Ads 38 Posted February 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 I don't know, I don't watch birds to be honest, I just know there's English partridge up there n never saw them all together like that before so wondered what it was. I thought it was quite interesting and good to see. I'm not that interested tho to have a row about it on THL 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ads 38 Posted February 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Just googled covey of partridge. Could of been but there were definitely smaller ones Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Sounds like a covey. Maybe they light clamped them all down and the cock bird puffed himself. Either way the lady at the rspb is talking bollocks. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,035 Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Row ?? Don't think so. This is an informative forum. Seems slightly more informative than the RSPB though lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hydropotesinermis 724 Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 When it comes to breeding partridges, like all birds are governed by day length. The RSPB lady was talking out her arse. The only way you will get partridges to lay this early is to catch them up, put them in sheds and artificially extend the length of their days using lights. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hydropotesinermis 724 Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Also. I sincerely doubt week old partridge chicks can fly. Are you sure they weren't bumblebees? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
abarrett 461 Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 The black bird at the bottom of our garden has definitely started mating I heard her the other morning OOOH WINSTON GIVE IT TO ME 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flacko 1,732 Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 She always calls me Winston, abarret 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hydropotesinermis 724 Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Ah yeah, I forgot to mention you can accelerate the mating of blackbirds with blue wkd. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulnix 426 Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Also. I sincerely doubt week old partridge chicks can fly. Are you sure they weren't bumblebees? While to say fly would be a stretch we reared Partridges from eggs a few years back and about a week old a handful got out of the brooder, the shed brooder is in is a agricultural shed 60X30 and would guess 25 foot high and they went halfway across it and up to the trusses and landed on them. b*****ds to catch as well, would def say too early for a brood start of feb though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Treehands 1,417 Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Maybe a late brood from last year, it has been mild enough for a late clutch. Got 9 silkie/Sussex chicks 3 weeks old an another 3 gone broody. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Plucky1 1,119 Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 The RSPB is mainly run by volunteers and don't have a clue, there are 1 or 2 that are knowledgeable but they are few and far between, I've done plenty of pest control on Deeside and Burton sanctuaries and its all about money,membership and hide watching, most are elderly with little or no idea, I took them a dead immature hobby a year or 2 ago and they never had a clue what it was,they even told me they never nested there and yet I've seen them there for at least 40 yrs, public donation and image they are good at ,but bird id then sorry you waste your time, you definitely seen a covey of partridge, seen loads out lamping and they always look a bit strange, WM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CushtyJook 1,097 Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Maybe I read it wrong but sounds like you lamped a covey of partridge with the slightly larger adults and the pairs last years young which flew off with them...No it was defininitly partridge the RSPB lady said so She was probally some div in a call centre and wouldn't know the difference between a pigeon and a blackbird 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hydropotesinermis 724 Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Also. I sincerely doubt week old partridge chicks can fly. Are you sure they weren't bumblebees? While to say fly would be a stretch we reared Partridges from eggs a few years back and about a week old a handful got out of the brooder, the shed brooder is in is a agricultural shed 60X30 and would guess 25 foot high and they went halfway across it and up to the trusses and landed on them. b*****ds to catch as well, would def say too early for a brood start of feb though. Yeah fair point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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