squab 2,875 Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 out with the dogs earlier and see 5 ravens in herts area,watched them for few minutes circle round go over top of me then away,obvious size difference to crows but the thing i did notice that got me to look up was their calling/chattering etc,never seen them in the wild before in herts so a particularly rare sighting id guess,great to see though.i did see some tame ones being trained at leavesden studios many years ago got me wondering if they escapees maybe, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 (edited) We often get Ravens on a pylon about 70 yards away from my house. Year before last we had six on there at the same time I suspect a pair and their brood Konking away. No zoom lens I am afraid. TC Edited January 3, 2016 by tiercel 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,777 Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 Seen a pair up on the Ashdown forest last year for the first time , there still about this year but not sure if they had young ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 (edited) The Raven and Heron are the earliest birds to breed every year. Both start in February, that is how Peregrines and ravens will share the same cliff, as the Peregrines do not lay until may and by then the young Ravens have fledged and left the area. TC Edited January 3, 2016 by tiercel 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tillylamp 1,828 Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 hi mate, there quite rare there because there all over here, lol (Canada) we've seen a lot now, were crows have the tendency to flap there wings when in flight, the raven mostly soars, probably due to its size,but you cant shoot ravens on public land here, but you can shoot then on private land with the land owners permission, the farmers here seem to have problems with the ravens, crows, and magpies, trying to peck out the eyes of the new born calves, fallow deer,etc, so they tend to shoot them all the time, tilly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,461 Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 Loads round Monmouthshire/forest of Dean. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
squab 2,875 Posted January 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 hi mate, there quite rare there because there all over here, lol (Canada) we've seen a lot now, were crows have the tendency to flap there wings when in flight, the raven mostly soars, probably due to its size,but you cant shoot ravens on public land here, but you can shoot then on private land with the land owners permission, the farmers here seem to have problems with the ravens, crows, and magpies, trying to peck out the eyes of the new born calves, fallow deer,etc, so they tend to shoot them all the time, tilly yeah i googled the differences when i got home they mentioned the soaring thing,difference in tail beak etc just wanted to confirm they was ravens like i say first for me in herts and i been here 30 years 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
squab 2,875 Posted January 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 what about hooded crows see loads in scotland are they about anywhere down in the south of england does anyone know? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,777 Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 what about hooded crows see loads in scotland are they about anywhere down in the south of england does anyone know? Never seen any down this way ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
unlacedgecko 1,466 Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 what about hooded crows see loads in scotland are they about anywhere down in the south of england does anyone know? They're just a Scots/NI thing I think... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,525 Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 Few up in morpeth Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bush Rummager 4,239 Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 I heard a Raven just a few weeks back, must have been other side of some hawthorne, just off my back garden. Didn't get to see it but that call is very distinctive. Get plenty of other corvids arond here but nothing that sounds like that. I did have to do quick google just to double check that call. Wish i'd have seen it now, don't think we get too many around here in notts, not that i know of anyway! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arctic skua 28 Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 hooded crows spreading over the border into England, sure they were put on the protected list a year or two ago. 0nly protected in England I think Somebody will be along to keep us right im sure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,197 Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 Quite a few ravens in lancs 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,307 Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 There's been a few knocking around here recently and I haven't seen them before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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