If you were driving southeast from Forres in Morayshire in this general area you should keep your eyes open for these… Yes, the Gyr Falcons are flying in rural Moray again this year, although not, it seems, in as great numbers as last year or the year before. Last year, and I assume this year,…
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Wild Hacking licensed by SNH for 2020 – last minute decision?
Residents in Moray, close to where captive-bred falcons have been wild-hacked over recent years (under licence from SNH last year) received a letter today (dated yesterday) from the falconers involved informing the residents that ‘falcon training’ would start from approximately late June. The residents had no warning of this from SNH. I followed this up…
Wild Hacking? Still no news.
Local residents have not yet been told whether SNH is going to license wild hacking of Gyr Falcons in Scotland this year. The report on last year’s events, which I have now read, admits the failings of the bird survey carried out last year (and highlighted on this blog back in December so it’s not…
SNH and wild hacking – still no news
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SNH still hasn’t produced the review of wild hacking that they promised ahead of finalising any licensing decision.
Wild hacking…?
SNH has so far failed to produce the review of wild hacking that they promised for last week – and ahead of finalising any licensing decision. I understand that there is activity around the hacking boxes in Moray – almost as if the licence applicants were expecting to get the go-ahead soon… Lockdown requirements in…
Is it wild hacking time in Scotland – an SNH response
SNH are pretty helpful when it comes to answering questions of a media variety. Yesterday I asked them whether they had issued any licences for wild hacking in Scotland this year which they could have answered with a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’. I also said that I’d be interested in where they were with any…
Is it wild hacking time in Scotland?
You might remember a series of blogs I’ve written about wild hacking of Gyr Falcons in two parts of Scotland. Last year SNH licensed the temporary release of 100 Gyr Falcons in Ayrshire and 150 in Moray in the period 1 June to September and with no more than 40 at a time in each…
Wild hacking – what we learn from an FOI request (4)
This post continues to explore the licensing of wild hacking of non-native falcons in the UK and uses information received from SNH about wild hacking licensed by them in Moray in 2019. To catch up on the story enter wild hacking into the search facility on this blog (top right) and all posts on this…
Wild hacking – what we learn from an FOI request (3)
This post continues to explore the licensing of wild hacking of non-native falcons in the UK and uses information received from SNH about wild hacking licensed by them in Moray in 2019. To catch up on the story enter wild hacking into the search facility on this blog (top right) and all posts on this…
Wild hacking – what we learn from an FOI request (2)
This post continues to explore the licensing of wild hacking of non-native falcons in the UK and uses information received from SNH about wild hacking licensed by them in Moray in 2019. The licence to cover wild hacking of 150 Gyr Falcons was issued on 9 May and came into effect on 1 June. It…