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03-01-2010, 07:14 PM
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| | | Crossness Winter Bird Walk
Sunday 24th January at 10am in the protected area. The entrance to the reserve is in Norman Road to the north of the A2016 - paste 51.501744,0.15456 into Google Maps and it'll take you right there.
This event is free and all are welcome. If anyone is coming by public transport I'd be very happy to provide a shuttle service from and back to Belvedere station.
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04-01-2010, 08:56 PM
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| | | Re: Crossness Winter Bird Walk
I may need to be reminded but I think its about time I checked this place out, so providing I get permission I'll be there  |
05-01-2010, 10:57 AM
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| | | Re: Crossness Winter Bird Walk
Its a striking place. A clear example of how wildlife and valuable habitats can be found rubbing shoulders with people and all their associated industry and noise.
Too far for me though |
05-01-2010, 12:11 PM
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| | | Re: Crossness Winter Bird Walk
Checked my diary and it looks like it doesn't clash with anything so I'm aiming to come along...
Let's hope it's not so foggy this time. |
05-01-2010, 07:49 PM
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| | | Re: Crossness Winter Bird Walk
Good stuff! There's a new site warden in place so I'm hoping the event will be well attended to give her a warm welcome. Quote:
Originally Posted by Gill Catton  Its a striking place. A clear example of how wildlife and valuable habitats can be found rubbing shoulders with people and all their associated industry and noise. | Very true Gill. As anyone who's visited will know it's not the most picturesque of sites but it does attract an extraordinary variety of birds - waders wildfowl, gulls, terns, cormorants, herons and little egrets along the Thames, plus grebes, rails, finches, buntings, warblers (in season), wrens and corvids on the marshes and a good selection of raptors such as peregrine, kestrel, buzzard, the occasional marsh harrier and our resident barn owls. Fog excepted, there's always plenty to see.
(It's a wonderful site for inverts too so I get to practice my lying down skills, but that's a whole other thread!)
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05-01-2010, 08:54 PM
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| | | Re: Crossness Winter Bird Walk
We're be there, all being well Horizontal.
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05-01-2010, 08:56 PM
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Actually I think it IS picturesque just not perhaps in a normal way |
05-01-2010, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Ukwildlifeo I may need to be reminded but I think its about time I checked this place out, so providing I get permission I'll be there | You could swim across couldn't you. 
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05-01-2010, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Gill Catton Actually I think it IS picturesque just not perhaps in a normal way | Yes,I agree and it has an distinctive 'where there's a will theres a way' feel that nature takes full advantage of.
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05-01-2010, 10:05 PM
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| | | Re: Crossness Winter Bird Walk
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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman We're be there, all being well Horizontal. | Excellent! Quote:
Originally Posted by Gill Catton Actually I think it IS picturesque just not perhaps in a normal way | Quote:
Originally Posted by Wild-Woman Yes,I agree and it has an distinctive 'where there's a will theres a way' feel that nature takes full advantage of. | It's certainly an excellent example of how wildlife can flourish in an urban/industrial location. Plus it looks gorgeous in the snow. And at dawn. And by moonlight!
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