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Mr Wilkes

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  1. Yes it was Allan, only a couple of meters high.. i wont check it again for a good week . It says in my bible (A field Guide to Monitoring Nests) that they are prone to deserting...so ill only check it a couple of times .
  2. Foolish girl........
  3. Flat flies have got to be the worst..feckin horrible little things.Young Maggies are normally covered in em.
  4. I thought I might have had the piss ripped outa me for that question pete (if you don't know ..you don't know) but im glad I asked before I hang a few up for next year
  5. I feed nyger in three hangers and the goldies go mad for it, but yesterday a cock bully was filling himself up..wonder where his hen was :hmm:probably sitting , ive seen a few carrying nesting material whilst out in the woods. When I used to keep goldies . they did attract wild ones to the avery
  6. Pete, you say its east facing , does the orientation of a nest box matter ?. do certain birds do better facing a certain direction ?.
  7. Was talking to a chap last week who makes this to sell in the cafe..
  8. Listening to one today...beautiful.
  9. They take some getting used to. [[/url]
  10. If only they didn't taste of cucumber , cant stand cucumber or celery . my garden is full of wild strawberrys (red), they taste (to me) just like a kids sweet.
  11. A conservationist as well as a pest controler...i like that .
  12. be a b*****d for the pizza man tho.
  13. As redcharge says DIDO..Empty your inbox. Pk im sure we could all come to some sort of arrangement to get the job done
  14. Rotavated my plot a couple of week ago but i darnt put my babies out yet just in case the frost gets em think ill molly coddle em a few more weeks.
  15. i nearly fell on the floor pete , heres this chap going on about pest control and keepers and feckin football (i knew i should have left smithie in the car ) and then he mentions birds and nests then BIRD RINGING ! FECK ME ! . surely Im in heaven .
  16. I personally would invest in a few gate or short long nets as these set in the right place will account for most of the captures , hares run the same route every time and if you know where they are youll score . when is this to take place ?
  17. Touch me ...go on..touch me for luck.

    1. Tiercel
    2. smithie

      smithie

      that football bet came in mr w

      i said how the fork is dhe going to win picking a scoreline like that and now she is 125 quid up...

       

      im hopeing the luck is contageus

    3. Mr Wilkes

      Mr Wilkes

      well i aint surprised, you kept touching me all morning (for luck lol.) And i only know my way when its dark !

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  18. Does anybody want to rub me for good luck ... , ive just been out with smithie to check some new permission i got us and the guy only goes and tells me that they have a chap ringing birds on there every 2nd week and hes going to put in a good word for me
  19. Bit more info would be great
  20. Yes saw my first pair on 6th april (wifes birthday )
  21. i love all our british birds but my favourite has to be the sparrowhawk. the wife says our bird table is the ulitmate spar breakfast bar
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