croseveare.bsky.social
Consultant Physician. (CCT Gastroenterology/ General Medicine)
Patch birdwatcher in the New Forest.
Passionate about wildlife and the environment
Patch Birding Blog: https://newforestpatchbirding.blogspot.com/?m=1
Medical Blog: https://croseveare.com/
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Great pictures Dan
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Lots at Keyhaven
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The cinematography is amazing - but I’m biased as my son Matt was one of the camera operators
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Now available on DVD too
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I think it was an interesting challenge - they were very small and moved very fast!
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Glad you enjoyed Matt’s Snow Flea footage
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Are you watching Winterwatch tonight?
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Great shot Dan.
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The sad thing is that it happens year after year - we know the reasons but nobody can deliver the solutions. The ‘low hanging fruit’ has already been picked. Kicking the Social Care ‘can’ down the road till 2028 will mean many more Januaries like this one.
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If it’s any consolation, I’m not seeing one in Hampshire either - but I did find 42 other species on my #patchbirding walk in the #NewForest this morning, which was 7 more than yesterday; so my day has been ‘almost’ as lovely as your dog’s😊
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Looks lovely - but a bit chilly?
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I hadn’t seen this either - unfortunately I can’t read the article as it’s firewalled
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Unprecedented demand
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Maybe if they ever do a ‘dad-dancing’ version, involving mainly YMCA and ABBA
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Looking forward to reading all about your sightings. Looks like that wall is providing a bit of shelter. I will be contemplating a trip to Milford Shelter for a sea watch tomorrow if you have a good day today.
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When I started scoping back in 1990s we used to see a lot of peptic ulcers; now extremely uncommon in my practice and H pylori also very unusual locally. Reduced use of ‘regular’ NSAIDs has also helped, along with co-prescribing of PPIs
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Lovely cats you have. My elderly cat, Binka, recently lost her sister. They never seemed to get on that well, but I think she misses her. She likes to sit on the kitchen table. Mrs R doesn’t like this so much but she gets away with it when she’s out.
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Haha - I know what you mean. Usually followed by ‘is that the same as a twitcher?’ Or ‘have you seen any eagles yet’? (We get the W-t E from the IoW release overhead from time to time). I’m always polite and happy to show people things through my scope if they show an interest 😊
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Willy or Wally? Well spotted!
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A regular walk round an urban patch might throw up some unusual findings - and one of the best things about patch birding is finding a ‘common’ species that you’ve never found before in that location. I live for the day we find our first Tufted Duck on the local pond…..🤣
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I feel very fortunate to live in the New Forest and can walk to my patch from my house which helps the carbon footprint. Winter is certainly more challenging, although we keep our ‘monthly record’ scores, so there is always a target to motivate us. December is the lowest - 44 species.
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Incredible what they are able to achieve
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And thank you for your kind comments!
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That’s good to hear. We have been doing this for nearly 5 years now and some fascinating patterns are emerging. And it’s great to be able to get excited about a ‘patch mega’ wigeon! #patchgold