Teesmouth Bird Club

gul's have been taken off the quarry list now,  but when they were on it.  yes i'v  controlled  lesser bb's and herring gull's. the others you mention    rats,mink, stoats and weasels are shot on sight. which is not often any of these are seen they like to keep a low profile. tunnel trapping is the best method for controlling small mammal predators.
i'd just like to add, i love all wild life even the vermin. but i think sometimes things need keeping in check,  like when i see corvids over the teesmouth there numbers getting out of hand . then i see reports of wader chicks being taken by magpies  thin the maggies  and crows out, or then there is the reports of mink being seen over saltholm  get some tunnel traps down  or kiss the water voles good bye, then the water side birds.  you will wait till the voles are wiped out then try and do something about it  reintraduction  get the mink sorted out  ???nobody wants to see a particular species exterminated ''but sometimes things need checkin for the good of other species.

i stopped saying ''i  KILLED . ''i'm goona KILL something along time ago. i say now i shot x amount of ,,,,,  . or i had some nice shots today.  i love shooting and will never stop. i also love the natural world and will never stop. i see nothing wrong with shooting if carried out correctly. and dont forget if it wasnt for shooting .some on the habitats we know and love would cease to exist. it is each to there own and keep it real. if you are not a vegan ,,how can you call shooting.

  i'm a big lad i can take it.   just because someone like's shooting doesnt mean they arent a nature lover. take peter scott for example

i'm a keen countryman and have enjoyed shooting and fishing all my life i love and respect the natural world.  and when i shoot grey squirrel's, crows and magpies. i get a sense of doing something worth while . i have shooting rights ,full permission off the farmer .over near cowpen bewley ,greatham creek area . and i shoot corvids , foxes and pigeons over there. i like to think in some way . me controling these pests in such areas helps the ground nesting/wading birds over there.  the idiots who shot the red squirrels do want punishing for it it is more than likely daft kids messing about with air rifles.

 no taxidermy lovers then''   eh,

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not to everyone's liking   but i think it is a shame to let something beautyfull just rot away.

 sorry to offend anyone. but thought i would ask if any member's  see and dead birds which appear fresh and in good condition to let me know. best.  lee...

maybe the birds has somthing wrapped round his feet. i'v seen feral pigeons with cotton wrapped round there toes. maybe he was pricked[ shot] and survived. or maybe he has a thorn or summat in his foot . try and catch it and have a look. if he is knackered i would neck it. but if it can be helped and is feeding ok leave him be. although i shoot pheasants in season . i am not all bad

myxie is spread by fleas. taking it to a public vet is stupid   it could infect pet rabbits in the building   or people taking there beloved bugs along to the vet for whatever reason :( you shoulda just necked it if not just leave em let nature take it's coarse

   ok richard will do.  lee...

hi richard. i'v been a taxidermist for many years and have handled hundreds of birds i could tell you what killed the bird' when i skin it'  if this helps?  lee...

hi richard.  i'm a taxidermist. and would be interested in the bird. if you are going to throw it away?? lee...

   yeah i maybe the first on teeside   but you are no first   dumb arse geordies are ten a penny   wye aye bonny lad

maybe there have been cases were the species you mention were victims  but a few bad apples shouldnt spoil the barrel not every gamekeeper or folk that shoot, kill the species you mention as i said by in large a lot of  species benefit from keepering  it is also worth sayin .i was at saltholme awhile back  and the amount of crow's and magpies was shockin  then i hear some guy moanin  oh the ringed plover chicks were eaten by magpies  then thin the maggies out  over the port the corvids have no real predators  so they will benifit , while other species will not , due to corvid predation  around 20 years ago the area where the barrage is , and the dinosaur park on middlesbrough and  YES port clarence aswell. had a lot more grey partridges  i basically lived in the mentioned areas back then and put large coveys of greys up  daily  i also remember not seeing half as many magpies  the boom in maggies has a lot to do with greys disapearing  if you dont no this , then you must be thick as ****  and now mink are moving in over the port  well the water voles will be gone for starters  then the ground nesting birds will go down  you people on here have a bunny hugger mentality  well let me tell ya ,, this aint walt fockin disney  all the animals of the forest are not best friends  some species are invasive and dominant , and need to be kept in check  seriously some of the folk on here are dumb arse bunny huggin twitchers