Gadwall 1 eclipse male
Kingfisher 1
Coot 50
Lots of water birds dying at the mere at the moment. There are at least 5 corpses of ducks and a grebe washed up on the edge, and tonight there were only four cygnets with the remaining adult swan. A fifth cygnet was alone at the opposite end of the mere and showing worrying signs of being sick, whilst the sixth is nowhere to be seen. On a positive note, the family of 5 great crested grebe chicks seems to be thriving, and still fully intact.
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Hi Colin, have you recovered any of these bodies or are there any signs of foul play?
ReplyDeleteDave and the rangers plus the authorities should be interested. Surely its not a coincidence?
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Paul
I haven't retrieved any bodies, it's not something I'm keen on doing, even if I could reach them. I don't think it's foul play though, I think it's disease.
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