Pigeon Madness

[Dean Lofthouse]

Reducing some large conifers today (the ones with the Starling roost problem) when I came across a pigeons nest containing one near fully fledged chick !! This chick must have hatched around new years day time so eggs must have been sat on over december.

 

I thought pigeons hadn't even started pairing up yet !!

 

Our trimming season has vanished, birds are now breeding year round

[Graham]

Don't think I've ever known a month when pigeons haven't been sitting eggs.

[Tom D]

I've seen pigeons nesting in all months. The breeding season of most birds is not directly dictated by weather or temperature but by the availability of food for the chicks. Since pigeons feed on shite that we chuck out they have an abundant year round supply of food and will therefore nest year round, probably the only bird to do this though. Rats and mice which also live of our shite will also breed all year round.

 

Just chip the little bastard. I hate em.

[Andy Collins]

I've seen pigeons nesting in all months,

Just chip the little bastard. I hate em.

 

I draw your attention to the law, be aware!http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-3203

[Dean Lofthouse]

These are wood pigeon, which flock together for the winter months and pair up end of Jan.

 

Ferals are a different story

 

I have never seen woodies produce a chick so early

[Stephen Blair]

i saw a small bird gathering fur off a roe deere 2 weeks ago, look out for early drunk bumble bees. poor little fellas

[LynBugLover]

i saw a small bird gathering fur off a roe deere 2 weeks ago, look out for early drunk bumble bees. poor little fellas

 

Poor little girlies, you mean. No blokey bumble bees around til summer. (Bloody typical if you ask me, leaving the women to it all winter then showing up for a bit when the sun's out, mutter, mutter...)

[18 stoner]

Reducing some large conifers today (the ones with the Starling roost problem) when I came across a pigeons nest containing one near fully fledged chick !! This chick must have hatched around new years day time so eggs must have been sat on over december.

 

I thought pigeons hadn't even started pairing up yet !!

 

Our trimming season has vanished, birds are now breeding year round

 

I did a conifer reduct last week and found a ring neck nest with two chicks about 5 days old in it. (Obviously left that bit of conifer)

 

Also did a birch removal on saturday as a rush job as the adjoining Ivy column hosts many birds, and the customer said Blackbirds have already started looking for nest sites in it.

[Joe]

i did a conifer hedge a little while back and there was loads of pigeon eggs in it.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Yep, found another nest with two eggs in today, ring necks