Sorry for putting this in this section but I thought that if I put it in the "Ringing" section, the answers may have been a little bias.
I'm trying to form my own opinion on the catching of birds by means of having a mist net on two poles laying on the ground and when the bird flies over it the two poles are quickly brought up and over forcing the bird to not only stop immidiately but to be propelled backwards and onto the ground. As I said, I have no opinion on this yet as I know no facts about it so does anyone know whether this is an accepted method of catching by the BTO and what if any damage or distress it may cause to the birds as opposed to just a static mist net?
An example of what I'm talking about can be found here....
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=4308286115533
I'm trying to form my own opinion on the catching of birds by means of having a mist net on two poles laying on the ground and when the bird flies over it the two poles are quickly brought up and over forcing the bird to not only stop immidiately but to be propelled backwards and onto the ground. As I said, I have no opinion on this yet as I know no facts about it so does anyone know whether this is an accepted method of catching by the BTO and what if any damage or distress it may cause to the birds as opposed to just a static mist net?
An example of what I'm talking about can be found here....
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=4308286115533