Broadmarsh List and "Bird Facts!" 8 with loads of ASCII

Hi! Well I learnt how to make owls out of keyboard symbols:

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(6v6)

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here he is!

and for you who don't have the time.... a simple birdie face. ( *)> it looks like a Greenfinch to me which is one of my favourite birds ever. FOR THE WIN! 

Today I went to Broadmarsh to do a birdwatch (OBVIOUSLY...<:3 )~~~~~ i know. I done a mouse. luv ASCII) and it turned out quite well. Nothing in the giant nesting-box there still though. Here's the list!:

The lagoons:

c10 Shoveler (courting pair awwww! I\___( o)> ♥ <(o )___/I DUCKEH LUVVIN)

5 Mallard (surprisingly few I\___( o)> DUCKEH!)

c10 Teal (Eurasian Teal, not any British rarities <(o )___/I  MORE DUCKEH! okay thats enough           ASCII)

2 Mute Swan (pen on nest cob defending her)

5 Goldeneye

c10 Tufted Duck

5 Pochard

c5 Wigeon

1 Shelduck

c200 Black-headed Gull (all ad br)      

1 Yellow Wagtail

1 Grey Wagtail    

2 Pied Wagtail

c20 mixed titmice (Great, Blue, Willow/Marsh (very hard to tell), Coal)           

elsewhere:

c50 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (small flock)

3 Herring-gull (2 ad br 1 juv 1w)

1 Canadian Goose (lone goose!)

c20 Wood Pigeon

Plum blossom (did you notice the self-fertilisation fail?)

drake Shoveler

a different drake Shoveler

I did have a Canadian Goose picture but I lost it.

There was also some rabbits ( (\__/)  BUNNEH! I just had to do that one.)

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                                                          (")_(")

"Bird Facts!" 8

The Rock Dove (US Wild Pigeon) is very clever among birds. One can recognise itself in a mirror. Feral Pigeons (Town Doves) are a subspecies of Rock Dove and they come in many patterns and colours. This is because a Feral Pigeon knows what pattern it has itself, and always chooses a mate of a different colour or pattern therefore widening the gene pool.