Jerra Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 During a recent visit to the Erewash Canal we were tied up on the visitor moorings near the Steamboat Inn at Trentlock. Standing idly watching the world go by through the side hatch I noticed some colour in the water near the boat. Looking more closely it was n 8 inch Goldfish. Obviously this was either an escapee from a pond during a flood or a deliberate release. How it had survived Pike Zander, herons etc. I don't know it rather stood out like a sore thumb. It made me wonder has anyone seen any other goldfish (or for that matter other exotics) round the canal system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshire cat Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 Whilst waiting for a lock to be ready I saw a green parrot being chased by rooks at Audlem a couple of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Ambrose Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 Fishing on the G.U at Horsenden Hill I saw huge fock of Budgies, they apparently had beenbreeding and surviving in the wild for a numder of years. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starcoaster Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 I've seen what was either a koi or a bloody large goldfish in Braunston marina, again, not sure how as it is also full of hugenormous killy fish as well! There are areas of South London that are rife with wild parrots, it's a well known "thing..." When I worked in practice in Richmond, periodically we'd have one in the wildlife/isolation section that a member of the public had brought in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac of Cygnet Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 I'm sure several people have come across this denizen of the GU near Berkhampstead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerra Posted October 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 full of hugenormous killy fish as well! Can I safely assume you mean hugenormous killer fish? A hugenormous Killy fish would be about 2 1/2 to 3 inches long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb Innisfree Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 I saw a big koi carp or similar at Ellesmere, 18" or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sueb Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 I've seen terrapins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 I've seen things you people wouldn't believe... Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpet wallah Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 When we were based at Etruria, about five years ago, I was astonished to see a terrapin a mile or so north of the Marina on the T&M. It was basking on a large, mostly submerged rock on the offside of the cut and it was about 9 inches long. I reversed back to get another look (partly in disbelief) when a local on his bike pulled up: "Oh, you've seen him then, people have been trying to catch him for ages". Never saw it again, despite looking in the same spot when we passed. You want green parrots, we've got thousands of them in N. London, bloody noisy things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 I saw a big koi carp or similar at Ellesmere, 18" or so. I've occasionally seen coy carps. They swim away the second they realise you are looking at them... MtB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 I've occasionally seen coy carps. They swim away the second they realise you are looking at them... MtB Unlike boldfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire~rose Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 The "Parrots" people are mentioning around London are actually Ring Necked Parakeets. They are noisy buggers! When we were on board Python at The Rickmansworth Festival (sleeping under cloths) I got woken up very early by them and their raucous call! It is a call I am more used to when we holiday in Goa where their cousns have a slightly more rose tinted hue to heir plumage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark99 Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 Those Parakeets fly round our garden every day in large flocks. They are noisy but very pretty. They are realy common down here - one of the most common birds to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 I'm sure several people have come across this denizen of the GU near Berkhampstead. That's actually a lot of miles from Berkhamsted...... Unless it has suddenly developed a life of its own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Ambrose Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 Carlt, is that from Dr Who? It sounds very familiar to me or perhaps Asimov Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark99 Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 (edited) GU Denizen = Kings Langley? Edited October 11, 2013 by mark99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john6767 Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 I saw a big koi carp or similar at Ellesmere, 18" or so. I have seen groups of very big fish, that I assume are koi carp, in Calcutt Marina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 Carlt, is that from Dr Who? It sounds very familiar to me or perhaps Asimov Phil Roy Batty's dying words on Bladerunner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 This is going back to the days of my youth so memory may be a bit hazy. We were visiting relatives who lived at Radnor Park, Glasgow, at the time. There was a stretch of canal that Singer used as cooling water. In this area were masses of goldfish, which I assume a few had been released and had bred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Cal Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 I've seen terrapins There was a massive terrapin below Stamp End Lock, Lincoln for a long while. Not seen it this year though. Also some big goldfish in our marina. They go into the shallows around the edge of the lakes to bask in the sun during the summer. Again our lakes are full of monster pike so not quite sure how they manage to survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzie_q Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 There was a massive terrapin below Stamp End Lock, Lincoln for a long while. Not seen it this year though. . There a whole family of terrapins at barrow on soar on the island. Returning to the op. it was goose fair last weekend. There always use to be an increase in goldfish in the cut at Stanton the week or so after goose fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggis Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 This is going back to the days of my youth so memory may be a bit hazy. We were visiting relatives who lived at Radnor Park, Glasgow, at the time. There was a stretch of canal that Singer used as cooling water. In this area were masses of goldfish, which I assume a few had been released and had bred. yes Ray, your memory is correct. There were a lot of goldfish in the Forth and Clyde outside the Singer Sewing Machine factory. The water was warm from the cooling system and I think many Glaswegians dumped thier goldfish there. There were some pretty big ones. haggis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Brown Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 Lots of old houses had fish ponds for food over winter so there may be species of carp that thrive in cold UK waters. I went to Fontainbleu (France) long ago and the fish ponds there looked like a Bond film piranha tank should anyone throw bread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlt Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 Lots of old houses had fish ponds for food over winter so there may be species of carp that thrive in cold UK waters. Lots of new houses have ponds full of ornamental carp, the cold weather doesn't bother them at all. Their only disadvantage in the wild is their bright colours which provide no camouflage. Perhaps, because they do seem to survive in spite of this, their gaudiness acts in a similar way to brightly coloured insects and acts as a "I don't taste very nice" warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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