
  22. Perdix

    Golden Eagles

    Hey P H, I know that there is only one Goldie resident at Haweswater these days, the female disapeared a few years back and has yet to be replaced.
  23. Perdix

    Non-native/feral Species in your area

    I am suprised nobody has mentioned Egyptian Goose, Golden Pheasant, Ruddy Duck etc??? Or are the latter two disappearing quietly, with or without help???
  24. Perdix

    Baiting Deer

    Hey there. Deer are not really my "area", however i know stalkers use salt/mineral "licks" which hold deer to certain areas. I beleive they can be brought from feed merchants as they are manufactured for cattle/sheep. From a more basic perspective, Muntjac and Roe especially are troublesome on...
  25. Perdix

    Ravens - some questions

    There are now Ravens within 10 miles of Birmingham City Centre. Maybe they will join the Peregrines on the BT tower!? (Joke)
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