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forgetfulelephant
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forgetfulelephant
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upstarts1979
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The sailing centre is closed at weekends, so you can get a permit off the wardens on siteB
John Sirrett
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Re small tortoishell: I have seen a lot more (non scientific I know) around in early spring before and during the very hot spell of 3 weeks ago. However only 1 since the weather has got colder and wetter. What would have happened to those individuals, would they have gone into partial hibernation, or succumbed.
B
The simple answer is I dunno. They could have thought better of it and tucked themselves away again. They are unlikely to have succumbed. It is the caterpillars that eat the eggs of Sturmia bella which are laid on nettles and the chrysalis that gets slowly eaten by the parasite. Once they are adults they are safe but then they could of course have been predated by birds etc. The males that overwinter usually set up a territory around a nettle bed when they emerge and sunbathe whilst waiting for females to come along. They are pretty mobile and could have moved elsewhere. As Ive said they can be fickle about their nettle beds, maybe they have found some better ones away from the reserve, lush in farmers nitrates.
John
Sy V
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Yeah, as John says, just go on and fill your boots. Someone will be along to check permits etc. during the day and nobody minds if you wait until asked, especially when the sailing centre's closed.
The Hairy Birder
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Cheers Rob. Good chatting to you earlier on in Water Rail hide. How did your pics of the Common Tern come out? - Mine were rubbish! :-C
UW82
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upstarts1979
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Which one of us is going to change our names?
Des.
There's only 1 Des and his name is UW82:h?:8-P
forgetfulelephant
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forgetfulelephant
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Likewise HB. Not great but it's the first of the year so plenty of time to get better ones I hope!
Des!
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Great pics mate, where were the water rail and grey wags - the 2 were presumably on the sailing pool, but where was the one in the tree
B
Water rail from the Car park hide.
Grey Wag - On sailing pool walking down towards flashes - got chased into tree by Pied Wags.
The sailing centre is closed at weekends, so you can get a permit off the wardens on siteB
So basically wander around and when I spot a warden just ask for a permit?
Sounds good to me
upstarts1979
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you got it:t:
Phil Andrews
It's only Rock and Roller but I like it
Sunday 15th April
My morning's birding was rather curtailed as I popped over to Coney Meadows to assist the Hoopoe Whisperer (aka Dave W) in trying to relocate a rare migrant:
MOORS POOL
1 Snipe, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Teal, 1 Cormorant, 30+ Tufted Duck, 2 LBB Gull, 6 GC Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, approx 50 hirundines (mainly Sand Martins)
SAILING POOL
6 GC Grebe, Willow Warbler. Muchos Blackcaps and Chiffies in the Education Reserve.
FLASHES
Only 4 Avocet, 6 LRP, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Gadwall, 7 Lapwing, 1 shelduck, Willow Warbler, Common Tern reported through, Common Gull over, 4 LBB Gull, Reed Warbler singing at the Hen Pool
My morning's birding was rather curtailed as I popped over to Coney Meadows to assist the Hoopoe Whisperer (aka Dave W) in trying to relocate a rare migrant:
MOORS POOL
1 Snipe, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Teal, 1 Cormorant, 30+ Tufted Duck, 2 LBB Gull, 6 GC Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, approx 50 hirundines (mainly Sand Martins)
SAILING POOL
6 GC Grebe, Willow Warbler. Muchos Blackcaps and Chiffies in the Education Reserve.
FLASHES
Only 4 Avocet, 6 LRP, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Gadwall, 7 Lapwing, 1 shelduck, Willow Warbler, Common Tern reported through, Common Gull over, 4 LBB Gull, Reed Warbler singing at the Hen Pool
The Hairy Birder
The Hairy Birder
Looks good to me! Mind you, I have to say, that kingfisher flight shot is amazing! Nice one!
Cheers,
Si
Too cold for hide squatting for me today, a walk around the eddy produced loads of Blackcaps.
A dozen or so Orange-tips on the wing, away from the cold wind, as well as a Speckled Wood, a UW year first that brings the total species seen by me to 9 on the reserve so far.
A dozen or so Orange-tips on the wing, away from the cold wind, as well as a Speckled Wood, a UW year first that brings the total species seen by me to 9 on the reserve so far.
forgetfulelephant
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Thanks Si
