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Title: On the loch
Post by: Mike Barrio on 22/05/2011 at 01:10

Hi folks :cool:

I haven't seen any kingfishers or any moorhens on the loch so far this year ...... strange :z6

Cheers
Mike

Title: Re: On the loch
Post by: Jim Eddie on 22/05/2011 at 20:11

Maybe the Mink are to blame for the moorhens ? I walk round Johnson gardens of a lunch-time and the moorhens there have a clutch of chicks.

 :z18

Jim

Title: Re: On the loch
Post by: Matt Henderson on 22/05/2011 at 20:18

I haven't seen any moorhens on the river either? Still plenty of swans though!

Title: Re: On the loch
Post by: Noel Kelly on 22/05/2011 at 20:20

Have seen a mink on two separate evenings on the don this year. Could be the same one. Not heard a cuckoo yet this year either.
Kingfisher numbers are said to be well down this year after the harsh winter. Don't know about the moor hens but I guess they could have been effected as well.  

Title: Re: On the loch
Post by: Jim Eddie on 22/05/2011 at 20:23

Aye the Swans are a bit big for the Mink to tackle Matt  :wink

I was out at Fedderate last Saturday, Swan swam over my line and hooked its self   :roll luckily managed to free it after a bit of a struggle.

I was then walking alnong the bank and a Swallow swooped down and took my dropper  :z4 managed to realease itself unharmed  :z16

 :z18

Jim

Title: Re: On the loch
Post by: Noel Kelly on 22/05/2011 at 22:14

Speaking of swans I counted 50 but there were more than that in one flock a few weeks ago on The Don. They must be doing serious damage to the weed beds.