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can anyone tell me
Posted: February 11th, 2012, 11:18 am
by joffmiester
what birds are these

a customer came in the shop yesterday and said they had been down to switherland reservoir to see some birds that had flown of course so i thought i'd take a look
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Posted: February 11th, 2012, 11:29 am
by joffmiester
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Posted: February 11th, 2012, 11:29 am
by Simple
They look like northern pintails. Will check further
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Posted: February 11th, 2012, 11:30 am
by Simple
Well that new picture aint a northern pintail lol

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Posted: February 11th, 2012, 11:39 am
by joffmiester
thats a pink legged goose

he should be in russia though

so i was told bye the twitches

funny breed them twitchers
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Posted: February 11th, 2012, 11:40 am
by Simple
Nice pictures anyway. Will you be on spring watch anytime soon
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Posted: February 11th, 2012, 11:40 am
by joffmiester
top one is a golden eye Terrel i think

the colours are fantastic
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Posted: February 11th, 2012, 11:44 am
by joffmiester
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Posted: February 11th, 2012, 11:47 am
by joffmiester
after watching that programme bird flight or something i've got a lot more respect for birds and there amazing lifes

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Posted: February 11th, 2012, 11:53 am
by joffmiester
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Posted: February 11th, 2012, 4:20 pm
by MrWright
The middle one is a golden mandarin i think, the top one is a goldeneye. The 3rd one looks like it would go well in my oven!!
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Posted: February 11th, 2012, 6:37 pm
by Dodge
Deffo ducks !

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Posted: February 11th, 2012, 7:22 pm
by me
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Posted: February 16th, 2012, 10:24 am
by joffmiester
The middle one is a golden mandarin i think, the top one is a golden-eye. The 3rd one looks like it would go well in my oven!!
you know your birds mate i take it its the golden eye that's quite rare
with the amount of twitchers down there

funny lot them twitchers

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Posted: February 16th, 2012, 1:06 pm
by simon_m
are they gooseanders , if so they caused loads damage on the severn at shrewsbury
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Posted: February 16th, 2012, 2:39 pm
by joffmiester
are they gooseanders , if so they caused loads damage on the severn at shrewsbury
THEY ARE THE CANALS AROUND LEICESTER [

sorry small case ] bob greenbury must be a twitchier as he's always going on about them herding up the fish

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Posted: February 16th, 2012, 9:24 pm
by grover
gooseanders are big grebes..and they are tufties in joffs bottom foto.