Not sure we can shoot upland game with a rifle legally. Saw my uncle shoot a duck right out of the air with a rifle. He was a gunner on a military boat for a spell. It was at the top of a canyon so the duck was down slope a little and flying at a 90 degree angle to the scope. Craziest thing I ever seen.
Never shot anything flying with a rifle but magpie’s have this uncanny sense to know when they’re out of shotgun gun range. That’s why I wait till they roust then kablamo. Have seen magpies eating Robins eggs bastards.