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23-09-2006, 07:16 AM
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| | | Canal life.
Not sure if this is a stupid question   , but Im going to uni on monday and near by is a canal. I was wondering if anyone could tell me what type of birds and mamals to look out for, appart from the usual ducks . There's also a river near by as well.
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23-09-2006, 07:41 AM
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Lots I should think! It will probably support lots of dragonflies, caddisflies and many species of insects.I should think that, provided the water is relatively unpolluted, lots of fish like rudd. I would hope that it may have water voles-that would be thrilling to see! There should be an abundance of plantlife, yellow flag, bulrushes etc. It would provide insects for bats, frogs for herons. I would suggest eels too. If it links to local rivers then find out about recordings from them.
Good luck in uni BTW. What are you studying? Julie
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23-09-2006, 07:45 AM
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Thanks for that Julie . Lots of info.
I'll be studying archaeology. Cant wait 
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23-09-2006, 07:50 AM
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Oooo. Nice one. Hope to see you on Time Team one day then!
Excellent choice of subject-very interesting. Hope it all goes well. If it's your first year-expect hangovers and sleeping in the lectures! My daughter did! Julie
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23-09-2006, 07:52 AM
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Ha thanks. I'll get some glasses with photos of eyes on so no-one will ever know 
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23-09-2006, 07:57 AM
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Lol. Ha...learning already. Good luck
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23-09-2006, 09:01 AM
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I live next to a canal which is also a nature reserve, I do not see any mammals but plenty of birds, moorhens,coots,along with mallards on the canal, lots of wrens live close by this is the most popular bird I see, others are blue,great and longtailed tits, reed warbler and reed bunting, blackcap,jays, kingfisher, dunnocks, goldfinches, quite a few robins one of which I have seen hovering over the canal catching insects, swifts love the canal.
This summer has seen alot of dragonflies
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23-09-2006, 04:28 PM
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| | | Re: Canal life.
Foxes Mink, Water Shrews may be by the river, possibly even Otter if you're really lucky. Birds not mentioned you may see include Little Grebe, Cormorant, Kingfisher + Grey Wagtail. If there are Alder trees search them in winter for feeding finches such as Goldfinches, Siskins + Redpolls. Canals are effectively green linear corridors, so where there is ample cover you may see all sorts of birds, various warblers spring/summer, winter thrushes on berry-bearing bushes in winter; the possibilities are endless which is what makes natural history so addictive!
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23-09-2006, 04:37 PM
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Good luck at Uni, Ogwen .... I'm taking my daughter to Leicester tomorrow to start her Uni life – she's studying English and Journalism at De Montford, so I know what you're going through in terms of preparation!
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23-09-2006, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by jezlee Good luck at Uni, Ogwen .... I'm taking my daughter to Leicester tomorrow to start her Uni life – she's studying English and Journalism at De Montford, so I know what you're going through in terms of preparation!
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