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01-07-2008, 11:06 PM
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| | | Winchats on Dartmoor | 
01-07-2008, 11:11 PM
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| | | Re: Winchats on Dartmoor Some great shots there Chas.
The whinchat is a bird I've never seen let alone photographed.
Roger | 
01-07-2008, 11:13 PM
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| | | Re: Winchats on Dartmoor I've never seen a Winchat, so was interested to see your pics.
Nice photos - they almost look like they're posing for the camera.  | 
01-07-2008, 11:28 PM
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| | | Re: Winchats on Dartmoor Hi Chas, love the photos. I was lucky to see quite a lot of these when I was at Creag Meagaidh national nature reserve near Aviemore a few weeks ago. The ones I saw behaved much the same as Stonechats too, although the trees that they perched in were a bit higher and they didn't always sing from the very top the way stonechats do.
Tracey | 
01-07-2008, 11:48 PM
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| | | Re: Winchats on Dartmoor Great pics Chas
Btw do you get many deer on Dartmoor  | 
02-07-2008, 12:24 AM
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| | | Re: Winchats on Dartmoor Have seen Roe once this year but I am sure they are very common. | 
02-07-2008, 05:32 AM
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| | | Re: Winchats on Dartmoor Nice shots- a bird I see only as a passage visitor in London at places such as Richmond Park + Wormwood Scrubs. | 
02-07-2008, 06:59 AM
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| | | Re: Winchats on Dartmoor Lovely shots! I only saw one once, in moorland near Clitheroe. Fantastic to see such clear images. | 
02-07-2008, 08:09 AM
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| | | Re: Winchats on Dartmoor A great bird the whinchat. A pair has bred in an upland valley near me ever since I was a kid. I always go to see them each May and it is always a thrill when I see them and I know they made it back in one piece.
Regards, Chris | 
02-07-2008, 08:28 AM
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| | | Re: Winchats on Dartmoor
The pair I saw had successfully bred, here is one of the fledglings which is a tiny bit soft and not good enough for the gallery. I was taken by the adults call which involved an almost ventriloquent single note. Also now I know what they sound like I had been hearing them lots of times without seeing the bird. The noise seemed very similar to a Dartford Warbler but stronger and a little higher pitch. They are very attractive in flight and show white on the tail. I have been told that they are very similar to their close relative the Stonechat but to me they were much bulkier with a stronger looking beak and that "Jizz" thing that people talk about was quite different with them acting more like a finch. It is hard to understand why they are so scarce as we seem to have lots of suitable habitats and sites all over the country. If anyone in my part of the country wants to see them I would be happy to escort! | 
02-07-2008, 09:15 AM
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| | | Re: Winchats on Dartmoor I have posted more information and different photos on my blog if anyone wants to see more photographs. Wildlife in a Suburban Garden: Winchats
Thanks,
Chas | 
02-07-2008, 09:21 AM
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| | | Re: Winchats on Dartmoor Quote:
Originally Posted by Ollie Some great shots there Chas.
The whinchat is a bird I've never seen let alone photographed.
Roger | Me either! Particularly like the middle photo  |  | | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes | Linear Mode |
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