Help to prevent our countryside falling silent

blackpool72

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

AddicksAddict said:

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

killerandflash said:

Riviera said:

Had a pair of Jays in the garden the other day, what a racket! And as for those bloody parakeets...

The parakeets are a bit of a curse in London now, especially south and west London as their racket drowns out every other bird!

They need controlling and are on the general licence

@i_b_b_o_r_g what does that mean, please?

It's basically a list, renewed every year, that lists ‘pest birds’ species that can be controlled without applying for any other specific licence. On the list at the moment are -

feral pigeon
crow
collared dove
lesser black-backed gull
jackdaw
jay
magpie
rook
woodpigeon
Canada goose
monk parakeet
ring-necked parakeet
Egyptian goose

ALL wild birds are protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981), but those on the General Licence can be controlled using permitted methods, after all other methods (scaring for example) have failed.

I see chickens ain't on the list. 😁

i_b_b_o_r_g

blackpool72 said:

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

AddicksAddict said:

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

killerandflash said:

Riviera said:

Had a pair of Jays in the garden the other day, what a racket! And as for those bloody parakeets...

The parakeets are a bit of a curse in London now, especially south and west London as their racket drowns out every other bird!

They need controlling and are on the general licence

@i_b_b_o_r_g what does that mean, please?

It's basically a list, renewed every year, that lists ‘pest birds’ species that can be controlled without applying for any other specific licence. On the list at the moment are -

feral pigeon
crow
collared dove
lesser black-backed gull
jackdaw
jay
magpie
rook
woodpigeon
Canada goose
monk parakeet
ring-necked parakeet
Egyptian goose

ALL wild birds are protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981), but those on the General Licence can be controlled using permitted methods, after all other methods (scaring for example) have failed.

I see chickens ain't on the list. 😁

Domestic species mate

blackpool72

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

blackpool72 said:

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

AddicksAddict said:

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

killerandflash said:

Riviera said:

Had a pair of Jays in the garden the other day, what a racket! And as for those bloody parakeets...

The parakeets are a bit of a curse in London now, especially south and west London as their racket drowns out every other bird!

They need controlling and are on the general licence

@i_b_b_o_r_g what does that mean, please?

It's basically a list, renewed every year, that lists ‘pest birds’ species that can be controlled without applying for any other specific licence. On the list at the moment are -

feral pigeon
crow
collared dove
lesser black-backed gull
jackdaw
jay
magpie
rook
woodpigeon
Canada goose
monk parakeet
ring-necked parakeet
Egyptian goose

ALL wild birds are protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981), but those on the General Licence can be controlled using permitted methods, after all other methods (scaring for example) have failed.

I see chickens ain't on the list. 😁

Domestic species mate

I was hoping you was gonna say they ain't wild.
I was gonna reply they should be bloody wild the amount of them that get killed every day.

i_b_b_o_r_g

blackpool72 said:

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

blackpool72 said:

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

AddicksAddict said:

i_b_b_o_r_g said:

killerandflash said:

Riviera said:

Had a pair of Jays in the garden the other day, what a racket! And as for those bloody parakeets...

The parakeets are a bit of a curse in London now, especially south and west London as their racket drowns out every other bird!

They need controlling and are on the general licence

@i_b_b_o_r_g what does that mean, please?

It's basically a list, renewed every year, that lists ‘pest birds’ species that can be controlled without applying for any other specific licence. On the list at the moment are -

feral pigeon
crow
collared dove
lesser black-backed gull
jackdaw
jay
magpie
rook
woodpigeon
Canada goose
monk parakeet
ring-necked parakeet
Egyptian goose

ALL wild birds are protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981), but those on the General Licence can be controlled using permitted methods, after all other methods (scaring for example) have failed.

I see chickens ain't on the list. 😁

Domestic species mate

I was hoping you was gonna say they ain't wild.
I was gonna reply they should be bloody wild the amount of them that get killed every day.

Too posh mate

Stig

Some of my favourite (non-arachnid) spots in my garden this year:

Stig

And some of my favourites when out and about:

Stig

And finally for any cribbage players, see one play one: