At daybreak today 16 hardy souls met on Seaton Marshes to attempt a catch of duck, including our project species, the Shelduck. The catch was relatively small for a cannon net catch, which was as well with a small team of volunteers. Despite the frosty conditions seven Shelduck, all of the species on the lagoon, six Mallard and eleven Wigeon were caught. This was the first catch on our former site for over two years and that is thanks to the Countryside Team, East Devon District Council reviving the habitat for duck. This session concluded our duck research for the year.
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| A fine male Shelduck (Photo Allan Reese) |
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| Releasing of a Shelduck (Photo Allan Reese) |
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| The magnificent head of a male Wigeon (Photo Mike Tyler) |
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| Measuring head and bill of a female Mallard (Photo Allan Reese) |
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| The team with cannons right in the foreground (Photo Allan Reese) |
