Millet 4,497 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 It's in a aviary Steve.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,364 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 It's in a aviary Steve.. Cheers only ever seen one in the wild Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 I've seen the odd one's in the wild but i bet i can only count on one hand the amount i have seen.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
runforyourlife 361 Posted January 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 right cheers.... Bob, i can. lol. your obviously a top bird hunter.. its amazing how much you can learn sat on a lawn with a bivvy init. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobcullen79 1,495 Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 right cheers.... Bob, i can. lol. your obviously a top bird hunter.. its amazing how much you can learn sat on a lawn with a bivvy init. Got nowt to do with my carp fishing bud, comes from egg collecting as a nipper, and a genuine interest in birds. I would never take more than 1 and I would never take an egg if I couldnt identify the bird, no point. All in the past now though bud.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
runforyourlife 361 Posted January 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Yep, think the majority of young lads did it at some point. Not very nice but such is life... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,591 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Yep, think the majority of young lads did it at some point. Not very nice but such is life... Used to love going egging with my old man, think best was a guillemot. Those were the days, grew up in the woods and fields, walking miles........those days are gone now for most kids.........the world is a poorer place for it. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobcullen79 1,495 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Yep, think the majority of young lads did it at some point. Not very nice but such is life... Used to love going egging with my old man, think best was a guillemot. Those were the days, grew up in the woods and fields, walking miles........those days are gone now for most kids.........the world is a poorer place for it. Oh so true bud. The miles we used to put in was unreal, but you dont think nowt of it when your a nipper. Strange thing is, I can still remember where I got most of them. Did you have a climb down for the guillemot? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,591 Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Yep, think the majority of young lads did it at some point. Not very nice but such is life... Used to love going egging with my old man, think best was a guillemot. Those were the days, grew up in the woods and fields, walking miles........those days are gone now for most kids.........the world is a poorer place for it. Oh so true bud. The miles we used to put in was unreal, but you dont think nowt of it when your a nipper. Strange thing is, I can still remember where I got most of them. Did you have a climb down for the guillemot? No mate swapped it for a Great Crested Grebe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pip1968 2,490 Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 i remember my first ring plovers egg it was on a lapwing field it took 2 trips to find it and the plover was dragging its wing as if it was injured,i must have been right on the spot but i coudnt see the nest.so i was treading carefully then its right there infront of you but well camoflaged with all the stones,it was a great find and i couldnt wait to show me mates the egg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Butler 396 Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 I've seen the odd one's in the wild but i bet i can only count on one hand the amount i have seen.. As with most native birds if you open your ears your sighting's will increase Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobcullen79 1,495 Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 I would of said a Guillemot was worth more the a GCG lol, all depends on your locality I spose. I walked from Kirkby to Carr mill dam for my Grebes, what a trek. Yeah I remember all that Pip, the crafty sod`s, all the wing dragging and dive bombing. We got our lappies on the grounds of the Kraft factory on the edge of Kirkby, there really was quite a few pairs nesting on there at the time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pip1968 2,490 Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 (edited) I would of said a Guillemot was worth more the a GCG lol, all depends on your locality I spose. I walked from Kirkby to Carr mill dam for my Grebes, what a trek. Yeah I remember all that Pip, the crafty sod`s, all the wing dragging and dive bombing. We got our lappies on the grounds of the Kraft factory on the edge of Kirkby, there really was quite a few pairs nesting on there at the time. bob i got it on the otherside of the lancs mate where theyve built the news international factory on the knowsley side.but what i learned as a kid ive got better with age and finding nests that i would never have found in my youth like whitethroats which i found quite a few last season which we took photos of Edited January 30, 2013 by pip1968 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobcullen79 1,495 Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 I would of said a Guillemot was worth more the a GCG lol, all depends on your locality I spose. I walked from Kirkby to Carr mill dam for my Grebes, what a trek. Yeah I remember all that Pip, the crafty sod`s, all the wing dragging and dive bombing. We got our lappies on the grounds of the Kraft factory on the edge of Kirkby, there really was quite a few pairs nesting on there at the time. bob i got it on the otherside of the lancs mate where theyve built the news international factory on the knowsley side.but what i learned as a kid ive got better with age and finding nests that i would never have found in my youth like whitethroats which i found quite a few last season which we took photos of Nice Pip, I know what you mean about finding the rarer birds as you get older. We used to walk all that, up onto Lord darby estate... Ive got vague memories of the newspaper factory. You know Carr mill and the Kraft factory then bud.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,783 Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Funny, depends where you are. When I was a youngster, lappy's eggs were easy, loads around where we lived. Seabirds, at least 30 miles to the coast, they were a rarity for us Cheers, D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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