Hello Folks,RSPB reserves are great places for you to get closer to nature. So what better reason than to have a quiz to see how much you know about them. Each Monday for 12 weeks, I will be posting a little teaser for you. Without looking in books or on the internet (i.e - no cheating), see if you can identify this RSPB reserve. On Wednesday, so as long as no-one has guessed it, I will post one clue. On Friday I will post the answer along with some additional information for your interest. Just for fun!: Make sure you keep an note of the first letter of each reserve as the weeks go by, and at the end of week 12, see if you can rearrange all 12 letters to spell out a message about our reserves.Here goes ....MYSTERY RSPB RESERVE#3Samuel liked it so much he stayed for 12 years.
Sammy was at titchwell for twelve years, the anogram could be smart titchwell.
Titchwell Marsh ????
Well done sugar, but I must have given you a clue, you owe me a pint.
I'll gladly buy you one
Yes it works out as Tichwell Marsh,well done those who got there.
Pete
Birding is for everyone no matter how good or bad we are at it,enjoy it while you can
Sorry for delay, this cold isn't getting any better.....
This week’s mystery reserve is..... Titchwell Marsh in Norfolk. The RSPB bought the land at Titchwell Marsh in 1973. Now a mixture of reedbeds and shallow lagoons, Titchwell is home to Marsh harrier, Bearded tit, Avocet and Redshank. Titchwell has also been visited by a Oriental pratincole. Did you that Titchwell was also host to what was possibly the world’s most observed bird! Between 1993 and 2005, Titchwell was home to Sammy the black winged stilt. Normally a bird of the Mediterranean, almost a million people visited the reserve during Sammy’s long stay.
More information on Titchwell Marsh can be found here:
www.rspb.org.uk/.../index.aspx
Keep an eye out for next week’s mystery reserve quiz.
Claire
P.S - Don’t forget to jot down the first letter of each reserve.
Hope that cold gets better MrsT and does not spoil your Christmas,maybe a small medicinal drink would help.
Still have cold Seaman...chesty cough and blocked sinuses do not make for a happy MrsT. Hope you have a good christmas!