Morning ALL
33 is still here!! - From scroll back:
05:59 33 comes down from the cam post to the nest
just looks around
06:02 33 flies off
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Video: Blue 33(11) brief visit to nest - 05:59 to 06:02 on 31 Aug 2021
06:18 33 returns
something around as he mantles
unseen threat quickly passes and 33 settles, once more just looking around
06:20 33 flies off
Video: Blue 33(11) brief visit to nest - 06:18 to 06:20 on 31 Aug 2021
Good morning, all. I've now posted the rest of my Rutland Water photos - if anyone would like to see them click here.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
There has been no sign of Maya today or 33 since this morning. Looks like they have headed off.
And look who has just arrived on the nest lol
Pretty conclusive they've gone now
Richard B
In reply to Richard G B:
I'm having a quick trawl.
31 August
Sea birds - I've called them "gulls" in inverted commas because CLARE wasn't watching over my shoulder to advise me
They were there for up to an hour, this is just one snippet:
Two Cormorants took over for the night - did some joint juggling (wrong word, can't think of the right one):
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.A special Thank You to KAREN for running this cam's threads so conscientiously and beautifully for the whole season
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In reply to scylla:
scylla said:Sea birds - I've called them "gulls" in inverted commas because CLARE wasn't watching over my shoulder to advise me
You're absolutely correct with gulls. They are black-headed gulls - but their dark hood won't reappear until late January, at the earliest.
scylla said:A special Thank You to KAREN for running this cam's threads so conscientiously and beautifully for the whole season
Absolutely! That's quite an achievement.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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