Lamesley water meadows - A pair of Gadwall on the flash pools.
Shibdon Pond - Whooper Swan on the boardwalk today.
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| Whooper - wild, he's livid! [George Simspon] |
The observer said ' I think
what must have happened is that other whooper’s must have flown past
calling and he has tried to join them as he was constantly calling himself, I don’t know if he collided with anything but he was
beside the bypassPoor thing did not make Iceland at Blaydon never mind the
continent
So I proceeded to walk him back to the pond up the pit line
, nice and steady we went till he spotted the teal pond. He then tried to get through the fence without any success slowly
I approached him it was when I got to close he attacked. So I grab him and carried him to the pond before realeasing
him I checked him for any sign of injury couldn’t find any but he does seem
to be very thin'
Saltwell Park - Several Great-spotted Woodpecker
Well done George
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