re - nesting birds

[Jake Andrews]

I was lucky enough to do some volunteer climbing this year for the Raptor group. Go up, collect chicks in rope bucket, send down to ecologist to weigh and measure the chicks. Chicks were then sent back up and placed back in the nest.

Was a fantastic experience and one I won’t forget in a hurry…………. mainly because the Goshawk appears to like nesting in real crappy trees to climb!

 

 

[dan blocker]

2 hours ago, Jake Andrews said:

I was lucky enough to do some volunteer climbing this year for the Raptor group. Go up, collect chicks in rope bucket, send down to ecologist to weigh and measure the chicks. Chicks were then sent back up and placed back in the nest.

Was a fantastic experience and one I won’t forget in a hurry…………. mainly because the Goshawk appears to like nesting in real crappy trees to climb!

 

 

“Crappy trees to climb”🤔 probably why you have to cut the tree down to get to the young if your not a climber🤔. The underside of the nest is armoured against shot🤔. Just my thoughts on it!

[ABtrees]

3 hours ago, Jake Andrews said:

I was lucky enough to do some volunteer climbing this year for the Raptor group. Go up, collect chicks in rope bucket, send down to ecologist to weigh and measure the chicks. Chicks were then sent back up and placed back in the nest.

Was a fantastic experience and one I won’t forget in a hurry…………. mainly because the Goshawk appears to like nesting in real crappy trees to climb!

 

 

 

Have to say I am a bit concerned about the one on the left !!!

 

[openspaceman]

2 hours ago, ABtrees said:

 

Have to say I am a bit concerned about the one on the left !!!

 

I'd like to hear the story, it's ringed so what was it?

[ABtrees]

14 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

I'd like to hear the story, it's ringed so what was it?

 

My guess is the smallest of the brood !!!

[Jake Andrews]

 
Have to say I am a bit concerned about the one on the left !!!
 

Just dehydrated I reckon!

[Jake Andrews]

I'd like to hear the story, it's ringed so what was it?

I believe it was a pigeon from what was left. A little snack from mum.

[openspaceman]

21 minutes ago, ABtrees said:

 

My guess is the smallest of the brood !!!

that was my first thought too but @Jake Andrews would have been told by the ecologist if it was a cannibalised  one.

[Slad]

On 16/07/2021 at 10:20, openspaceman said:

Yes I know but what makes the nest "active" i.e. is it active if they are not there, not building it  or near it and there are no young present or returning to it?

 

It strikes me as the penalty was derisory none of the above applied or could be proven.

My read of it is that outside nesting season, you can destroy the tree/nest.  So if the labourer had waited until September, there would have been no further action.

[htb]

On 19/07/2021 at 22:45, spudulike said:

In my book it is pretty sad that this nest has been destroyed. I have never seen a Goshawk in the wild and with this sort of action, it is unlikely I will any time soon.

£100.....really!!

 

A Goshawk took a pidgeon in my mothers garden last week, fascinating watch for 20mins, this was in Renfrewshire, we also have them regularly at ours in Aberdeenshire.