island 2 island - from Somerset to the Seychelles: May 2009

Tuesday 12 May 2009

Hi Sally,
It sounds like the children had a wonderful day on the island. Wish we could join them. Our Class had a great day at Shapwick last week doing some pond dipping. We found over 20 different species.
The children are busy doing their SATs this week but I will try to get them on-line soon.
Nina

Adaptation at Grand Anse

Last month both I went into Grand Anse Primary school with Rory, one of our volunteers, to talk to the children about birds and adaptation. However it was just any old ordinary talk as we were really lucky that Rory played the Ukulele. Now a ukulele is a very small string instrument like a guitar and Rory was a bit of a musician so put together the children had a bit of a treat – Rory wrote a song for them all about birds and adaptation. I thought you might like to see the song and some of the pictures of the day.

Birds of the Seychelles

Verse 1
I got a beak that’s long and it is curved
For feeding on a flower, I am the sunbird
Flying around so fast you might not see
I’m so small you can’t catch me

Chorus
BIRDS BIRDS they fly so free
From the air to the ground and out to the sea
I’m a bird....I’m a bird
(x2)

Verse 2
Well I’m so pretty, oh so pretty
But I have to say that it’s a pity
That I stink of fish, but you should learn
I’m a pure white seabird, I’m a fairy tern

Chorus x 2

Verse 3
Well I get up early and come home late
Out fishin’ all day to put food on the plate
Beak like a hook gets the fish underwater
So hold your breath ‘cos I’m the shearwater

Chorus x 2

Verse 4
What’s for breakfast? What can it be?
A bowl of insects and worms for me!
With my pointed beak, on the ground I’m hoppin’,
Sing with me, I’m a magpie robin

Chorus x 2

Connor asked what do we use for fishing

Hi Connor

The fish with me in the picture above, is an emperor, and with Sal (below), is a grouper, both very good to eat. We caught it on a 6ft boat rods and reels that we brought from home. We use very strong line and hooks, not because we want to catch really big fish, it’s because when you’re reeling in the smaller fish we want to catch for tea, the bigger ones take them, and sometimes they are sharks! If we catch sharks or other big fish we let them go.

The Seychellois do not have rods and reels, they use hand lines, which are very thick lines with a big hook on the end, their hands are very strong, they are very good fishermen and always catch fish.

Melv

island 2 island - from Somerset to the Seychelles

Tuesday 12 May 2009

Blue pigeon

Brown Noddy

Fairy Tern

Frigate Bird

Lesser Noddy

Toktok

Madagascar Fody

Seychelles Warbler

White-tailed Tropic Bird

Sooty Terns

Seychelles Magpie Robin

Adaptation at Grand Anse

Birds of the Seychelles

Guava Fruit

A good crop of bananas

Banana trees

Papaya fruit grow in bunches

A sliced papaya fruit

We shred the coconut out with as serrated knife

Inside the husk is the coconut

Having a fresh water shower with rain water off the roof

We use water from the well for washing

Melv with an Emperor fish

Connor asked what do we use for fishing

Not going to go hungry tonight

Melv with a fish for tea

Children from Class 4 & Sally at Meare School

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