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Osiris
27-10-2007, 08:04 AM
Hi folks,

Yesterday my friend popped round with a dead sparrowhawk that she found in her pond in her back garden. Must of been there over night, caught in the reeds/weeds in her pond. Real shame, looks like a female, nice size.

Do I need to report this to any authority? What should I do?

Many thanks,

jamie



Fenlands Rescue
27-10-2007, 08:33 AM
Saves its tail for a spar flyer.Get a note from your neighbour saying when and where it was found.
Harrisii
27-10-2007, 08:39 AM
Saves its tail for a spar flyer.Get a note from your neighbour saying when and where it was found.

agreed.

no need to report it as its a wild bird which died from natural causes.
a note from the neighbour would ensure you came to be in posession of it legally etc.
Osiris
27-10-2007, 08:41 AM
Saves its tail for a spar flyer.Get a note from your neighbour saying when and where it was found.

agreed.

no need to report it as its a wild bird which died from natural causes.
a note from the neighbour would ensure you came to be in posession of it legally etc.

Excellent thanks. Will get a note from my friend, and will remove tail feathers for any spar owner that should need them. All look in good condition.

Anyone need a set of spar tail feathers just PM me.
Berkut
27-10-2007, 09:10 AM
Excellent thanks. Will get a note from my friend, and will remove tail feathers for any spar owner that should need them. All look in good condition.

Anyone need a set of spar tail feathers just PM me.

You have PM
Casey
27-10-2007, 09:30 AM
And another one!!!
SnapeDek
27-10-2007, 09:34 AM
You have PM

His pm box will be full now neil :lol: :lol: cheers Rich
Berkut
27-10-2007, 09:37 AM
And another one!!!

Me first:finga: :finga: :butthead: :butthead:
Casey
27-10-2007, 10:13 AM
Depends on what time you sent your pm. I sent mine then wrote a long letter to a mate then posted on the site!!
Berkut
27-10-2007, 11:19 AM
Depends on what time you sent your pm. I sent mine then wrote a long letter to a mate then posted on the site!!

It could be you then8-)
goshawker 4
27-10-2007, 11:33 AM
cool my friend would be well jelous to hear that jost got rid of his spar cos of that same prob!!:lol:

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If you cant chew it swallow it whole!
JanMan
27-10-2007, 12:18 PM
It would make sense to chop off the end of the wings that carry the primaries as well.
Osiris
27-10-2007, 03:44 PM
Going by PM times. Sorry Neil, Chris bet you to it by 3 mins, even before your post on the thread!! If I hear of anyone that has some spar tail feathers I'll let you know Neil.

You have a PM Chris.
Osiris
27-10-2007, 03:48 PM
It would make sense to chop off the end of the wings that carry the primaries as well.

Could be arranged.
AyrshireTaxidermy
27-10-2007, 04:22 PM
STOP! Theres one very important thing to check before you start chopping bits off the Spar.

Was it carrying a donor card? If not, you could be in big trouble.
Osiris
27-10-2007, 04:30 PM
STOP! Theres one very important thing to check before you start chopping bits off the Spar.

Was it carrying a donor card? If not, you could be in big trouble.

please go on.......

i've done nothing to it just now :D
Bry Glass
27-10-2007, 04:42 PM
STOP! Theres one very important thing to check before you start chopping bits off the Spar.

Was it carrying a donor card? If not, you could be in big trouble.

were would that be kept, in its wallet:lol:
OutFlying
27-10-2007, 04:45 PM
please go on.......

i've done nothing to it just now

Get a sense of humour :supz:
Osiris
27-10-2007, 04:46 PM
Get a sense of humour :supz:

I was going by the first line, thought the second was a bit of a wind up :razz:

I'm leaving the wings, just going to remove the tail feathers. Need to get a cardboard backing envelope, the postmen don;t really seem to give a damn when it says **DO NOT BEND** without the bloody cardboard backing.
Berkut
27-10-2007, 06:20 PM
Going by PM times. Sorry Neil, Chris bet you to it by 3 mins, even before your post on the thread!! If I hear of anyone that has some spar tail feathers I'll let you know Neil.

You have a PM Chris.

No problem.Someone has pm'd me and is sending me a full tail on Monday.

ATB,
Neil.
Osiris
27-10-2007, 06:47 PM
No problem.Someone has pm'd me and is sending me a full tail on Monday.

ATB,
Neil.

Great Neil

Cheers, Jamie
JanMan
27-10-2007, 07:32 PM
I was going by the first line, thought the second was a bit of a wind up :razz:

I'm leaving the wings, just going to remove the tail feathers. Need to get a cardboard backing envelope, the postmen don;t really seem to give a damn when it says **DO NOT BEND** without the bloody cardboard backing.

In my experience spars are just as likely to break primaries as tail feathers, unless they on the wrong sort of perch! Why waste them?
Casey
27-10-2007, 10:37 PM
No problem.Someone has pm'd me and is sending me a full tail on Monday.

ATB,
Neil.

Thant's good then Neil, I don't feel so guilty now!!

Chris
Casey
27-10-2007, 10:41 PM
I was going by the first line, thought the second was a bit of a wind up :razz:

I'm leaving the wings, just going to remove the tail feathers. Need to get a cardboard backing envelope, the postmen don;t really seem to give a damn when it says **DO NOT BEND** without the bloody cardboard backing.

I have to wonder if the DO NOT BEND instruction acts as an instruction for them to try to bend it. I do see my Postie most mornings and get on well with him. I know he won't bend 'em!!

Chris
Casey
27-10-2007, 10:45 PM
cool my friend would be well jelous to hear that jost got rid of his spar cos of that same prob!!:lol:

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If you cant chew it swallow it whole!

Yep, I feel the same everytime mine does does it. One feather has two needle imps and a basal quil imp!!

A mate of mine told me "If you want to learn how to imp, fly a Spar"

He was not wrong!!:lol: