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Heedless Horseman · 25 June 2021, 02:19:20 PM

Quote from: mmcv on 25 June 2021, 12:23:41 PM
Been getting visits from what appear to be grey wagtails to the garden this week. Quite striking with their grey backs and yellow posteriors.

Have not seen for a LONG time. V occasionally used to bob about on stream rocks... but probabyt too 'closed in' now.

Techno II · 25 June 2021, 02:26:30 PM

Usually see a pair each year....But no more than that.

One one rare occasion, we did get a 'flock' of pied wagtails in one of the fields.....Somewhere between a dozen and a couple of dozen.

Only seen a single one this year.....But that's what we'd usually expect.

Cheers - Phil.

sultanbev · 25 June 2021, 02:59:54 PM

Been up to Silverdale for a couple of days, highlights were the 3 spoonbills at the Eric Morcambe hide; ospreys, redpols and woodpeckers at Foulshaw Moss, marsh harriers at Leighton Moss, assorted deer at close quarters at Gait Barrows.

jimduncanuk · 25 June 2021, 03:04:13 PM

Once saw a grey flash across my back garden closely followed by a brown flash. Must have been a hen harrier chasing a woodie.

fsn · 25 June 2021, 05:40:48 PM

Duke Speedy of Leighton · 25 June 2021, 07:22:03 PM

What a punt!

Techno II · 26 June 2021, 07:08:24 AM

How many people drowned after using one of those ?

Cheers - Phil.

Lord Kermit of Birkenhead · 26 June 2021, 07:27:46 AM

Is it intend to get an entire flock of duck with one shot ?

Techno II · 26 June 2021, 07:53:02 AM

I think so, Ian.

I just wonder what the recoil was.....I assume you used it lying down, with some sort of 'bi-pod', at the front of the punt.
As I got a very sore collar bone using a 12 bore (incorrectly)....I wouldn't fancy firing one of those.

Cheers - Phil.

Lord Kermit of Birkenhead · 26 June 2021, 08:22:07 AM

Never fired a shot gun, but an SLR on gas zero or a number 4 303 is bad enough. The L4 LMG walks away from you..... And yes it's fixed in a punt, hence name. Think it's a 4 Bore.

pierre the shy · 26 June 2021, 08:54:50 AM

Using a punt gun in the Fens ca 1945

Techno II · 26 June 2021, 09:07:58 AM

Well...If the gun was used on a punt, in such shallow water.......I think that's cheating.

Cheers - Phil

steve_holmes_11 · 26 June 2021, 09:59:03 AM

Not unlike a scaled down marine's landing party.
You know the horse and musket ones with a light gun in the bow.

fsn · 26 June 2021, 10:06:20 AM

You think that's cheating!

Lord Kermit of Birkenhead · 26 June 2021, 10:42:11 AM

Quote from: fsn on 26 June 2021, 10:06:20 AM
You think that's cheating!

Floating Volley gun ?

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Heedless Horseman

25 June 2021, 02:19:20 PM #75

Techno II

25 June 2021, 02:26:30 PM #76

sultanbev

25 June 2021, 02:59:54 PM #77

jimduncanuk

25 June 2021, 03:04:13 PM #78

fsn

25 June 2021, 05:40:48 PM #79

Duke Speedy of Leighton

25 June 2021, 07:22:03 PM #80

Techno II

26 June 2021, 07:08:24 AM #81

Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

26 June 2021, 07:27:46 AM #82

Techno II

26 June 2021, 07:53:02 AM #83

Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

26 June 2021, 08:22:07 AM #84

pierre the shy

26 June 2021, 08:54:50 AM #85

Techno II

26 June 2021, 09:07:58 AM #86

steve_holmes_11

26 June 2021, 09:59:03 AM #87

fsn

26 June 2021, 10:06:20 AM #88

Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

26 June 2021, 10:42:11 AM #89