peterhunter86 8,627 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Ive noticed a lot of them in the canal when im out with the dogs but ive always thought the were sea birds or is it common for them to visit fresh water. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 12,023 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Been coming inland for years now,not unusual to see 8 in the trees alongside dual carriageway at Monmouth. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nik_B 3,791 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Just a pair can devastate trout fisheries 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BEARINATOR 2,924 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Come for easy food in ponds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,471 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Blinking Eck pal. There's hundreds of the damned things in our area. Every fishery is plagued with them. Jok. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,803 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 That are a complete menace on a course fishery as well , pox eyed things .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 There used to be one visited my pond at dawn every morning. Haven't seen it for a while though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nik_B 3,791 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 There used to be one visited my pond at dawn every morning. Haven't seen it for a while though. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,592 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Loch Leven stopped breeding brown trout and cut the numbers of boats on the fishery because of the amount of cormarants it's a huge fresh water fishery Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nik_B 3,791 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Loch Leven stopped breeding brown trout and cut the numbers of boats on the fishery because of the amount of cormarants it's a huge fresh water fishery And to get a licence to control them is a nightmare. They can wipe out a business quicker than the paper work comes back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flipper_Al 1,012 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 We used to have two on our syndicate lake......!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,626 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 where there is a free meal you will find them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nik_B 3,791 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 We used to have two on our syndicate lake......!!! Did they die unexpectedly of a heart attack? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,471 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Oh! Such a shame. And such a photogenic bird. Can't imagine anyone wishing them dead. Jok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jiggy 3,209 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 If they don't fly away then they don't fly back. Seen them 60 mile inland but not common. Seen an interesting program before with some foreign lads with fully trained ones diving off the boat and bringing back big fish for small treat. Anybody able to put up a link it's probably on utube 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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