The Hunt For Golden Plover, part 1

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PimperneBloke
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The Hunt For Golden Plover, part 1

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So reports were that 150 Golden Plover were down at Lodmore Monday, so Tuesday I decided to tootle off and have a look for myself. Before I'd got 50 yards down the path I got a bit distracted.....

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Linda257
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Oh wow check you giving Bob a run for his money. Must admit I had to look up Sika deer! I know them from up the farm at Lanark with their pretty white spots...yours are wild beasts 😆 Nice encounter for you though PB :clap:
Pardon the Scottish accent
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Well that was a great distraction PB :nod: I have only seen Sika at Arne. I like the magpie passenger :laugh:
Willpar
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Great set of pics PB.
PimperneBloke
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Linda257 wrote: Wed Nov 26, 2025 8:31 am Oh wow check you giving Bob a run for his money. Must admit I had to look up Sika deer! I know them from up the farm at Lanark with their pretty white spots...yours are wild beasts 😆 Nice encounter for you though PB :clap:
Thanks Linda, not sure who was more surprised, me or him. It was kind of him to loiter while I faffed with getting my phone out, then changing my lens lol
PimperneBloke
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SnappyMac wrote: Wed Nov 26, 2025 8:34 am Well that was a great distraction PB :nod: I have only seen Sika at Arne. I like the magpie passenger :laugh:
Indeed it was, Snappy. I couldn't believe 4 or 5 people walked along the path behind me and didn't even notice a bloody great deer 15 feet away, even with me pointing a big old lens at it! lol
The Sika at Arne, I believe, swam to the mainland from Brownsea Island where they were introduced by some rich family
PimperneBloke
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Willpar wrote: Wed Nov 26, 2025 9:39 am Great set of pics PB.
Thanks William :)
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