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Last days of 2008
Posted 29-12-2008 at 09:46 AM by Billy Wobble Dagger
After weeks of no sightings a brief glimps of a water vole on Christmas Eve. There is also a fresh latrine between the bridge and the new water mill buildings. The WV has made a sanctuary in the water cress to protect himself from danger, the lovely kestrel is still about perched in a tree awaiting his chance. The water vole was busy dragging food into his sanctury when I saw him. Also fresh droppings on the latrine by the carpark. The water rail I saw a few weeks ago was confirmed by a woman I spoke to the other day. It must be quite a rarity or at least a new comer for Rooksbury. All the usual birds about tits, finches and the robins and wrens. As well as the ducks, swans, herons, coots and moorhens. I saw another kestrel chasing magpies madly on the far side of the main lake which I thought was odd.
Highlight of the 27 Dec was the finding of some anal jelly, no other signs of the otter though.
More duck IDs to come hopefully.
Highlight of the 27 Dec was the finding of some anal jelly, no other signs of the otter though.
More duck IDs to come hopefully.
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 |  the thing is with water rail is that they are the best at hide and seek ever... they can go utterly unoticed with ease - I have done so many breeding birds surveys and not picked them up until I do some evening work and hear the males sqealing their display song (which is extremely eerie and well worth a listen if you want to feel like you're in your own version of lord of the rings) so they may well have been present for a while but in stealth undercover mode  |
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