pip1968 2,490 Posted June 12, 2013 Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 pete what happened to your thread i thought it was about birds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted June 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2013 Bell; Training is pretty much what you make it. Like most forms of learning. But, for nest boxes on your own patch? Maybe an hour or two on a few evenings a season? Couple of seasons could see you licensed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pip1968 2,490 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 just checked the green finch nest i found the other week and after getting scratched to fcuk getting to it,it has a clutch of 4 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 And how are they looking, Pip? I went to ring a nicely advancing brood of swallows, at the weekend. All cold and dead in the nest. They'd been seen getting fed plenty, twenty four hours before. We're not out of the woods yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,048 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 I was fishing on Sunday and watching a kingfisher coming in and out of the bank about 10 yards further down.... Love seeing them.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pip1968 2,490 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 And how are they looking, Pip? I went to ring a nicely advancing brood of swallows, at the weekend. All cold and dead in the nest. They'd been seen getting fed plenty, twenty four hours before. We're not out of the woods yet. pete its only just laid so it will be another week or so before they hatch,ive also been watching whitethroats going into the same patch of long grass on a bank so just before it goes to dark ill give it a tap with the egging stick and find the nest,you have to be careful with these as their only lightly woven Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,591 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Bell; Training is pretty much what you make it. Like most forms of learning. But, for nest boxes on your own patch? Maybe an hour or two on a few evenings a season? Couple of seasons could see you licensed. Really mate ? Well buggar me I thought it would take longer than that. I take it it's a longer process for catching in mist nets and handling adult birds then ? Regards Bell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Bell; It's like the skins on an onion, mate. Tit chicks, in a box, take an A sized ring. Great Tits take a B. Boosh! You've learned that much. Right? Procedure: Walk up to box. Open box. Remove chicks. Ring chicks. Put chicks back. Go away. Okay. I'd like to say it's actually about Twice as 'hard' as that. But, it's not. There's a little bit more to it. But, not a lot. Just things like taking a note, in your note book, of the numbers on the rings. (Whoopee!) And sending an email to say what you rung that day. Like I say; It really is that easy to get a licence for your own, 'garden' nest boxes. You just need to demonstrate that you are physically capable of handling little chicks and writing your own name. From there? It's all incremental. You can go on to put in what ever effort suits toy, Expand your experience and learning. Qualify for more birds and different methods. All learning will be under the 'over your shoulder' supervision of your Trainer. That's done under a 'T' (Trainee) permit. A 'C' permit allows you to ring given birds without your Trainer being there. A 'C' permit also allows you to hold your own rings. At home. And put them on birds, without your Trainer needing to be there to over see you. You just need to tell your Trainer what you've done. Okay? That's the dry, 'public relations', as we're encouraged to present it, side of Ringing. Yeah? Want the 'from the gut' opinion? PM me. And suit up before ye open the response. Because I'm liable to Explode with enthusiasm and gush all over ye! Ringing's dangerous. One taste and you're hooked! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csd_88 138 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 (edited) Choughs? South Stacks. Anglesey. Same day as I ticked my first and only UK Hooded Crow. There was ~ then ~ this solitary bird living there. Took my breath away. Possibly even more so than the choughs. Now? Seeing a 'Gray Crow' just fills me with anger! I despise those f**king things on the same, visceral level as cats and mink! Correct pal see them here quite often not alot of them avout but i have seen a few, was one on newry beach other week about 30 ft away without a care in the world. I have also seen a hen harrier 2 years ago here on anglesey Edited June 18, 2013 by csd_88 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baw 4,360 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Without ruffling anyone's feathers all this talk of photographing birds eggs, disturbing nests, lifting chicks to ring them all in the name of conservation, doesn't sit right with me. If you want to conserve our birds, leave them well alone. You can watch them at a safe distance, you don't need a photo or to see what the eggs/chicks look like, we all know what they look like. I collected eggs when I was younger and I don't appolagise for it, it was part of the moulding process to make me what I am now. Someone who loves the country and respects the birds enough to let them be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid 935 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Well, my boys still need to learn about bird nesting, as i learnt a lot from it as a kid, and I am happy for them to do it with a camera, instead of a pin. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pip1968 2,490 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Well, my boys still need to learn about bird nesting, as i learnt a lot from it as a kid, and I am happy for them to do it with a camera, instead of a pin. funny you say that about a pin,,a few local kids knocked with a wood pigeons egg the other week now these kids are 11 or 12 i told them what egg it was and said blow it so the kid cupped his hands and started to blow hot air on it thinking it hatch,i had to explain that you blew the yolk out and keep the shell how times have changed, these kids dont have a clue from when we were kids its all computors and phones now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baw 4,360 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Well, my boys still need to learn about bird nesting, as i learnt a lot from it as a kid, and I am happy for them to do it with a camera, instead of a pin. Different teaching your lad mate and good on you, fully endorse that. Bit different than adults reliving their youth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baw 4,360 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Well, my boys still need to learn about bird nesting, as i learnt a lot from it as a kid, and I am happy for them to do it with a camera, instead of a pin. funny you say that about a pin,,a few local kids knocked with a wood pigeons egg the other week now these kids are 11 or 12 i told them what egg it was and said blow it so the kid cupped his hands and started to blow hot air on it thinking it hatch,i had to explain that you blew the yolk out and keep the shell how times have changed, these kids dont have a clue from when we were kids its all computors and phones now Pin prick the magpie eggs and leave them in the nest Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pip1968 2,490 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Well, my boys still need to learn about bird nesting, as i learnt a lot from it as a kid, and I am happy for them to do it with a camera, instead of a pin.funny you say that about a pin,,a few local kids knocked with a wood pigeons egg the other week now these kids are 11 or 12 i told them what egg it was and said blow it so the kid cupped his hands and started to blow hot air on it thinking it hatch,i had to explain that you blew the yolk out and keep the shell how times have changed, these kids dont have a clue from when we were kids its all computors and phones now Pin prick the magpie eggs and leave them in the nest lost count of the times ive done that baw now i just shoot the nests with the catty every time a pass one which is quite regular on my walks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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