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THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A GREAT BREEDING SEASON IN CORNWALL
FOR A NUMBER OF BIRDS, SOME PAIRS OF GOLDFINCHES HAVE
HAD 2 OR EVEN 3 BROODS, BUZZARDS HAVE REARED STRONG
HEALTHY OFFSPRING, WITH MILDER WINTER'S YOUNG RABBITS
SEEM TO BE IN ABUNDANCE AT THE RIGHT TIME WHICH HAS
MADE IT EASY FOR BIRD'S OF PREY TO REAR A NUMBER OF
CHICKS, THE BUZZARD NEST'S I HAVE LOCATED THIS YEAR HAVE
REARED THEIR YOUNG MAINLY ON YOUNG ROOKS AND RABBIT'S.
BLUE TIT'S DID VERY WELL, BUT COAL TIT'S HAVE NOT DONE SO
WELL.
GREENFINCHES AND CHAFFINCHES HAD NUMEROUS BROODS,
CHIFF CHAFFS ARRIVED EARLY AND ARE STILL AROUND IN LATE
OCTOBER, ONLY LAST WEEK A PHOTOGRAPHER FRIEND OF MINE
HAD A YOUNG CHIFF CHAFF HIT HIS CONSERVATORY(IT
SURVIVED THE BLOW).
DRAGONFLIES ARE STILL HATCHING AND BUTTERFLIES ARE
TAKING NECTAR FROM THE LATE AUTUMN FLOWERS.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE WHAT ARRIVES IN NOVEMBER.
NOVEMBER 09
LETS START OFF BY SAYING WHAT A WET & MILD MONTH
AS FOR TAKING A LOT OF PHOTOS THE WEATHER WAS JUST
TO BAD EXCEPT FOR ONE WEEK WHEN A SMALL NUMBER OF
BRAMBLINGS CAME INTO THE GARDEN WHICH WERE IN
PERFECT CONDITION, ALSO A NUMBER OF WHITE WAGTAILS
CAME TO THE SOUTH COAST. THIS YEARS BABY BUZZARDS ARE
ALL DOING WELL & CATCHING THERE OWN FOOD.
LETS HOPE WE CAN GET OUT MORE IN DECEMBER
HAPPY XMAS
TERRY
WE HAVE NOW MOVED TO GORSLEY, ROSS ON WYE ON THE
HEREFORDSHIRE GLOUCESTERSHIRE BORDER. WE SPENT 4
WEEKS IN WALES DECEMBER TO JANUARY, BEING VERY COLD A
LOT OF FOREIGN VISITORS ARRIVED,BRENT GEESE, REDWINGS,
FIELDFARES WE HEARD CORNWALL HAD A LOT OF LAPWINGS,
DESPITE ALARMING REPORTS OF BIRD SHORTAGES I HAVE NOT
NOTICED ANY DECLINE, WHILE IN WALES WE WERE LUCKY
ENOUGH TO SEE A BITTERN IT WAS A SHOCK TO SEE IT JUST
STROLL OUT OF THE REEDS IN FRONT OF US.
AT OUR NEW PROPERTY WE HAVE 20+ GOLDFINCHES, ALONG
WITH BLACK CAPS, RED POLLS, SISKIN'S, JAYS, BLUE TITS,
GREAT TITS AND GREENFINCHES IN ABUNDANCE. IT WILL SOON
BE SPRING, I WONDER WHAT SURPRISES THIS YEAR WILL
BRING.
GOOD LUCK
TERRY