lol @ that, we went for walk down the river past chorlton wp today and almost exactly the same situation!
mike haylett said
Sun Jun 14 6:02 PM, 2009
HI GEOFF THANKS FOR THAT INFO. I NOW AM REALLY DETERMINED TO VIEW THEM, REGARDS MIKE
JOHN TYMON said
Sun Jun 14 8:15 AM, 2009
groppershad about 3 good views in 30 yearsive had em singing 3 feet away and still couldn't locate em
Dean Macdonald said
Sat Jun 13 10:31 PM, 2009
"elusive" is the gropper's middle name
Geoff Hargreaves said
Sat Jun 13 9:59 PM, 2009
Mike,reed ,sedge and grasshopper are all present on the flashes but I can go for weeks without actually seeing one of them,i,ve spent ages trying to get a picture of a 'gropper' and have decided to let chance play it,s hand,so it,s not just you they are elusive.
cheers geoff
mike haylett said
Sat Jun 13 5:08 PM, 2009
SMASHING HOUR SPENT WALKING DOWN THE FS AND ON DOWN THE TRACK PLENTY OF WHITETHROATS TO SEE AND GRASSHOPPER WARBLERS TO HEAR [AM I THE ONLY ONE TO FIND THEM ELUSIVE TO SEE]. THERE WHERE A FEW SAND MARTINS AROUND THE PEAT POOL, LACK OF DECENT FOOTWARE PREVENTED ME FROM GOING FURTHER. THE HIGHLIGHT WAS A FEMALE RED LEGGED PARTIDGE GAURDING 5 CHICKS RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK, SHE WOULDNT LET ME PASS UNTIL SHE HAD THEM PROTECTED IN VEGETATION, REGARDS MIKE
"elusive" is the gropper's middle name
without actually seeing one of them,i,ve spent ages trying to get a picture of a 'gropper'
and have decided to let chance play it,s hand,so it,s not just you
they are elusive
cheers geoff