Probably, because if you rewind a few years we were told "Four and twenty blackbirds, baked in a pie" In their range, Black-billed Magpies occasionally visit … fox and now canadian geese are classed as vermin and can be taken all your round but must be taken with a shotgun/rifle. They also give some advice ideas about protecting songbirds against Magpies Here. Magpies Crows and Rooks Jays Grey Squirrels Brown Rats Woodpigeons Feral Pigeons Collared Doves Rabbits Starlings Sparrows Mink This is as close as I can get to a list. But "vermin" is subjective. Most things are edible if you're desperate. magpies, crows, rooks, jays, grey squirrel, brown rat, wood pigeon, feral pigeon, collard doves, rabbits, and mink are all legal air rifle quary all year round. They will kill and eat all the smaller more attractive birds that they can catch, especially the baby birds. In addition to other members of the genus Pica, corvids considered as magpies are in the genera Cissa, Urocissa, and Cyanopica. American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos. H istorical confirmation of this fact comes from Simon Holloway, author of The Historical Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland . Magpies are vermin anyway so just shoot the bloody things! In the past Black-billed Magpies were persecuted by farmers, ranchers, and game managers who considered them to be vermin, but today they are fully protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.Back to top. They are wildlife persecuted on the basis that those in power see them as a threat to certain economic and environmental interests. A couple of months back I spotted one in my garden eating a blue-tit. Personally I would shoot them if I could. 1 decade ago. Lv 4. Magpies are vermin and should be shot! Modern keepers are more concerned with rearing and releasing pheasants than controlling so-called vermin, so magpies are allowed to flourish in areas where once they would have been shot. Manhattan Skyline. Aug 15, 2012 #27 Bobdk said: Magpies are awful birds. The black and white Eurasian magpie is widely considered one of the most intelligent animals in the world and one of only a few non-mammal species able to recognize itself in a mirror test. Magpies do not have the best of reputations. But be careful about the legal requirements about where you are shooting - the property you are shooting on, where the pellets will go if you miss (if they go over someone elses property it's illegal), and proximity of where you're shooting to a road (must be at least 50 feet from the centre of the road). So familiar is the American crow that it has been said if a person knows only three species of birds, one of them will be the crow. The RSPB don't class Magpies or any other corvids as vermin and they don't send officers out to kill birds. Magpies are considered a pest/vermin, and are legal to shoot. 0 0. Bullet Theory. 1 P. p147 Active Member. Photo by Kathy Munsel, ODFW. Backyard Tips. My Flickr. RSPB have information in the advice section of their web-site about Magpies and the law Here. "Kill them now ,they are flying vermin" , i was talking to an old fella some time ago and he mentioned some sort of trap especially for Magpies signs , Jul 4, 2009 Jul 4, 2009 at 9:37 PM 0 0. Hear the call of the Black-billed magpie. Magpies are birds of the Corvidae family. There are actually many species of magpie, but most of the rumours centre on Eurasian magpies ().In … 1 decade ago. Years we were told `` Four and twenty blackbirds, baked in a pie they are wildlife on! Author of the Historical Atlas of Breeding birds in Britain and Ireland aug 15, 2012 # 27 Bobdk:! 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