Pops 19 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 they are an introduced pest here and fair game. what is their status there? Quote Link to post
Guest hyperion Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 they are an introduced pest here and fair game. what is their status there? protected over here now for some silly reason! i know they are not doing to well in some parts of the country but there are clouds of them down my way!, they drive all the other birds off the bird table an feeders, crap every where and make loads of noise! cheers hyperion Quote Link to post
BellySlater 15 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 they are an introduced pest here and fair game. what is their status there? protected over here now for some silly reason! i know they are not doing to well in some parts of the country but there are clouds of them down my way!, they drive all the other birds off the bird table an feeders, crap every where and make loads of noise! cheers hyperion A songbird is a songbird, whether there are 10 or 10,000 Quote Link to post
Guest hyperion Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 they are an introduced pest here and fair game. what is their status there? protected over here now for some silly reason! i know they are not doing to well in some parts of the country but there are clouds of them down my way!, they drive all the other birds off the bird table an feeders, crap every where and make loads of noise! cheers hyperion A songbird is a songbird, whether there are 10 or 10,000 starling aint a song bird buddy, and they have not long come off the open licence! i must have shot thousands out of the fruit trees out the back of my old house when i was a kid! cheers hyperion Quote Link to post
davyt63 1,845 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 they are an introduced pest here and fair game. what is their status there? protected over here now for some silly reason! i know they are not doing to well in some parts of the country but there are clouds of them down my way!, they drive all the other birds off the bird table an feeders, crap every where and make loads of noise! cheers hyperion A songbird is a songbird, whether there are 10 or 10,000 starling aint a song bird buddy, and they have not long come off the open licence! i must have shot thousands out of the fruit trees out the back of my old house when i was a kid! cheers hyperion i remember shooting them when i was a lad, back in the 70s with my diana SP50!! Quote Link to post
redeye jedi 39 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 i used to shoot them in my garden when i was a kid. i hate the bloody things. like hyp says they drive away all the other birds from your table. Quote Link to post
Timelord 0 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Don't quote me on this but I'm pretty sure they are classed as a pest in Wales and I'm sure one of the boyos here can confirm this... Quote Link to post
lewismac1 1 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Look at the table at the bottom of the page Here It's just England that starling's cannot be shot. I shoot hundred's of the bugger's in a year Quote Link to post
Catcher 1 639 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 They keep shiting over my fence every time i repaint it Quote Link to post
Pops 19 Posted May 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 what do you do w/ them after? how do they taste? Quote Link to post
BEARINATOR 2,872 Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 I used to shoot them but i would not fancy eating them Quote Link to post
BellySlater 15 Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 Like I say .......... Dirty.......... maybe Carrier of disease...... definitely pain in the arse........certainly To many of them in cities and the country.....without a doubt songbird ? .......http://www.globalbirdcontrol.com/pests/starlings.htm you decide :whistling: :whistling: Quote Link to post
brock1 2 Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 what do you do w/ them after? how do they taste? feed the ferrets fresh food nearly every day free till it got baned in england. Quote Link to post
aaronpigeonplucker 32 Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 there more city birds than songbirds now anyway! Quote Link to post
Deker 3,478 Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Call them what you like they have been off the General Licence in England for a few years now. God knows why, they are a pain in the backside round my area!!! Quote Link to post
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