We still have at least 6 Dabchicks, 4 between the Hub and Cogglesford Mill and 2 just past the Mill, I didnt go further downstream today to see if there were any more past the railway bridge. I fed ‘one eye’, ‘stiff legs’ and our lone duckling, but he is getting harder to spot...
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Last March I used to feed this Blackbird… …I hadn’t seen him since then but in the last few days he has appeared again So I am not sure if he went away somewhere or just didn’t need any supplementary food, but its good so see him back and it just shows that even...
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Not a very Merry Christmas for the dead duck near the Hub on Friday. She looked only recently killed and laid on the bank where the ducks come out of the water, so the most likely reason to my mind is that a dog which was not under control attacked and killed it, I...
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The Heron let me get quite near today near the Mill… … 3 Dabchicks were downstream of the Mill and 3 upstream I saw at least 2 Kingfishers and possible 3 but the ‘third’ might well have been one of the others again. Terry
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Today was a little different, only 1 Dabchick seen downstream of Cogglesford Mill but 4 seen between the Mill and the Hub, but I did see at least 2 Kingfishers, Kestrel and Green Woodpecker, all dowstream of the Mill He is a Grey Wagtail near the Hub yesterday… Terry
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Blackie with berries… …I saw 7 Dabchicks today, 2 past the Mill, 2 past the railway bridge and 3 between the Mill and Hub, but I am still unsure exactly how many we have in total. Our lone duckling is still ok and I saw the Kingfisher and Heron today also. Terry
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There maybe 9 Dabchicks on the Slea now ? You may remember that there were 3 Dabchicks the other side of the railway bridge past Cogglesford Mill. Today there were 4 at intervals along the Slea between the Mill and just past the railway bridge, 3 of these didn’t seem that worried about us...
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I had quite a close encounter with a Heron today, just past the Mill… …it was in the river and I disturbed it, normally it would fly away, but today it just flew a few further yards away and landed again. I didnt want to disturb him more than necessary so I left him...
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The weather has not been very good so it has reduced my Slea wanderings lately. However yesterday I did see our lone Duckling and about 3 Dabchicks, I assume the others are still around and they were probably in hiding, I have not seen the swans for a few days either but they come...
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Not much happening today but I did see our lone Duckling and the 3 Swans, also the Kingfisher further downstream. The Dabchicks are still fighting… Terry
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