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That's NOT Odin :( :( Where is he?
Birdie Num Num's brilliant DU summary 2017
Clare says Odin and I think it must be as 'he' was mantling as well just now as if to ward off an intruder.
Birdies LG DU update.
EJ hasn't chased him off - who else could it be?
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
He's gone.
It also sounded and still sounds as though she was/is shouting for food. Is that why 'he' left?.
Oh NO I have to go Don't know what to think/say about all this
EJ certainly yelled at an intruder as he left. I couldn't quite tell if it was Odin or not at the back of the nest, it was the fact she let him stay and calmed down in her tone that made me think it might be...
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I agree Mike, her calling while he was on the nest sounded much more like food begging calls than intruder calls - but then she shrieked again as he left
See, NOT ODIN!
This was the intruder and she's seen him off: