Getting rid of magpies
Discussion
We have problems with the f
kers every few years, but luckily the local shepherd does come and cull them mercilessly every 2 years. And my kitten had his first kills at 9 months old, they were a Magpie and a Pidgeon (both vermin in my eyes) so now we have one cat that ignores birds and only kills mice and rats, and one cat/kitten that ignores rodents and only targets pidgeons, magpies and Jackdaws.
Proper chuffed.
As for advice to you, a very good BB gun, won't hurt your neighbours but it stings like hell and magpies learn quickly to avoid pain. I worked for my old flat when the evil gits used to sit on the cables outside my window.
kers every few years, but luckily the local shepherd does come and cull them mercilessly every 2 years. And my kitten had his first kills at 9 months old, they were a Magpie and a Pidgeon (both vermin in my eyes) so now we have one cat that ignores birds and only kills mice and rats, and one cat/kitten that ignores rodents and only targets pidgeons, magpies and Jackdaws.Proper chuffed.
As for advice to you, a very good BB gun, won't hurt your neighbours but it stings like hell and magpies learn quickly to avoid pain. I worked for my old flat when the evil gits used to sit on the cables outside my window.
They're only magpies why all the fuss and vitriol?
Anthropomorphizing them with words like cruel and barbaric is akin wo what people were doing 200 years, or more, ago when they decided to wipe out the wolf, red kite, buzzards, golden eagle, wildcats and almost any other major predator.
Blackbirds are the most common garden bird seen in many areas, not threatened or rare in any way and the magpies just did what comes naturally. They most likely pecked the eyes out afterwards as they make good eating and are easily accessible and sadly the blackbirds paid the price for nesting in a poor location and for attempting to protect the eggs.
We've got plenty of magpies around and our blackbirds have raised chicks in the same dense bush successfully for the last 3 years. The magpies feed off the table less then 6 foot from the nest. I don't encourage them because they dissuade other birds from coming down (and I like variety) but they're just another part of nature.
Would you all be as outraged and horified if you found a badger had "barbarically slaughtered" a nest of rabbit kits, or is that more acceptable because badgers have less stigma attached to them?
Anthropomorphizing them with words like cruel and barbaric is akin wo what people were doing 200 years, or more, ago when they decided to wipe out the wolf, red kite, buzzards, golden eagle, wildcats and almost any other major predator.
Blackbirds are the most common garden bird seen in many areas, not threatened or rare in any way and the magpies just did what comes naturally. They most likely pecked the eyes out afterwards as they make good eating and are easily accessible and sadly the blackbirds paid the price for nesting in a poor location and for attempting to protect the eggs.
We've got plenty of magpies around and our blackbirds have raised chicks in the same dense bush successfully for the last 3 years. The magpies feed off the table less then 6 foot from the nest. I don't encourage them because they dissuade other birds from coming down (and I like variety) but they're just another part of nature.
Would you all be as outraged and horified if you found a badger had "barbarically slaughtered" a nest of rabbit kits, or is that more acceptable because badgers have less stigma attached to them?
magpies are vermin they have killed lots of the smaller birds that used to visit my garden, but now it isn't the magpies that are the problem coz now we have the crows!
Yesterday I could hear a right commotion at the front of the house and next doors cat (who is only a little one) was having a stand off with two wacking great big crows.
I don't like the way they look at you with the 'go on if you think you are hard enough!'.
Yesterday I could hear a right commotion at the front of the house and next doors cat (who is only a little one) was having a stand off with two wacking great big crows.
I don't like the way they look at you with the 'go on if you think you are hard enough!'.
Ranger 6 said:
omgus said:
As for advice to you, a very good BB gun, won't hurt your neighbours but it stings like hell and magpies learn quickly to avoid pain.
Can BB guns be used in urban gardens? (Seeing as you're local do you fancy doing a 'scare op'?)
Japveesix said:
They're only magpies why all the fuss and vitriol?
Anthropomorphizing them with words like cruel and barbaric is akin wo what people were doing 200 years, or more, ago when they decided to wipe out the wolf, red kite, buzzards, golden eagle, wildcats and almost any other major predator.
Blackbirds are the most common garden bird seen in many areas, not threatened or rare in any way and the magpies just did what comes naturally. They most likely pecked the eyes out afterwards as they make good eating and are easily accessible and sadly the blackbirds paid the price for nesting in a poor location and for attempting to protect the eggs.
We've got plenty of magpies around and our blackbirds have raised chicks in the same dense bush successfully for the last 3 years. The magpies feed off the table less then 6 foot from the nest. I don't encourage them because they dissuade other birds from coming down (and I like variety) but they're just another part of nature.
Would you all be as outraged and horified if you found a badger had "barbarically slaughtered" a nest of rabbit kits, or is that more acceptable because badgers have less stigma attached to them?
My garden, My rules. What I have witnessed is the mindless slaughter of my two blackbirds and their clutch. They were nesting in my garden, that has no resident magpies, and were minding their own business and doing the things that blackbirds do; whistling tunefully and grubbing around for natural food. As mentioned, the magpies live two doors down. They've rocked up at my garden and taken it on themselves to kill anything they can get their ugly sqwawking beaks on. Stigma or not, I saw what I saw and can draw my own conclusions. i.e. They are evil bAnthropomorphizing them with words like cruel and barbaric is akin wo what people were doing 200 years, or more, ago when they decided to wipe out the wolf, red kite, buzzards, golden eagle, wildcats and almost any other major predator.
Blackbirds are the most common garden bird seen in many areas, not threatened or rare in any way and the magpies just did what comes naturally. They most likely pecked the eyes out afterwards as they make good eating and are easily accessible and sadly the blackbirds paid the price for nesting in a poor location and for attempting to protect the eggs.
We've got plenty of magpies around and our blackbirds have raised chicks in the same dense bush successfully for the last 3 years. The magpies feed off the table less then 6 foot from the nest. I don't encourage them because they dissuade other birds from coming down (and I like variety) but they're just another part of nature.
Would you all be as outraged and horified if you found a badger had "barbarically slaughtered" a nest of rabbit kits, or is that more acceptable because badgers have less stigma attached to them?
ds that kill for the sake of killing. Perhaps they have a stigma as it is well deserved. The monochrome, blackbird killing, eye pecking, branch snapping, mindless sqwawking rotten bds.Edited by 911motorsport on Thursday 3rd June 18:35
911motorsport said:
Japveesix said:
They're only magpies why all the fuss and vitriol?
My garden, My rules. kers. they didn;t respect my authority at first but after i made them in necklaces a few times, the began to listen. omgus said:
Sadly the BB Gun was taken and destroyed by a previous flatmate after i drunkenly hid in the living room under the table covered by a blanket and shot him on the todger and nipple as he left his room for a midnight piss. His reaction may seem extreme, but in his defence it wasn't the first time it had happened.
Ranger 6 said:
omgus said:
Sadly the BB Gun was taken and destroyed by a previous flatmate after i drunkenly hid in the living room under the table covered by a blanket and shot him on the todger and nipple as he left his room for a midnight piss. His reaction may seem extreme, but in his defence it wasn't the first time it had happened.
to Ding said:
magpies are vermin they have killed lots of the smaller birds that used to visit my garden, but now it isn't the magpies that are the problem coz now we have the crows!
Yesterday I could hear a right commotion at the front of the house and next doors cat (who is only a little one) was having a stand off with two wacking great big crows.
I don't like the way they look at you with the 'go on if you think you are hard enough!'.
In the trees next to our garden, we often have magpies and crows having a brawl, while the squirrels look on making that screeching noise they make when threatened. Our cat ends up coming indoors to get some peace.Yesterday I could hear a right commotion at the front of the house and next doors cat (who is only a little one) was having a stand off with two wacking great big crows.
I don't like the way they look at you with the 'go on if you think you are hard enough!'.
And why do they always do this early Sunday morning?
Mark Benson said:
911motorsport said:
Just been reading up on something called a 'Larson Trap' though. Could be a goer 
You need a decoy bird for a Larsen.Got any spare Magpies about the house?
We used one last year and caught 9!
mattmoxon said:
You can use a sub 12lbft (legal limit) air rifle in your back garden provided you have an adequate back stop, if you can lure them onto the ground you can shoot them.
You may wish to explain to your neighbours what you're up to first as they may get a bit twitchy in light of recent events.Ding said:
I don't like the way they look at you with the 'go on if you think you are hard enough!'.
Crows are like pigeons in the far east - everywhere. They don't actually do that much harm though, in fact help clear up by feeding on rubbish/carrion etc.
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