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Judith Smith


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They used to roost on the library. It's a well-documented behaviour of Pied Wagtails to come into town centres in winter - warmer by far than the countryside. In spring and summer they disperse to the countryside to breed, when they will have young to look after, so stay put there.

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mike haylett


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THERE MUST HAVE BEEN 80 TO 100 PIED WAGS ON A TOWN CTR ADJACENT CAR PARK ABOUT 4.00 PM TODAY. IVE SEEN FLOCKS OF MAYBE HALF A DOZEN BUT NEVER THIS MANY. CAN ANYONE OFFER AN EXPLANATION. I CAN ONLY THINK THEY WHERE GROUPING FOR A MASS CUDDLE LATER IN THIS FREEZING WEATHER, ANY COMMENTS, REGARDS TO ALL MIKE

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