Grandalf Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Thursday morning and Saturday afternoon on the Blyth estuary. My personal piece of fowling heaven is now under 6 feet of saltwater. Going to take a long time for it to get back to normal. The river walls didn't break - just got topped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayano3 Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 That's a shame Grandaf. Will have to see whats left once the waters drop. Have you been on Norwich this season ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted December 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Three times - one pink and one mallard. I was out there last Tuesday and the numbers of pinks had increased dramatically since the fortnight before. With the cold weather they have had up north it should be getting interesting. Most cattle are off the marshes now and that helps. No splashes of any size yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayano3 Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 I will be out with the pied piper Wednesday but unsure where. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted December 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 Haven't met up with him yet this year - Give him my regards. Just might meet up with you. That would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayano3 Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 I will ask him where we are going . Be good to meet. You could even help me along those cattle tracks lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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anser2 Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 (edited) I ws out after the pinks close to Norwich WA ground , but on the island the morning before the flood tide as the wind was starting to build. The geese were very late flighting and it was almost 8.30 before flight started. Just as the first birds were heading towards us the farmer came up as said sorry lads we have got to round up the sheep. For the next hour the marsh was full of trucks and sheep dogs rounding up 100s of sheep and of course it put the geese off. Still never nind there is alway another day, but we were pretty pi**ed off at the time after a very long walk over rough ground with a heavy bag of decoys each.. Edited December 14, 2013 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted December 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Oh Dear, sorry about that. Have to see if we can't do something to get you under them. Wife is poorly at the moment so I'm not getting out much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayano3 Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 We had a great day in the area on Wednesday. Anser, you sound a bit like me, that's usually the stuff that happens to me. Grahdalf, I hope your better half gets well soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Wait till its only 2 inches deep, then some fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Glad to report that our little marsh on the Blyth is shootable again. Last weekend it had three feet of water over the whole area but today some parts have emerged from the flood. As long as one knows the area well and you stick to the proper tracks it is possible to get in to the centre of the marsh. Not much about though. There is so much water further up the valley that the birds have not gathered in the estuary again. Anser 2 - Reference your report above. I presume you were on Hadiscoe Island. Good job that farmer did move his sheep - the whole area went under water that night! Pinks back into the reserve area in good numbers but they are feeding all over the place. Difficult to predict flight paths. I was out on Friday and saw tens of thousands but never fired a shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 The pinks have just started to use my shoot close to the island , but I have a graveyard cough and cold at the moment so it will be several days before I can get down (at least) and the moons waxing so I do not expect much by the time I get down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 All this water and constant rain has ruined the the season from begining of December up here. The birds are scattered far and wide. Only ones in good numbers are the Lapwings and Oyster catchers a few other waders about but no ducks or geese flying anywhere close. The local nature reserve have very poor numbers. A hard frost for a week or so might bring them back on the marshes if the fields froze but I think its too late now for this season. Figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted January 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 The pinks have just started to use my shoot close to the island , but I have a graveyard cough and cold at the moment so it will be several days before I can get down (at least) and the moons waxing so I do not expect much by the time I get down there. Going to be out somewhere in the morning - Will let you know how I get on. Get over the cough soon as the season is on the wane even as the moon waxes. My season will end on the 23rd Jan when the Memsahib goes back into a hospital for a short spell. Then I will be back in carer mode for a short while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted January 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 PS - When the tidal surge wiped out my little marsh it also took away my canvas bag containing about 15 duck decoys. The bag is an ex American Air-force officers valise. It was held in place where I had hidden it in the reed-bed by four metal hide poles. It would have been secure in a couple of feet of water. We got about seven! When I eventually got to the spot three weeks later the poles were there but the bag had gone. I looked about locally but to no avail. Had a phone call last night from a friend of a friend who had found the bag three miles down river laying in the junk deposited near his boat. Luckily he is also a fowler and recognised the name printed on the bag. They are now safely hanging in his shed awaiting collection. Another half a mile and they would have been on the way to Amsterdam. Nice to know fowlers are an honest lot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoggysreels Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Shame you have been unable to gain the results your efforts deserve ...though l enjoyed reading your thread .. interesting and well written! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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