Pete Mella
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Great shot, Dave!
Had some Spotted Flycatchers flycatching about two foot away from me in Wheata Wood yesterday, and had forgot to charge my bloody camera battery!
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Great shot, Dave!
Had some Spotted Flycatchers flycatching about two foot away from me in Wheata Wood yesterday, and had forgot to charge my bloody camera battery!
schiffornis
AWBirder
Haha thanks Marcus!
Marcus Conway - ebirder
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I have no place to comment given the amount of errors on my blog/posts. Made me :king:
schiffornis
AWBirder
Sounds like they have been released for shooting...
Chris-Leeds
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There's a farm not too far from where I live and they feed RL partridge and pheasant which result in large numbers ready for shooting. Haven't seen that kind of number but they are birds that were brought here especially for hunting.
northernloon
swimming in a virtual sea
Never heard of birds being transported before :eek!: did some beating in the Dales to earn a few bob a while back. The pen-reared pheasants were so stupid that they didn't fly and had to be picked up and thrown...
Trystan
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What's the point, I will never be pro-hunting but I do understand some of the argument of those who are. Shooting a tame pheasant/partridge however I don't understand at all.
Thanks Pete ...
Re the battery:
Don't worry too much .. As you get older you do begin to forget things :brains:
northernloon
swimming in a virtual sea
I know that feeling Simmo. Have forgotten so many things that I've forgotten what I was trying to remember. And the classic. Walking into a room and then thinking 'what did I come in here for?'
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Chris-Leeds
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They were introduced a few hundred years ago and have become widespread like the pheasant so there's no need to transport them just feed and encourage them to breed.
andy hood
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Popped over to Nosterfield late yesterday afternoon, only a couple of birders there, the tern was blogging around the lake and occasionaly been chased by gulls, it settled onto the pontoon after about 20 mins or so and was still roosting on it when i left, the crane also flew from somewhere at the other side of the lake and landed on the waters edge in front of the viewing screen , giving good views, The tern was another lifer for me too :t:
northernloon
swimming in a virtual sea
nice find Doc. The supercilium isn't very pronounced and doesn't contrast with the darker cheeks and crown found on larger hawks
Andrew Gibson
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Diggers went on site today in Kilnsea marking the start of the Environment Agency's habitat creation works. When they are done all we need is water to fill them
Ask a few MP's to visit Andrew, they're full of p... fill up the ponds in no time.
northernloon
swimming in a virtual sea
I assume you are referring to the EA work that forms part of their larger work on the Humber Strategy which ties in to the coastal realignment strategy
DOC REED
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Cheers Ken....but a bloody big bird this was! Makes me wonder, when at wykeham etc, someone calls Gos 1m away, even if onto it, how on earth do u tell them apart?
This..?girl, was approaching buzzard size, saw her her perched from miles off.Need to see Gos in my face before i can get anywhere near convincing myself about wykeham birds etc.
Paul
Martin Standley
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And a hide to sit in!
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