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Sep 2018
4:30pm, 23 Sep 2018
26,958 posts
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Derby Tup
ff I used to be a member of Derbyshire County Angling Club (what had been a part of the County Council sports and social club), and we had the piscatorial rights at Wolfescote Dale. What a magnificent spot to fish (or walk or watch birds or take photos or run . . .)
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Sep 2018
5:33pm, 23 Sep 2018
2,096 posts
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jacdaw
I believe the geese are starting to arrive!
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Sep 2018
5:40pm, 23 Sep 2018
26,960 posts
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Derby Tup
Skein of pinks spotted in our area last weekend. I’ve not seen any but I have seen sand martin today (in Devon)
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Sep 2018
7:35pm, 23 Sep 2018
17,881 posts
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flanker
ff, not sure, picked it up on their twitter feed :-). Despite being up in the Lakes we didn't detour on the way back down. Maybe we'll come and find your one tomorrow on our way back down from Yorkshire 
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Sep 2018
11:12pm, 23 Sep 2018
1,126 posts
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flyingfinn
It was still here at lunchtime today according to reports Flanker.
25 Pinkies seen here today too DT.
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Sep 2018
9:31pm, 24 Sep 2018
1,128 posts
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flyingfinn
DT seems your old manor isn't too friendly towards rare visitors!
"Sad news to report looks like a pike took the grey phalarope in loscoe dam it went under water and never came back up"
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Sep 2018
7:14am, 25 Sep 2018
26,971 posts
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Derby Tup
I’m round there with my spinning rod asap 🎣
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Sep 2018
8:57pm, 25 Sep 2018
26,975 posts
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Derby Tup
A wheatear this morning and two mipit this evening; on Seaton beach Devon
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Sep 2018
10:52pm, 27 Sep 2018
875 posts
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bonners
DT's post reminded me, I keep seeing a pair of wheatears on my seafront runs, been there about four or five days. Also I saw a skylark this morning, but it was up in the air doing the singing territorial thing. Is that right, in September????
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Sep 2018
1:45am, 28 Sep 2018
26,978 posts
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Derby Tup
We know it’s autumn because the leaves on the trees are beginning to change colour and the nights are ‘drawing in’. However in terms of length of day versus night (and the temperature) spring and autumn are similar. Birds that breed basically ignore their plumage and to a degree their very well-being generally, so after breeding need to moult their tired and neglected feathers for new fresh feathers. I think they also go back to things they also ignore like singing. It seems odd that birds like wrens and robins are singing again now but they’ve been far too busy then too tired to do that through spring and summer but generally it’s what as birds they do normally
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