Magpies

[tillylamp 1,967]

how many have you seen in one hit......normally you see alot of single ones, or pairs, and then the odd bigger group, but the most i had seen in one hit was 18, what i thought was a big amount.....but yesterday evening, i was amazed....45 flew over head at once, surely, that's got to go in the Guinness book of records.....

has anyone else seen so many in one sitting?

[dazbrowne 13 372]

Seen a load near me to many to count the way they was acting was strange thought something was going to happen like a natural disaster

[peterhunter86 8,627]

Funny you say i seen a load prob 50 odd the other evening i thought it was strange

[scothunter 12,609]

A murder of magpies

[Chid 6,863]

A murder of magpies

A tiding of magpies

[sussex 5,803]

A murder of crows , a tiding of magpies ..most I ever seen in one go was just over 40 on Orsett fen thirty odd years ago .

[squab 2,875]

counted 27 at a roost one night,most i ever seen although plenty double figures some nights,only stone throw from the house over the local park,yes theres street lighting before anyone asks lol

[scothunter 12,609]

I stand corrected ☺

[jiggy 3,209]

how many have you seen in one hit......normally you see alot of single ones, or pairs, and then the odd bigger group, but the most i had seen in one hit was 18, what i thought was a big amount.....but yesterday evening, i was amazed....45 flew over head at once, surely, that's got to go in the Guinness book of records.....

has anyone else seen so many in one sitting?

when nesting season is over they will roost in flocks at twilight up to 100 together in dense forestry especially in midwinter and grey/carrion crows do the same ive seen flocks of them above 500 washing themselves in shallow water on flooded bogland then heading in to wood to roost for night. They split up the next morning at daybreak and meet again the following evening but ive never seen magpies or grey crows flock in huge numbers in summer. If you were into setting poison when it was legal you could wipe out massive numbers by setting bait at one of those flooded areas.

[Greyman 32,831]

how many have you seen in one hit......normally you see alot of single ones, or pairs, and then the odd bigger group, but the most i had seen in one hit was 18, what i thought was a big amount.....but yesterday evening, i was amazed....45 flew over head at once, surely, that's got to go in the Guinness book of records.....

has anyone else seen so many in one sitting?

 

yes I saw 46

[tillylamp 1,967]

 

how many have you seen in one hit......normally you see alot of single ones, or pairs, and then the odd bigger group, but the most i had seen in one hit was 18, what i thought was a big amount.....but yesterday evening, i was amazed....45 flew over head at once, surely, that's got to go in the Guinness book of records.....

has anyone else seen so many in one sitting?

when nesting season is over they will roost in flocks at twilight up to 100 together in dense forestry especially in midwinter and grey/carrion crows do the same ive seen flocks of them above 500 washing themselves in shallow water on flooded bogland then heading in to wood to roost for night. They split up the next morning at daybreak and meet again the following evening but ive never seen magpies or grey crows flock in huge numbers in summer. If you were into setting poison when it was legal you could wipe out massive numbers by setting bait at one of those flooded areas.

 

that's interesting mate......500 wow, that makes the 45 i saw seem quite lame........ .............................

[stealthy1 3,964]

Young birds form some huge flocks at this time of year, just a big creche.

[tillylamp 1,967]

 

how many have you seen in one hit......normally you see alot of single ones, or pairs, and then the odd bigger group, but the most i had seen in one hit was 18, what i thought was a big amount.....but yesterday evening, i was amazed....45 flew over head at once, surely, that's got to go in the Guinness book of records.....

has anyone else seen so many in one sitting?

yes I saw 46

 

or, was it.................47 i saw.............

[stealthy1 3,964]

 

 

how many have you seen in one hit......normally you see alot of single ones, or pairs, and then the odd bigger group, but the most i had seen in one hit was 18, what i thought was a big amount.....but yesterday evening, i was amazed....45 flew over head at once, surely, that's got to go in the Guinness book of records.....

has anyone else seen so many in one sitting?

yes I saw 46

 

or, was it.................47 i saw.............

 

 

Or 501.

[tillylamp 1,967]

Young birds form some huge flocks at this time of year, just a big creche.

yeah.....i think you are right, there did seem to have quite a few young ones in there......

iv'e just never seen that many before,