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Old 27-12-2007, 11:27 AM
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Re: Minsmere 08

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Originally Posted by mrs fish View Post
To hear the bitterns I think April is a good time.

Hobjob should know the best time, I have sent him pm
Yup, April should be OK for booming, though I have heard them later - but hey!, never assume you will see or hear a bittern even at Minsmere, then you can't be disapointed

The Spring bank holiday rains, with 10cm overnight rise in water levels, made for a very bad "bittern year" last year - the eggs got cooled or the chicks waterlogged

But another meet sounds great.

david
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