Jackdaws

Avening Lady · #1 (**permalink**) 10-06-2011, 11:15 AM

Hello....this is my 1st thread.Please can anyone advise me if Jackdaws will steal goldfish from a garden pond?

My pond has been cleaned out of all the fish this past week.A family of Jackdaws live up on the roof,in the chimney(not used) & are always hanging onto my bird feeders.

Could they be the culprits?

Thanks in anticipation of any replies.

GME · #2 (**permalink**) 10-06-2011, 12:24 PM

Hi

I wouldn't think it would be them, more likely a cat or passing Heron perhaps? They are pretty inventive though so you never know... but I wouldn't imagine them dipping in unless your pond is particularly shallow? Are the birds able to stand in the water at certain points that would allow them access to the fish?

solus · #3 (**permalink**) 10-06-2011, 12:49 PM

I can't speak for Jackdaws but I have see a Carrion Crow taking goldfish from a (former) neighbour's (former) pond - it stood motionless on the edge for a while, looking down into the water then suddenly grabbed a fish from the shady area under the pond edging, taking the fish away to its nest a few doors down the road. It was great fun to watch as it emptied the pond of fish over a few days: the neighbour even bought more fish, but sadly another neighbour must also have seen what was happening and told him as he soon afterwards covered the pond with a net.

GME · #4 (**permalink**) 10-06-2011, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by solus

it was great fun to watch as it emptied the pond of fish over a few days: The neighbour even bought more fish, but sadly another neighbour must also have seen what was happening and told him as he soon afterwards covered the pond with a net.

lol!! :d

astarsdad · #5 (**permalink**) 10-06-2011, 01:40 PM

Hi

If the pond has been efficently cleared of all the goldfish, I would suggest that you have a heron visiting early in the morning or even in the night.

Terry

Jackaroo · #6 (**permalink**) 10-06-2011, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by solus

I can't speak for Jackdaws but I have see a Carrion Crow taking goldfish from a (former) neighbour's (former) pond - it stood motionless on the edge for a while, looking down into the water then suddenly grabbed a fish from the shady area under the pond edging, taking the fish away to its nest a few doors down the road. It was great fun to watch as it emptied the pond of fish over a few days: the neighbour even bought more fish, but sadly another neighbour must also have seen what was happening and told him as he soon afterwards covered the pond with a net.

Shame on you for not telling him!!! I used to have a neighbour like that too but, sadly he had no pond and no fish otherwise I'd have pinched them and eaten them myself lmao

solus · #7 (**permalink**) 10-06-2011, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Jackaroo

Shame on you for not telling him!!!

We didn't exactly get on! HE seemed to think that it was OK for him to keep kicking his football (him, not his kids) into MY garden and expect to get it back er...unscathed. He also appeared to think it was OK for his cat to pooh in my garden but that it was unreasonable for that to be promptly returned over the fence to his garden where it might be a health hazard to his kids!! I suggested he put in an offer to buy my garden then he and his cat could do what they liked in it but for some reason he wasn't interested...