WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by greenfinch2 » Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:56 pm

and the ponies

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Post by nuthatch » Sat Feb 28, 2015 8:04 am

Lovely, greenfinch :photo:

Do they sort of belong to anyone? :wave2:

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Post by nuthatch » Sat Feb 28, 2015 8:10 am

greenfinch2 wrote:Wednesday was a quiet day and we managed a walk round the reserve and i got a surprise not very clear as it was a distance and very little to see ,the ponies were having a graze and lots of tree sparrows and chaffie"s but i found the Bearded Tits.
:woohoo: Brilliant :D and a :photo: :yes:

Chris Peckham would be over the moon too :nod: :bird2:

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by greenfinch2 » Sat Feb 28, 2015 11:16 am

I would think they belong to RSPB ,they are wild ponies from Poland I think they can stand the NE cold. :wave2:

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Post by nuthatch » Sat Feb 28, 2015 12:16 pm

From Poland :eek: wow, so were they rescued and/or imported ?

They couldn't have wanted them just to decorate the landscape?? :unsure:

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by greg » Sat Feb 28, 2015 5:02 pm

The Long Tailed Tits are now regular at the feeders! also we had 4 Greenfinches, good news as we haven't had any for over a year :clap:

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Post by greenfinch2 » Sat Feb 28, 2015 7:22 pm

They are called Konik ponies they eat all the rough grass and rashes they are looked on as a bit wild ,but they are never near the walk paths. :wave2:

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by nuthatch » Sat Feb 28, 2015 7:51 pm

:wave2: I was just thinking about them keeping the grass in check and providing manure, which helps other wildlife or is that mostly cowpats here? :unsure:

I remember you telling us of the Konik ponies now, greenfinch - d'oh :dunce:

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by nuthatch » Sat Feb 28, 2015 8:07 pm

greg wrote:The Long Tailed Tits are now regular at the feeders! also we had 4 Greenfinches, good news as we haven't had any for over a year :clap:
:yes: Greenfinches :)

Great that the LTTs are regulars now - they look so sort of fluffy, like chicks :goodvibes:

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Post by nuthatch » Sat Feb 28, 2015 8:30 pm

Jacksparrow wrote:For one glorious moment the SF hearts feeder had 2 Redpolls, 2 Greenfinch and a female Blackcap. A colourful mix :)
Hope you get some more redpolls tomorrow, Jacksparrow :nod: :bunny:

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