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Derby Tup
Derby Tup
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I also spotted a group of big waders: them’s small curlew I thought. Only about 2/3 size. And them’s got short beaks. Whimbrels!
Heavyweight
Heavyweight
Apr 2018
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No Housemartins here in Suffolk yet - had about four families last year
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Heavyweight
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I tried to attract ducks to the pond with a duck house - but Moorhens have commandeered it and I just saw one chasing a pair of ducks away :(
alpenrose
alpenrose
Apr 2018
5:24pm, 20 Apr 2018
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I went down by the river today and the swan's nest has been abandoned. It's probably too public now since they put a new path in and cut any undergrowth away from the bank so it's in full view of everybody passing by. :( I did see a pair on the weir pool but it may have been another pair.
alpenrose
alpenrose
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As I was typing this on my sofa, I heard a chiffchaff outside. :)
jacdaw
jacdaw
Apr 2018
6:30pm, 20 Apr 2018
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Yes Heinzster, they do. saveourswifts.co.uk
jacdaw
jacdaw
Apr 2018
6:32pm, 20 Apr 2018
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We saw 2 pairs of rb mergansers on Buttermere today, my first common sandpiper of the year, and finally, a wheatear.
bonners
bonners
Apr 2018
6:36pm, 20 Apr 2018
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Most jealous of DTs whimbrel. One of those birds that I should be able to see on the river, just always missed them
Dochart
Dochart
Apr 2018
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Heinzster - you've probably already found the answer to your question a couple of pages ago, but apparently playing 'swift attraction calls' is recommended to attract first year breeding swifts to new nest sites.
Dochart
Dochart
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Heinzster - you've probably already found the answer to your question a couple of pages ago, but apparently playing 'swift attraction calls' is recommended to attract first year breeding swifts to new nest sites.

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