Monday, 5 June 2017

New Gull Season

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The Annual Nairn Gull crop is now well under way, get ready for the Poop and dive bombing !
Friday, 2 June 2017

Ducklings Doing Well

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In spite of the disappointment of Penny and Dukes failure to produce any cygnets this year, we still have new life on the river and bey...
Wednesday, 31 May 2017

NEED FOR SIGNS !

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Today I found out from one of our Trust members what killed the duckling last Sunday.  The Trust member was walking her own dog about 4...
Tuesday, 30 May 2017

Sad Swan Season

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After a  long  gruelling incubation period, it looks like Penny and Duke have been unable to hatch any cygnets. This is incredibly sad ...
Sunday, 28 May 2017

Dog Kills Duckling

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Was feeling confident that our month old ducklings in the river were getting big enough to survive the Crows, Heron, and Gulls. However ...
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Saturday, 27 May 2017

Ducking and Diving

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With the hottest weather of the year, even the ducks are enjoying the holiday weekend. The Runt, her ducklings and the 8 orphan ...
Thursday, 25 May 2017

Still Waiting !

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Seems like Penny and Duke have fooled me this year since I expected a cygnet hatch today. It could still happen before the day is out -...
Monday, 22 May 2017

Runt Hatches Two

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My Riverpark Runt has hatched two ducklings. She laid several eggs around the garden but the gulls got most of them to start with. ...
Sunday, 21 May 2017

On Standby

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Cygnet hatching draws closer, and Duke is on standby ready for the big event.  Within days we will all know if he has been virile wi...
Friday, 19 May 2017

Hard Life

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As always ducklings have a hard time surviving, there is always something trying to eat them. One of our river brood was down to only on...
Tuesday, 16 May 2017

Penny Takes a Break

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After many weeks on the nest, and warm weather conditions, Penny takes a welcome break.  Duke was on hand to take over and sit on...
Sunday, 14 May 2017

Colorado Calling

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Received a couple of pics recently from Trust member, and  rehab  friend Elizabeth in Colorado.  The quality and beauty of these cr...
Thursday, 11 May 2017

ORPHAN UPDATE !

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This morning I was keen to see if the last orphan duckling was still alive, and if so could I catch it ! Having used decoys in the past...

Orphaned Eight

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Sad Scene on the River this morning when I discovered a dead duckling floating by, and a group of 8 huddled together on the shingle with...