upstarts1979
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Moors Channel Update:
Des.
Looks great Des :t:, was the soil being dumped in the old hedge line. If so presumably for hedge regeneration.
What do you think.,
Moors Channel Update:
Des.
Looks great Des :t:, was the soil being dumped in the old hedge line. If so presumably for hedge regeneration.
What do you think.,
Hi everyone!
I have now got to Portsmouth and would like you to say what you think these are. At first I thought they were red-necked grebes but I'm not sure. The bills don't have any yellow base that I can discern.
These would be a just reward for a five mile walk along the seawall around Thorney island to get to Pilsey island RSPB reserve.
I am now on 125 for the year.:t: (maybe 126 what do you think?)
Hope everything is going well at the Warren.
all the best to the best.
Gary bikingbirder2015.blogspot.com
to the most handsome, most subtle, under stated and quietest warden at upton, ps don't try and blow all ya candles out at once, pps r.e. garys birds i was gonna sarcastically suggest a couple of buzzards! have a good day bud. will be on work party sunday, should have gone last week for a test run, again!!:t:
bob o has just informed me that the car park is closed. Will let you know more when Iget there.
Evidently they didn't communicate with the wardens.
Margaret
Today I had a closer look at the Bittern ditch and it looks great.
Off the main ditch facing the East hide are 3 deepish channels for fish breeding. Two on the right (south) side and one on the north side.
Photo's
1. looking along west track channel towards car park
2. from same point looking across to the North west reed bed.
3. looking from the NW reed bed back to where 1 and 2 were taken from. Notice mouth of side channel at bottom right - see photo 4.
4. side channel on north side
5. from east side of west channel looking SW.
In time the channels will narrow as the reeds grow down the slopes. But the channels are too deep in the centre for the reeds to colonize. So a permanent open are will exist. The west track bank will also vegetate and today the contractors planted several hawthorn saplings. Water rails can be seen all along the channels and the side of west track.