Big Al Posted September 18, 2022 Report Share Posted September 18, 2022 My most recent outing- yesterday (Saturday 17th September) morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flippermaj Posted September 19, 2022 Report Share Posted September 19, 2022 Nice to see a Gadwell, never get them over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted September 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2022 15 hours ago, flippermaj said: Nice to see a Gadwell, never get them over here. They tend to prefer fresh water and are resident here. We tend to shoot them mainly early season. They look very like a mallard in flight, just slightly smaller and finer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted September 20, 2022 Report Share Posted September 20, 2022 Very good thanks for posting 👍😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted September 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2022 6 hours ago, Old farrier said: Very good thanks for posting 👍😊 Thanks for your comment. 😉👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greylag Posted September 21, 2022 Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 Another great adventure,lovely flight.Nice to see the boys retrieving well. Weather looks like the weather we've been having , bright sunshine and not much wind. Still nice to have the season under way ,and looking forward to numbers of winter visitors. Thanks again . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted September 21, 2022 Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 Some good shooting again, well done. I also thought it was nice to see a Gadwall, I have never shot one and am not sure if I have even seen one. I have to keep reminding myself that you are shooting over a lough, it looks just like the sea.🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted September 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 9 hours ago, greylag said: Another great adventure,lovely flight.Nice to see the boys retrieving well. Weather looks like the weather we've been having , bright sunshine and not much wind. Still nice to have the season under way ,and looking forward to numbers of winter visitors. Thanks again . Thanks greylag. Isn't it nice to think that the best days of the season are in front of us? 2 hours ago, Cranfield said: Some good shooting again, well done. I also thought it was nice to see a Gadwall, I have never shot one and am not sure if I have even seen one. I have to keep reminding myself that you are shooting over a lough, it looks just like the sea.🙂 Thanks Cranfield. Early season bags comprise mainly of mallard gadwall and teal in that order. I can't wait for the wigeon though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted September 21, 2022 Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 (edited) Do you get Geese using the Lough? We see more geese than ducks now on my local estuary Edited September 21, 2022 by scolopax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted September 21, 2022 Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 On 19/09/2022 at 20:36, flippermaj said: Nice to see a Gadwell, never get them over here. Where is over here ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted September 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2022 15 hours ago, scolopax said: Do you get Geese using the Lough? We see more geese than ducks now on my local estuary We do. There are a small number of residents and these are boosted by migrants but not in the numbers found on mainland UK. We don't get that many geese. 1 or 2 a season is good going for me. Many years can pass between bagged geese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flippermaj Posted September 22, 2022 Report Share Posted September 22, 2022 Marsh man, over here is up in Inverness. Not even part of mainland UK according to most delivery firms! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenshank1 Posted October 16, 2022 Report Share Posted October 16, 2022 Great video Big Al A stunning Gadwall Hope you and the dogs have a great season 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted October 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 On 16/10/2022 at 18:59, greenshank1 said: Great video Big Al A stunning Gadwall Hope you and the dogs have a great season 👍 Thanks Greenshank. I hope yours is a good one too.👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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