[Mike Barrio]

Hi folks

Is it my imagination, or is this the year of the heron? I don't remember seeing so many young ones before ..... they are even fighting for space on the water

Anybody else noticing this? They are hungry too and trying to attack anything that moves, including young ducklings and goslings

Cheers
Mike

[Mike Barrio]

[Rob Brownfield]

I have seen a good few around Dunecht, just standing in the midle of certain fields. I am presuming they are after frogs or newts in marshy areas? Although I have heard they are partial to snakes too...so maybe its Grass snakes they are after?

Duddingston Loch in Edinburgh is absolutaly mobbed by Herons this year. They look so comical trying to land in the trees when the tree is already full of them. The fishing for smaller fish has drastically fallen on the loch over the last few years, but I think thats more down to the cormarants that are there. You often get squabbles breaking out between them and the Herons.

[Mike Barrio]

Hi Rob

Funny you should say that ..... there is also an explosion of wee ( puddocks? ) in the grass this year, tiny little frogs or toads

Cheers
Mike

[j.r fartley]

i was thinking that myself, just the other week there was 8 herons sitting on the island below don bridge!

[Jonathan]

We normaly just have the one. But lately we have being having a lot of squabbling with two or three herons.
Last night i had to get the revolver out as the osprey was going for the heron.( Ospreys favorite tree) A few blanks were shot and all quiet.

Jonathan

[Rob Brownfield]

Last night i had to get the revolver out as the osprey was going for the heron.(

  Can you do that in relation to the Firearms Act??

[Jonathan]

Hi Rob
        Thats just to scare them away. I have a few of them at the moment.
Did you ever get that orvis ?

Jonathan