Wednesday 30 December 2009

Grey days-white birds,and cans of Fosters,the reality of birding in Notts.
















What a dreadful grey morning.......Gunthorpe first,and i have to say almost birdless,passerine-wise anyway (2 Reed Bunting,flyover Redwing,fem Bullfinch and flyover Skylark).I guess all the usual suspects were there as regards wildfowl,Goldeneye,Pochard,Tufties,good flock of Teal,few Wigeon,and 4 Goosander,not bad considering nearly all the water was frozen over.The Stonechats have gone.What i couldnt beleive is the incredible amount of empty beer cans there are strewn everywhere!!! it literally is like a rubbish dump.......there even high up in bloody trees.Severn Trent and Notts federation of Anglers should be ashamed of themselves....as for the anglers-they should never be let near the countryside again....tossers!!!! Anyway, Litte Egret was the word of the day,possibly 4 present highest count ever there.Went to have a look for the reported Shag at Hoveringham,no sign but 5 little Egrets there!! 5 Red Cresty Pochard still on the roadside pit.Oh and another gunshot victim....headless due to a fox no doubt,but the slaughter continues.All images taken with 7D and 400m f5.6 lens.

4 comments:

  1. I'm assuming these "beer drinkers" are actually walking home and not driving? I suppose i should think myself lucky that the only problem on my local patch is dog shite from dog walkers...

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  2. They dont just fish for a day,they set the bivvies up and camp there for 3-4 days at a time,they have fires and a little tv set.Thats not fishing to me,they dont give a toss about there surroundings.........lets be honest,putting all the flat empty cans in a carrier bag and taking them home isnt difficult and weighs next to nothing compared to when they were full! I despair i honestly do.....do the dog walkers on your patch put it in a bag..........then tie it to a tree!? I mean what is the fucking point of that.....better left on the ground! Ok rant over,it does wind me up.

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  3. Sorry to hear about all that going on in your area. Good blog, will be coming back regularly. atb David.

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  4. Thanks David,nice to know my ranting and frustration isnt wasted.Good birding and happy new year to you,Mark

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