found-pere/prairie

[BFC 007]

anyone know of anyone who has lost a pere/prairie? found him today

[Wightwings]

area?? near bucks I presume........have you contacted ibr, honeybrook etc etc.

was he dressed, any signs of telem? how did you find him?

more info pleaseBFC

[BFC 007]

transmitter on but batteries dead,ibr informed but unable to trace owner until morning as they are at cla game fair. Found him in a horse field about half mile from where i live-sat on a fence post calling out & as i was out looking for my pere/lanner i called him to the glove for a chick & he flew straight over-cool
in bucks yes mate

[Wightwings]

sounds like hes not been missing too long then not gone ferral at all. do you recon a bit of an imprint too with the calling?? if so someone somewhere could be freting over him.

hope they come on or know someone on here.........to the mods, any chance sticking this thread front page??

Good luk BFC hope the owner turns up.

[BFC 007]

yeah he is an imprint alright,mantling on his food & hates the hood. Travelled him home bare headed in the vehicle. Weighed in at 13 & 3/4 oz & he is really thin so a good feed up was given.

[Wightwings]

good on you mate.........must be someone localish then hes come down looking for human company. hope the IBR have a record.

[BFC 007]

he has mews jesses on so someone was taking a risk flying him like that,unless he escaped but why would he have a tranny on???

[Adam Barrett]

Lets see some pics mate :wink:

Hope you find his home mate and well done.

[Wightwings]

he has mews jesses on so someone was taking a risk flying him like that,unless he escaped but why would he have a tranny on???

i would go so far as to suggest the person that lost him then was perhaps not the original "imprinter" if you have the nounce to imprint well i would presume you have the nounce not to fly in mews jesses.......you never know tho i have come across stranger things........important thing is hes in goos hands at the moment so there is always a good chance of finding the owner.... :D :D

[GoneHawking]

Paul, is it a young bird or intermewed?

[Sprout]

Good luck finding him a home. I'm still waiting from whoever may have lost a buzzard - that was months ago and nothing!

[Finnish]

Has anyone claimed him yet BFC. :?:

If not put some pic's up for us.

[BFC 007]

owner came tonight from stratford upon avon & took him away. He is a perlin,not prairie my mistake :oops: first time ive see one close up though & the reason he had mews jesses on was because he doesnt land in trees only fences :? mmm anyway got a nice little reward from him so made my day 8) GH-he is 7 years old mate,spoke to graham but knew nothing about him :wink:

[OutFlying]

13 3/4 oz male perlin and thin ? doesn't sound right at all.

[BFC 007]

well thats the story mate

[OutFlying]

it ain't a male, if you say it thin on the breast bone then even a female sounds eiffy ...............................

[BFC 007]

look im just saying what i was told,i weighed it myself & the guy told me its a male ok

[OutFlying]

I not doubting you weight on the scales or condition of the falcon - but I'm telling you at 13 3/4 thin it ain't a male perlin - full stop.

[BFC 007]

watever

[OutFlying]

Grow up - a male perlin flies between 9 - 10 oz maximum, how could it be 13 3/4 thin. The person who collected it is talking **** and the mews jesses say it all. No offence taken at your posting "whatever" but lets talk facts.

Yours Jim.

[OutFlying]

At that weight you initial guess of praire/ pere was the best guess. I flew a male prarie/pere at 1-3 .

[BFC 007]

who do you think you are telling me to grow up then???No offence taken at your posting

[OutFlying]

who do you think you are telling me to grow up then???No offence taken at your posting

No offence taken just lets have the truth - it ain't a male perlin unless your scales and feel of its keel is wrong or you've been given the wrong information.

[BFC 007]

The owner told me his flying weight is 13 1/2, i weighed him at 13 3/4,DEFRA told me the ring number is a Perlin.

[BrianM]

FOR GOODNESS SAKE :roll:

[Shaun Byrne]

Sure it was a Perlin and not a Gyrlin??

[BFC 007]

all that matters is the bird is back with its keeper...with the help from defra-ibr was away at CLA

[OutFlying]

The owner told me his flying weight is 13 1/2, i weighed him at 13 3/4,DEFRA told me the ring number is a Perlin.

BFC - you did a top class top catching (it) up and returning it alive and safe to its owner. I'm only pointing out i don't think its a male perlin thats all and no offence is meant at yourself. If its 13 3/4 thin what would its top weight be ? As I stated earlier most male perlins fly between 9-10 oz, I never heard of one this big.

OF.

[BFC 007]

the chap whose bird it is is called steve & he helped form the ibr a long time ago & if you wish to give him a call to clarify the information then i shall forward you his number
cheers
paul

[Kornie]

How is it possible genetically to predict the weight of any hybrid? Especially one with as big a weight difference as a Peregrine and a merlin? I would imagine that the weight could fluctuate anywhere between the two weights???

Just out of interest though.?

[Adam Barrett]

maybe it wasent a pure 50/50 perlin??

Just a thought :roll:

[GriffMJ]

lol.....well done for returning the "falcon" to its rightfull owner Paul. Stroke of luck u being around to care for it I reckon.

[Shaun Byrne]

maybe it wasent a pure 50/50 perlin??

Just a thought :roll:

Nice one, never thought of that. :D

[BFC 007]

spoke to juliana from ibr at cla today & she knows the keeper very well & also knows the bird & said its definately a male 50/50 perlin

[OutFlying]

Well you learn something new everyday, a male perlin bigger than a male barbary.

[BFC 007]

:? :?:

[Shaun Byrne]

Biggest one I've ever heard of. Like to know who bred him.

[OutFlying]

:? :?:

BFC, the biggest male perlin I had heard of till this one is about 10 1/2 oz, a friend of mine was flying a p/r male barbary at 12 oz - so this one you found is the biggest I've heard of.

Yours Jim.

[BFC 007]

do you wanna speak to the keeper jim?

[Finnish]

Well done Bfc good work.