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  1. Fat Controller

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    We had a load fly past the bedroom window early on this morning, heading south. I was already awake (bad night for pain last night), but they were loud enough to wake our dog.
     
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    We get a lot of geese here , living near Martin Mere . I have looked out of the bedroom window and seen them flying up the street at 20 feet high- a great sight.
    But not seen many this year :scratch: Do they arrive in September / October from Russia and Canada ?
     
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    They sure fly low around here @HarryS - our house is one of those built in the 50's with fairly low ceilings and therefore fairly low roof line, and they are often not that far above the houses. I often hear them rather than see them.

    I have no idea when they arrive from colder climes - much as I like to see them, my knowledge is pretty poor
     
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    Centuries ago it was widely believed that swallows hibernated over winter at the bottom of local ponds, as illustrated in this woodcut showing fishermen retrieving them:

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