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| Author: | Michael Harrison [ Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Down on the farm |
It's not always bad news for farmlamd birds. Grey partridge in my area around Horncastle would appear to have had the most successful breeding season in 2010 as I can remember in the past 30 years that I have been farming. This BAP species of gamebird has been showing a long term decline since the early 70's and this spring adult pairs were at a low density. The warm dry weather in May and June together with a plentiful supply of insects seems to have combined to have produced a fantastic chick survival rate with exceptional large coveys now evident on the stubble fields. There would appear to be few barren pairs around with the majoriy of coveys containing over a dozen juveniles. Let's hope for good winter survival to produce a higher density of pairs for spring 2011. Good news from the farmyard as well where 6 pairs of swallows have also had an exceptional breeding season. The 6 pairs have all been double brooded and 2 pairs have reared 3 broods producing well in excess of 60 fledglings of which over 50 have been ringed as pulli. I have also been thrilled to have had a pair of buzzards nest within 150 yards of the farmhouse and fledging a single chick, another first for me. |
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