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| Author: | John Walker [ Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Rimac foreshore 291110 |
mid afternoon after snow then bright sunshine, redshank 270, dunlin 760, snipe 24,cormorant 33, peregrine 2 chasing a lone incoming blackbird low over beach , the blackbird avoided several snatches and crash dived into saltmarsh vegetation, and the peregrines then made off towards Saltfleet. regards John. |
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| Author: | Colin Smale [ Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rimac foreshore 291110 |
Assuming blackbird was a new arrival, amazing to think that after a North Sea crossing it was able to avoid a couple of perigrines, that's some stamina, it deserves to live. (What a welcome though!) |
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| Author: | John Walker [ Tue Nov 30, 2010 1:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rimac foreshore 291110 |
A reasonable ENE wind would have assisted the blackbirds flight and both pegs looked 1st year plumage and both showed some inexperience, there was also c 400 lapwing and 250 golden plover which were also fresh arrivals , i assume the big freeze in northern europe is moving birds on ,as per the Gib observations suggest. cheers John. |
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