Hen Harriers

Sounds a very reasonable response to a rude invasion to me, I would have told them to go forth an procreate.

Yes pompa that was more or less what I told them but my spelling was different

A farmer friend of mine had some birdwatchers drive onto his farm without asking (I was fishing on his lake at the time). He simply parked his tractor across their only exit and went out for the rest of the day, they were not happy bunnies.

Were they from Springwatch? There was a section about hen harriers last night [I think it was last night] but that was on a remote Scottish Island.

newist That's trespass and I'd have told them I'd called police (I probably wouldn't)

Flipping rude anyway without asking, let alone using your drive.

Friends of ours had to politely see Bill Oddie off their land years ago when he was taking part in the RSPB Bird Race. His team were climbing over fences and trampling through crops. DH was on a rival team and heard later that BO was rude and arrogant in a 'Do you know who I am?' kind of way.

I thought newist lived on a remote Scottish Island or am I thinking of another Gnetter?

I live in The Outer Hebrides

How rude of them! Am I right in thinking that there are no trespass laws in Scotland?

I should know! We've had people looking for their dogs in our garden, uninvited! x

Yes that's right, as long as they don't do damage. There are no laws about "telling these people off" though

The problem is, we live on a single track road, albeit an A road, some passing places are not big enough to park in, which is illegal anyway,

so If they see a bird they want to photograph they will pull in anywhere,

Yes, but how lovely to have those birds so near to you to watch - I envy you that, but fully appreciate your quite justified annoyance at the intrusion.

Only seen hen harriers once, on the Ousefleet Washes reserve. Unforgettable. I think I would be extremely annoyed if it were my property these twitchers were invading. As a rule, they are so focused on finding rare sightings to add to their life lists that all consideration and good manners go out of the window.

Send your twitchers here Newist. We have quite a few; Montague Harriers as well. They are delightful birds aren't they.

They are so beautiful to watch ffinniochio, I love the owls, we have a resident one who hunts all day, then rests on our fence posts.
We are not twitchers but we do love and feed the birds all year round I even make cakes for the baby sparrows, we have 4 families just now in the guttering, How the little birds survive here amazes me, there's no trees to speak of, a few hours daylight in the winter, then the wind to contend with.
I have just been watching a family of Oyster Catchers, running round the garden, the mother pecking for worms, and the 2 chicks running after her pinching her worms

I'm watching the on-line webcam on top of Chichester Cathedral every day.There are 3 peregrine chicks being raised there by attentive parents. It's a bit sad to see the ready meals of fresh pigeon being brought in but that's Nature I suppose and part of the food chain. Fascinating to be able to watch the feathers coming through the mass of white down on the chicks and the parents' feathers are just beautiful.

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www.chichesterperegrines.co.uk/live%20link.htm

Wrong link (chicken pox?) Sorry! Try this one!

Do you often sit on top of Chichester cathedral?

Galen

The cafe at the Cathedral has a garden, and it is possible to watch the Peregrines from there. They do of course have a constant larder of fast food, but it is nature that makes them dive/hunt the pigeons, and since we have an abundance of them, I do not feel particularly sorry to see them go.

Well the Cathedral roof is a bit high up and it gets very breezy. The garden cafe is very pleasant but I actually prefer to watch the web-cam shots on my desktop!

On a day like today, Gagagran you are very wise!