Young Rooks

[Benjet 1]

hi all has anyone noticed how late the young rooks are have been waiting to bag a few branchers . rooking day is traditionally 5th may . they usually fledge before this !

must be the harsh winter has anyone else noticed this or is it just the north of Ireland

[alimac 882]

Yep only just hearing them squawking in the nests the last few days

[desertdog 149]

they are late,but we dont get branchers here till 12-16 of month,leaves still not out.

[Fat-Ferret 857]

hi all has anyone noticed how late the young rooks are have been waiting to bag a few branchers . rooking day is traditionally 5th may . they usually fledge before this !

must be the harsh winter has anyone else noticed this or is it just the north of Ireland

 

Its Traditionally the 12th May

[gouldy257 79]

i picked of a few the other day 4th a may it was and could here the others ones squealing in the nests... we usually don't get ours to 16th of may to but there early this year.... gonna head back and take a rattle at them this Thursday evening....

[The one 8,474]

Like everything else going to be a bit later this year but as said there still no leaves on the trees so it should still work out fine

[Born Hunter 17,763]

I'm waiting on a rookery but the b*****d trees have just come fully into leaf! I'll try but was really hoping they'd hold off.

 

Where are the rest of you to have no leaves yet? The trees are green and the fields yellow here in Nott's/Linc's/Leic'!

[Benjet 1]

trees still pretty bare in northern Ireland, seasons all messed up usually shoot branchers last week in April

[Benjet 1]

wel I sent a young lad up a tree at rookery tonight and they have flown the nest !!!

oh well there's always next year

[Born Hunter 17,763]

Shot 13 yesterday evening...... Looks like they are starting to 'branch out' here.......

[brog 670]

me and a mate shot 52 yesterday

[Dumpling 23]

Me and My missus shot 24 and still more there.,.,.,

[The Duncan 802]

 

hi all has anyone noticed how late the young rooks are have been waiting to bag a few branchers . rooking day is traditionally 5th may . they usually fledge before this !

must be the harsh winter has anyone else noticed this or is it just the north of Ireland

 

Its Traditionally the 12th May

 

Correct.

But you have to keep an eye on them running up to this date. For instance last year around N Bucks, by the 12th, most have the young had already flown the nest and I was left with very few delicious targets to drop.