Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone on here can help. I was talking to several anglers with reference to the shooting of cormorants and someone mentioned that the birds are now classed as 2 different types costal and inland. Allegedly if it is classed as a costal bird you can legally dispatch it without a special licence.
My questions would be:
1 Is there any truth in this?
2 If it is true how do you classify what is a costal bird?
Your help on this matter would be very interesting indeed.
Many thanks,
Full Version: When is a cormorant not protected
QUOTE (dibbly88 @ May 24 2010, 04:03 PM) 
Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone on here can help. I was talking to several anglers with reference to the shooting of cormorants and someone mentioned that the birds are now classed as 2 different types costal and inland. Allegedly if it is classed as a costal bird you can legally dispatch it without a special licence.
My questions would be:
1 Is there any truth in this?
2 If it is true how do you classify what is a costal bird?
Your help on this matter would be very interesting indeed.
Many thanks,
I was wondering if anyone on here can help. I was talking to several anglers with reference to the shooting of cormorants and someone mentioned that the birds are now classed as 2 different types costal and inland. Allegedly if it is classed as a costal bird you can legally dispatch it without a special licence.
My questions would be:
1 Is there any truth in this?
2 If it is true how do you classify what is a costal bird?
Your help on this matter would be very interesting indeed.
Many thanks,
Why would you want to shoot a cormorant in any event?
QUOTE (dibbly88 @ May 24 2010, 03:03 PM)
Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone on here can help. I was talking to several anglers with reference to the shooting of cormorants and someone mentioned that the birds are now classed as 2 different types costal and inland. Allegedly if it is classed as a costal bird you can legally dispatch it without a special licence.
My questions would be:
1 Is there any truth in this?
2 If it is true how do you classify what is a costal bird?
Your help on this matter would be very interesting indeed.
Many thanks,
I was wondering if anyone on here can help. I was talking to several anglers with reference to the shooting of cormorants and someone mentioned that the birds are now classed as 2 different types costal and inland. Allegedly if it is classed as a costal bird you can legally dispatch it without a special licence.
My questions would be:
1 Is there any truth in this?
2 If it is true how do you classify what is a costal bird?
Your help on this matter would be very interesting indeed.
Many thanks,
answer to question 1: No All wild birds are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside act (1981) plus amendments and it is illegal to kill, injure or take a bird or eggs or to disturb a bird whilst nesting. Fines of up to £5,000 (per offence) and/or 6 months inside are the penalties!
Answer to question 2: A differently shaped gular (throat) patch but this is very very difficult in the field and not necessarily diagnostic!
The reason would be to prevent the predation problem on our club water, we are situated adjacent to the coast and in the past couple of years we have been heavily bombarded by the birds. We have been actively deterring the predation problem by making fish safe havens and stringing ropes with reflectors across the water and placing scarecrow type devices. Therefore as a small club with limited funds we can ill afford for the problem to remain. I am fully aware that shooting the bird will not stop the problem but it will go a long way toward assisting our previous efforts.
When you have obtained a licence to shoot one.
They are under open licence now, but that doesn't mean that you don't need a licence.
Shooting won't really do much anyway, it's a bit like trying to dig a hole in a swamp.
They are under open licence now, but that doesn't mean that you don't need a licence.
Shooting won't really do much anyway, it's a bit like trying to dig a hole in a swamp.
QUOTE (arbocop @ May 24 2010, 08:54 PM)
When you have obtained a licence to shoot one.
They are under open licence now, but that doesn't mean that you don't need a licence.
Shooting won't really do much anyway, it's a bit like trying to dig a hole in a swamp.
They are under open licence now, but that doesn't mean that you don't need a licence.
Shooting won't really do much anyway, it's a bit like trying to dig a hole in a swamp.
Licence No. WMLA06. I wouldn't have described that as an "open" licence though. There are conditions!
Oops a quick edit, I got the licence number wrong!
QUOTE (Worms @ May 24 2010, 09:16 PM)
Licence No. WMLA06. I wouldn't have described that as an "open" licence though. There are conditions!
Exactly!
Actually, I should have more accurately said 'Open General Licence' I was paraphrasing, or I got it wrong - most likely the latter.
EDIT: BIG MAJOR EDIT: They are not covered under Open Geneal Licence. I was misled. I just checked and they are not on the list. My previous advice that they were was bunkum.
QUOTE (arbocop @ May 27 2010, 06:14 PM)
Exactly!
Actually, I should have more accurately said 'Open General Licence' I was paraphrasing, or I got it wrong - most likely the latter.
EDIT: BIG MAJOR EDIT: They are not covered under Open Geneal Licence. I was misled. I just checked and they are not on the list. My previous advice that they were was bunkum.
Actually, I should have more accurately said 'Open General Licence' I was paraphrasing, or I got it wrong - most likely the latter.
EDIT: BIG MAJOR EDIT: They are not covered under Open Geneal Licence. I was misled. I just checked and they are not on the list. My previous advice that they were was bunkum.
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