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Garganey - gone!
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Author:  Patrick Bell [ Thu Apr 25, 2013 9:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Garganey - gone!
On the morning of Sunday, 21st April, whilst driving out of Humberston towards Tetney, I saw a pair of garganey ducks
on the pond/flooded field. I spent some time watching them. I returned a couple of hours later, at 1-30p.m. and they were
still there. I decided, on advice, not to post the news immediately just in case they chose to stay around and breed. Sadly
this has turned out not to be the case. I have visited at least once daily since but have not seen them again, so I can only
suppose that they have moved on.

However subsequent visits have not altogether been a waste of time as I have seen there:-
buzzard - mobbed first by 2 crows and then seen off by 2 B H gulls
sparrowhawk
greenfinch - 4
chaffinch - 4
goldfinch - 3
great-tit - 4
blue-tit - 2
long-tailed tit - 2
black-cap - 1 (m)
chiff-chaff - 1
coot - 4
moorhen - 8
greylag geese - 12
Pink-footed goose - 1
mallard 4
numerous wood pigeons

And finally today, went a bit further afield and at Churchill Lane, my first cuckoo of the year heard and then seen quite close to the car-park.
Cheers,
Patrick.
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