As it's nearly that time I suppose it's time to start a new Thread for the Upcoming season.
For 2020 thread click HERE
09 June
First cambump noticed @ 0450. 05:25 CJ7 landed, pottered, spread her wings - and we haven't had a CJ-wing shot for some time, so here's one - she looked damp but I haven't altered my editor's settings from last night so...
She was up 'n down to the campost and flew off to our left @ 06:17:
The site is slow (for me) again this morning but not as hopeless as yesterday.
Unknown said:Perhaps plastic netting could be recycled and made into bricks which might slow the extraction of natural materials now used for bricks...or made into something else. Any ideas?
I vaguely remember hearing/reading that there is bacteria which can consume plastic - but whether that's true or not, what is true is that we've woken up to the mess we've made (and are still making) far too late
WendyBartter said:Posting the link as it contains news of Osprey activity too!
Thank you, Wendy - and from that report:
"Yesterday, we reported that an Osprey was observed moving up the Frome Valley, towards Holmebridge. Initially considered as “out of character” for our over-summering pair (CJ7 & 022), we speculated this could be a fresh in migrant heading north. However, with no sign of 022 in the harbour since 09:30AM yesterday, and coupled with the report of a Osprey fishing on Sherborne Castle Lake this morning, it would seem our male has set off an exploratory wander, very typical behaviour in 2-year-old birds and to be expected this time of year."
Maybe CJ7 has gone after him, as I haven't seen her since her brief nest visit +/- 07:10 this morning
Thanks Scylla and Hilary for your thoughts about disposing of net bags. Most of our rubbish is in bags before putting in the wheelie bin to be collected. But there is still a lot of air inside those large bags as well as rubbish, I imagine they are crushed when they are loaded into the lorry, probably bursting the bags and leaving the contents unconfined when they are dumped into landfill. Presumably that is what makes landfill sites attractive to Gulls who benefit from bits of food which are probably thrown away by many folk who cannot be bothered to put their food waste into the small food bins to be made into compost. In order not to further clutter this thread with yet more rubbish talk, perhaps (unless there is a clamour for more rubbish talk here--lol!) we could have a separate thread for dealing with rubbish, particularly in this year when the UK government is supposedly keen to be seen as environment-friendly. But will they act as well as talking a good line or will they carry on approving of non-environment-friendly projects while still spinning a yarn?!.
09 June evening - CJ7 was on 'n off the nest FIVE times, this was her final wait, ended @ 21:50, but there were 2-3 cambumps after that: