Hawswater Golden Eagles..

[mackem 27,024]

8 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

Watched something a few yrs back where they was setting explosive charges in the trees they use to roost in

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[mushroom 13,185]

Remember seeing a golden eagle in the lakes about 26-27 years ago. Can’t for the life of me remember exactly where we were though.

There used to be a great bird of prey sanctuary near Kielder. Went a couple of times, the bloke was really informative.

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38 minutes ago, mackem said:

The originals supposedly came from Shepperton studios Dan, I have a place about 5 miles from the studios, there's thousands of them in the area. 

Few up this way now as well, hoppings field has them on 

[mackem 27,024]

1 minute ago, BEARINATOR said:

Few up this way now as well, hoppings field has them on 

Barnes Park in sunderland has a small colony, they are spreading mate

[mackem 27,024]

4 hours ago, DIDO.1 said:

I might of worked this out wrong...... But 800,000 for 133 cases, that's over 6 grand a case? Surely even stuffed BOP aren't worth that

That's right, I just looked through the collection again, it's unique, there probably isn't a private BOP collection like it in the UK, how to price it? It's the value the owner or his estate place on it, I am sure there would be a little wiggle room,there's a saker falcon that I think going off the birds history was owned by jemima parry Jones. 

[bell 3,606]

13 hours ago, mackem said:

He did, Mike Gadd, mounted a number of the specimens in the collection. 

 

I have found dozens of nests, thousands of the birds in Surrey, roosts of a couple of thousand birds. 

He’s a top bloke Mr Gadd, have had the pleasure of looking round his house on a few occasions, like a kid in a sweetshop.

[bell 3,606]

27 minutes ago, mackem said:

That's right, I just looked through the collection again, it's unique, there probably isn't a private BOP collection like it in the UK, how to price it? It's the value the owner or his estate place on it, I am sure there would be a little wiggle room,there's a saker falcon that I think going off the birds history was owned by jemima parry Jones. 

Found a dead Saker a few years ago. It was ringed and i got in contact with the owner.  He wasn’t interested in the carcass at all but was adamant he wanted the bell back off the jesses......

[Ken's Deputy 4,460]

18 minutes ago, bell said:

He’s a top bloke Mr Gadd, have had the pleasure of looking round his house on a few occasions, like a kid in a sweetshop.

Yeah. I saw an interview with him, once. Must say; For the (Probably) undisputed God of BOP Taxidermy, he did come across as a really nice bloke. Very self effacing.

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14 minutes ago, Ken's Deputy said:

Yeah. I saw an interview with him, once. Must say; For the (Probably) undisputed God of BOP Taxidermy, he did come across as a really nice bloke. Very self effacing.

Yes, a clever chap aswell......was trying to do something magic with magnets inside a swallow that held the bird seemingly unsupported in mid air drinking over water !!!!!

[mackem 27,024]

3 hours ago, bell said:

He’s a top bloke Mr Gadd, have had the pleasure of looking round his house on a few occasions, like a kid in a sweetshop.

How did you wangle that invite mate? Was his collection how you imagined? 

[Greyman 28,796]

6 hours ago, Daniel cain said:

Watched something a few yrs back where they was setting explosive charges in the trees they use to roost in

You can shoot them now mate, think Walt had a pic of one he shot with his catty, apparently they are having a negative effect on native birds that nest in tree holes as they just take over every one

[Greyman 28,796]

7 hours ago, mackem said:

The originals supposedly came from Shepperton studios Dan, I have a place about 5 miles from the studios, there's thousands of them in the area. 

Rumour is the movie African queen with Humphrey bogart was were they originated, bit less carefull back in the day what we allowed in

[mackem 27,024]

1 minute ago, Greyman said:

Rumour is the movie African queen with Humphrey bogart was were they originated, bit less carefull back in the day what we allowed in

Yup, that's the local rumour,one part was filmed on sunbury cut, a backwater of the Thames that's half a mile from where I lived. 

[Ken's Deputy 4,460]

5 minutes ago, Greyman said:

 they just take over

Natives of Africa and the Indian Sub Continent. What do ye fukking expect?

[mackem 27,024]

2 minutes ago, Ken's Deputy said:

Natives of Africa and the Indian Sub Continent. What do ye fukking expect?