penultimate
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For 15 years I have suffered the autumn/winter visitations of Black Headed Gulls but they can be deterred with strips of bunting or more effectively with strawberry netting. Nothing deters the occasional visits of Cormorants (bad for wind indices) and crows which perch on the crosstrees.
I have never known Turnstones on the Upper Tamar but for the past 6 weeks a flock has taken up residence on my boat. They are much prettier than the other birds and I suppose, because they are much smaller, their copious fouling is less of a problem. They are much tamer and hence less easy to discourage than other species. Furthermore, because their favourite perch is the toerail, the strawberry netting, etc. is ineffective.
I have never known Turnstones on the Upper Tamar but for the past 6 weeks a flock has taken up residence on my boat. They are much prettier than the other birds and I suppose, because they are much smaller, their copious fouling is less of a problem. They are much tamer and hence less easy to discourage than other species. Furthermore, because their favourite perch is the toerail, the strawberry netting, etc. is ineffective.
