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John
Did the Pied Piper tell you how quickly he he would be in sorting out the rat problem. As this greedy little --- plus his family were busy feeding in front of the conc hide today. (No pic yet, file too big!)

Also seen from the conc hide this gorgeous Wigeon.

P.S. Could anybody I.D. this ¬spoonbilled/shoveler mixed up duck thing?
(Perhaps Lee Evans has some ideas;);)
 

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Dick-E-Dipper said:
John
Did the Pied Piper tell you how quickly he he would be in sorting out the rat problem. As this greedy little --- plus his family were busy feeding in front of the conc hide today. (No pic yet, file too big!)

Also seen from the conc hide this gorgeous Wigeon.

P.S. Could anybody I.D. this ¬spoonbilled/shoveler mixed up duck thing?
(Perhaps Lee Evans has some ideas;);)
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Red Shoveler, a South American species.

Saw one at Grimley many years ago, but thinking about it, it may have been a hybrid ;)

Brian
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a couple of Argentine Shoveler pica from wiki pede hope this helps
 

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Brian & Abbeybirder

Many thanks for I.Ding the Argentine Red Shoveler. Found it described and illustrated in Peter Scotts old book on Wild Fowl.

Phil

I saw it in London hanging around with Canada Geese.

UK list 256
`Wild` escapee list 8 :-O:-O:-O ( previous Emperor Goose - Grimley!!)
 
Dick-E-Dipper said:
Brian & Abbeybirder

Many thanks for I.Ding the Argentine Red Shoveler. Found it described and illustrated in Peter Scotts old book on Wild Fowl.

Phil

I saw it in London hanging around with Canada Geese.

UK list 256
`Wild` escapee list 8 :-O:-O:-O ( previous Emperor Goose - Grimley!!)
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Bugger. Thought it was another addition to Upton's exotica list
 
update from Moors.
spent an hour or more at North.Moors. 35 species which is not bad. Redpoll over. redwing 20 over. goldcrest 3. cettis 3 singing including one in the NE part plantation. Teal 5 on seasonal pool. water rail 3 calling.
 
Dick-E-Dipper said:
Brian & Abbeybirder

Many thanks for I.Ding the Argentine Red Shoveler. Found it described and illustrated in Peter Scotts old book on Wild Fowl.

Phil

I saw it in London hanging around with Canada Geese.

UK list 256
`Wild` escapee list 8 :-O:-O:-O ( previous Emperor Goose - Grimley!!)
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Painted from a shot specimen probably.
 
Moors Today

Moors:
I have already mentioned the NM. After walking the trail, I spent a bit of time in the two west hides.
The concrete hide played host to a pair of grazing wigeon. A species that only usually appears on autumn passage and sporadically through out the winter. This year small numbers have been ever present throughout October. We have tried to encourage this species to winter, with specific habitat management. Namely the SW Marsh, where we have cut back the reed mace in the last 3 autumns. It is hoped that in time a sweet grass sword - 'wigeon lawn' will be result. Ironically the small 'lawn' in front of the concrete hide, seems to be doing the job.

Species count MOORS:
GCG 2, little grebe 5 min, greylag 20+, shoveler 60 min, pintail, teal no count, wigeon 3, pochard only 1 male,
snipe 4, lapwing 155, common gull adult, Herring gull 80, LBBG 45, water rail 5 min, cettis in total 5 singing, goldcrest, starling 300+ hawking insects,

Photos
1. the grassy lawn in front of concrete hide , with wigeon on edge of grass.
2. the wigeon through the back of Bobby P's camera
3, 4 close up of wigeon
 

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The FLASHES

A quiet day. When I arrived at 2pm there was only 1 shoveler, by 3.10pm there were 30 and more arriving from the Moors.
Snipe too were appearing, that was due to the cattle flushing them from their roosting site.
species count FLASHES
Teal 70 +, shoveler 30, coot 14, moorhen 45, water rail calling 3rd Flash,
snipe 20+, lapwing 85, green sand,
grey wag 2, pied wag 5, meadow pipit 4, goldcrest 2, linnet 9,
Raven 2, Jackdaw 300,

Photo's
show the recent pollarding.
1. The willow by the sluice
2. the distant view of the precariously large willow, after pollarding
3. a close up of 2,
4, view from the rear of the cuckoo hide, over the Transmitter field
 

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