I was travelling along the A80 today as a result of work and at one point noticed a Heron roosting / resting on a street / road light on the the West bound carriageway. Later on I saw what I take to be the same bird roosting on a road light on the East bound carriageway. This was around mid day so I don't know if the bird is roosting there over night or all the time.

This was on a road light close to the Driffield sewerage treatment works but there weren't any burns or ponds in the Heron's view.

Here's the question:

They've started clearing trees for the new M80 which is starting soon. Has this Heron been roosting in these trees and now that they're gone has it decided to roost / rest on the road lamps as well ?

I know this is not a fly fishing thread but thought some folk would be more likely to contribute if it wasn't in viewpoint. Not that I'm knocking viewpoint.

just a wee question.
do you mean the,''Deerdykes treatment works''

Jim

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did you see any pelican crossings by any chance LOL!

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did ya see scratch's big cock!

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i once went flyfishing and caught a 7 pound bluebottle

Maybe it was trying to keep warm!!
Rod.

AYE




No but I once saw an elephant fly.

Thought of that one, it must've been waiting for the lights to come on if it was.

Very strange, 2 nights before at dusk. 1ml away on the blackwood/Drumgrew rd, I observerd on every streetlamp on a half mile stretch a pr of crows and it looked like they were settling down for the night, I think they were looking for the warmth, I think this is something that needs a bit of research.

Jim

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What weight rod would you need to cast that?

Frank

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On the A48 - there#s a couple of lampposts that often have cormorants - and on the same road by the new Amazon building you can often see buzzards using them as hunting stands.

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