Reg Smeeton
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« on: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 15:28:22 » |
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I know there's a few on here interested in matters avian....so might be interested in this bad boy currently residing at Coate, which I saw earlier
[url width=320 height=200]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y154/Reg__Smeeton/bittern.jpg[/url]
What an ace place Coate is, make the most of it people as it wont be the same, once the Borough Council allow development around it.
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« Reply #1 on: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 15:31:58 » |
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I've seen and heard them on the Norfolk Broads but never around Swindon. Is this a common occurrence Reg?
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« Reply #2 on: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 15:36:59 » |
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On the topic of birds, I've seen a grey heron and an white egret a couple of times in Westlea in the last week.
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« Reply #3 on: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 15:38:05 » |
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First time I have ever seen one. Are they migratory birds Reg? There are sometimes five or six Herons in the field near my house, don't very often see them so bit of a spectacle when you see them all together.
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« Reply #4 on: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 15:50:20 » |
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So last Autumn I saw an enormous black bird in a field in the Yonne, northern Burgundy - a bit larger than a heron, more like a stork - with long red legs, possibly also red beak. Any idea what that might have been?
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #5 on: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 15:52:20 » |
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I've seen and heard them on the Norfolk Broads but never around Swindon. Is this a common occurrence Reg?
No it's a rarity...never seen one before today. I'd love to hear one, but apparently they only do the boom in the breeding season. I've been told Somerset Levels is the place to go...although I'm sure The Broads is good, but further away, |
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« Reply #6 on: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 15:54:23 » |
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So last Autumn I saw an enormous black bird in a field in the Yonne, northern Burgundy - a bit larger than a heron, more like a stork - with long red legs, possibly also red beak. Any idea what that might have been?
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #7 on: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 15:55:03 » |
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On the topic of birds, I've seen a grey heron and an white egret a couple of times in Westlea in the last week.
Heron are quite common, but still a spendid sight....I've seen Little Egret at Coate, and it seems they're becoming more numerous, a nice looking bird. |
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« Reply #8 on: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 16:02:03 » |
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So last Autumn I saw an enormous black bird in a field in the Yonne, northern Burgundy - a bit larger than a heron, more like a stork - with long red legs, possibly also red beak. Any idea what that might have been?
There's a Purple Heron, which is darker in colour to the common heron, you get the odd visitor here, but it is resident in France.. |
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #9 on: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 16:05:28 » |
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First time I have ever seen one. Are they migratory birds Reg? There are sometimes five or six Herons in the field near my house, don't very often see them so bit of a spectacle when you see them all together.
There are about 35 pairs resident in the UK....some wander in during winter from the continent, which I'm guessing this bird has done. |
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« Reply #10 on: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 16:17:31 » |
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Once bittern,
[url width=186 height=236]http://i2.goal.com/files/images/stats/goal/player-images/18/2018_186x236.jpg[/url]
[url width=186 height=236]http://i2.goal.com/files/images/stats/goal/player-images/18/2018_186x236.jpg[/url]
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« Reply #11 on: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 16:20:26 » |
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Good stuff iffy, beat me to it (and improved with the pics)
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« Reply #12 on: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 16:24:26 » |
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Once bittern,
[url width=186 height=236]http://i2.goal.com/files/images/stats/goal/player-images/18/2018_186x236.jpg[/url]
[url width=186 height=236]http://i2.goal.com/files/images/stats/goal/player-images/18/2018_186x236.jpg[/url]
Thats very good! |
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