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  1. 31-07-2010 #1
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    Taken Fri afternoon at Lea farm gravel pit. They were bathing and trying to cool off.
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    Nice group of Jackdaws Joe, one of my favourite birds, a bit like starlings, love communities.
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    I am quite partial to the Jackdaw too - but great to catch them having a communal bathe.
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    Unfortuantely they were bad news for sand martins who left the area after the sandmartin bank was badly predated.
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    Oh no, I didn't think of that Of course, you still can't blame the Jackdaws - it's in their nature.
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