War On Magpies Declared

[Lee85 44]

Well, we had some little songbirds nesting in the ivy in our garden, we watched them build two nests and settle in, gathering bits from the garden, was good to see - my 16 month old son says 'birdie' and watches them from his high chair in the mornings and enjoys them.

 

Now, I came home from work yesterday and a magpie flies out of the ivy, I went over to check and theres a load of brocken egg shells with blood and no songbirds! I presume that the parents were driven away as i couldn't see any dead songbirds but unfortunatley the eggs got ate.

 

So it's declared - the war on magpies! Just been on ebay and bought myself a new magpie decoy and a magpie sound decoy!! It's on!

 

Edited April 8, 2010 by Lee85

[R0G3R 11]

Gun them down. No mercy!!!

 

Good luck,

Roger!

[johnboy19 38]

Sounds like a good idea. Im going to buy a few decoys tomorrow, set up a hide in my garden and cut open a rabbit and sit the decoys next to it and see if i can get any that way

[Lee85 44]

Sounds like a good idea. Im going to buy a few decoys tomorrow, set up a hide in my garden and cut open a rabbit and sit the decoys next to it and see if i can get any that way

 

It worked for me did that at my old house, i'm gunna set about building a Larsen trap aswell! Theres magpie galore around here and the songbirds must be taking a right kicking!

[Lee85 44]

[bedrock 16]

Get a larsan trap mate You will soon get um.

[bedrock 16]

It worked for me did that at my old house, i'm gunna set about building a Larsen trap aswell!

 

Sorry just seen the post im a bit slow today

[aaronpigeonplucker 32]

go get em'! tthey don't seem to bother the songbidrs round me as i have birdboxes everywhere and the songbirds are spoilt for choice. BTW thats a New Zealand magpie.

[Sweeney-Todd 208]

Hi Lee.

 

Good luck on your quest.

Evil bloomin birds they are

 

 

ATB.

 

 

 

Bill.

[Lee85 44]

Yeah, i've got all the timber cut today at work on my break - i'm making the one on this site following the plans, never made one before but i'm gunna give it a shot - just gotta but the springs from ebay.

 

I noticed it wasn't a british magpie - still an evil looking fooker mind!

 

Hopefully you lot will pop a few in your ends too!

[redeye jedi 39]

Good luck mate. bloody magpies, thieving little nest raiders! i shoot them every chance i can get. going to make a nest out of hay and put some rubber eggs in it and place it in the tree at the bottom of my garden. they're expexting an omlette but all they going to eat is lead!

ATB REDEYE.

[zini 1,939]

Magpies are one of the best air rifle quarry to shoot in my opinion.

 

Very sneaky and will spot you a 100 metres away unless your field craft is up to it.

 

I wish you all the best mate, i love to smash a maggie.

 

Si

[Lee85 44]

yep cheers! they are very cautious and witty. i shot one at the weekend but didnt put it in my other post as it fell over the boundary so I didnt collect it.

 

[bedrock 16]

just gotta but the springs from ebay

I think John b off here will sell you some springs lee.

[Lee85 44]

bollox! i've already bought them before coming back on here, £8.50 delivered - ?