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| Author: | Chris Grimshaw [ Sat Feb 20, 2010 8:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Unusual or not |
Between 12 and 14 swans were a couple of miles out at sea at Gibraltar Point this afternoon. Difficult to be sure of the numbers or the species (mute/whooper) because of the swell and distance. Are swans at sea unusual? |
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| Author: | Robert Hardy [ Sun Feb 21, 2010 4:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Unusual or not |
well swans are happy to land and take off from the sea so if they have to cross the sea i think they just do it. Rob. |
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| Author: | Chris Grimshaw [ Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Unusual or not |
Obvious really - thanks Rob |
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| Author: | Kev Wilson [ Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Unusual or not |
Hi CHris In recent years, we have had some very whooper swan passage over the sea as birds are arriving in autumn and heading throuigh the Wash - occasionally they have been seen settled on the sea. On rare occasions odd Bewick's have been with them , but I have never seen a mute on the sea as far as I can recall. In response to Johns message re brents - the Gib flock of dark-bellies continues to decline unfortunately, but there have been a couple of colour-ringed birds seen during the last week. Also, up to 32 pale-bellied brent over the last week. There was a family party (3 juvs) on Jackson's Marsh yesterday and the two adults were colour-ringed but they flew before I could get the letters on the rings. They both had yellow on the right and white on the left. Smew still about yesterday. Cheers Kev |
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