On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:41:58 +0000, Derek Turner wrote:

On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:22:59 +0100, mogga wrote:


Is it legal to shoot them?

If they are wood pigeons or collared doves, then yes, they are under an
open licence. Not sure about feral pigeons though. Will look it up.

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In the UK, the 'pest' birds covered by the DEFRA Open General Licence
include feral pigeons, Canada geese (not in Scotland, Wales or Northern
Ireland), carrion crows, herring gulls, house sparrows (not in England),
jackdaws, magpies, rooks, starlings (not in England) and woodpigeons. To
shoot them, you must be sure that they are definitely pests, and that
there is no better way to stop them from remaining as pests in the future
(for example, scaring them away or proofing). Possible reasons can
include spreading disease and destroying your crops.

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