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| Author: | Andy Sims [ Thu Jan 22, 2015 4:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Toft Newton, bird scarers & thoughtless anglers. |
08:25 to 09:35:- 1 Shelduck 19 Gadwall 20 Tufted Duck 1 Pochard 3 Goldeneye 2 Little Grebes 8 Goosanders flew over 9 Cormorants 58 Coot 8 Black-headed Gulls 1 Green Woodpecker c20 Fieldfares 2 Redwings 1 Mistle Thrush, singing 5 Yellowhammers A bird scaring canon is on a rowing boat moored in the centre of the reservoir and just after we arrived it went off twice, 8 of the 9 Cormorants present flew off at the noise. For the first time that I can remember there were no Great Crested Grebes present, direct result of the bird scarer? We found 2 Black-headed Gulls entangled in fishing line and hooks. Luckily the line was also tangled round a stout weed and I was able to catch the birds, both together on the same weed. After a bit of pecking, by the birds not me, I managed to remove the hooks, one from a leg and one from the side of the breast, disentangle the line and release the birds. They both flew off strongly, apparently little the worse for their ordeal. Why do anglers have to be so thoughtless? With Rick Bennett. |
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| Author: | Dean Eades [ Wed Feb 04, 2015 1:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Toft Newton, bird scarers & thoughtless anglers. |
Fishing line a big big problem at Toft , we removed line of lots of Birds several Grebes, many Coots, one velvet scoter had line on the legs ... Dead Swan one day covered in line . Bird numbers have been very low , Bloody Bird Scarer |
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