I saw all 4 Dabchicks today so none of these 4 have left yet, this means that so far only 1 adult parent has left the Slea to go somewhere else for the winter. I also ‘found’ the 2 young Moorhens and parents that I didn’t see yesterday, who are normally between the Mill...
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Of the 4 Dabchicks I only saw the youngster today, I looked very hard for the others without success, so I don’t know if they have gone or were just hiding. I saw the young Moorhen near the Leisure Centre but didnt see anything of the 2 youngsters or parents past the Mill, I...
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I was reading about Kingfishers, which might explain why we have not seen ‘ours’ much during the summer. This article said that between March and September they are normally within 50 meters of their nest ? We have seen the Kingfisher more over the last few weeks which also fits in with the articles...
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Good news and bad news… over the last 3 days I have only seen 1 of the 2 young Moorhens near the Leisure Centre and not seen any of the 2 that are also normally downstream of the Mill. The bad news is that I am now sure we have lost 1 from near...
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Forget what I said in the previous post, after watching the Dabchicks yesterday and today I now think there is now just 1 parent still around and the other 2 adults are most probably the pair that were attacked a couple of weeks ago. The youngster is still doing well. Sadly I have not...
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I think I know what is happening with the Dabchicks, but first, yesterday I saw 3 of the 4 ducklings but I didn’t see any today, I am not going to think the worst unless I do not see them again the next time I go down the Slea. Now the Dabchicks, I think,...
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4 ducklings survived the night which was quite cold. I am not sure how many there were yesterday but I think 5 or 6 The next couple of nights are supposed to be reasonable and then cold again, I just hope ‘mum’ keeps them warm. In a comment Angie said she would like to...
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Dabchicks: I am now 100% certain I dont understand what is going on I regularly see 1 adult upstream of the LC bridge and 2 downstream of it, then I will see 2 adults upstream and 1 downstream, so all I can think of is that we have 4 different adult Dabchicks who are...
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A little bit of self promotion… I entered 4 photos into the BBC Country File photo competition ‘All creatures great and small’. 12 pictures are selected to be voted on by the public, via their web site. I received a call from a very nice lady at Country File to discuss my ‘Whoopers at...
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A conundrum … yesterday and today I have seen our little dabchick with 1 of the parents, however further downstream at Cogglesford Mill there is now also another 2 adult Dabchicks. Without any more evidence it seems to me that the most likely scenario is that the 2 adult Dabchicks near the Mill are...
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