Seen on the ride...

[andrew_s]

What was it doing there? Which species?
My list of Accidentals and Rare Vagrants says that Yellow- Nosed has been recorded in the UK whilst Wandering has been seen in the North Sea, Portugal and Scicily

I've just found that Black-Browed sometimes "summer" at gannetries whilst Shy are also visitors "up here".

It was a Black-browed, at the gannetry. It could have been visiting for a number of years before it was noticed.
Back in the 70's (I think), there was a Black-browed "Albert" that spent a couple or three summers at the Bass Rock, and then moved up to Hermaness for another ten years or so.
There have been a number of coastal records of Black-browed, but the first UK Yellow-nosed since 1836 was this summer, found near Burnham on Sea
. There were also Yellow-nosed seen in Lincolnshire, northern Norway and Denmark/Sweden, so there were at least two around.

 

[longers]

Seen on the ride tonight? The Moon. Huge it was, very bright too, it hurt my eyes to look straight at it. It's not even full moon yet. It made for a great ride after work along the TPT, it was very still and the reflections in the reservoirs were amazing, there was ice on the puddles and when we got back the dog had an icy belly!

 

[Cyclista]

Regularly see Deer, Foxes, Kites, Rabbits etc, but the most unusual thing I see on my rides are Alpaca (BIG pic!) mainly beacuse there is a farm for them a few miles outside of the town.

 

[Pete]

Seen on the ride tonight? The Moon. Huge it was, very bright too, it hurt my eyes to look straight at it. It's not even full moon yet.

Anything we ought to know about you, Mr. Longers, old chap? Is your avatar a hint of some sort? (*goes back to check if there are any gaps in Mr. Longers' posting record, possibly coinciding with previous Full Moons...*)

 

[longers]

Mr Longers eh?

I used to have a bit of a problem but I'm allright nowawoowooooooooowoooo!!!











I'll get me fur coat .

 

[Pete]

*bump*
Well, seen on the walk, actually, not been cycling today (bad back ).

Butterfly. Peacock butterfly. Out in January, FFS! Not even simply shifting hibernation quarters, as they sometimes do. No: quite nonchalantly flitting around the field looking for flowers (of which there are plenty about).

Tell Mother Nature to get her bl**dy act together, will someone!

 

[Kirstie]

A buzzard was sitting on a branch overhanging the road where i was riding yesterday. It was enormous - probably about 18" tall.

 

[tdr1nka]

Out on the road today, I saw a Dead Head sticker on a Cadillac.

 

[arranandy]

Out on the road today, I saw a Dead Head sticker on a Cadillac.

Boys of Summer - cracking Don Henley tune

Anyway I saw a llama on my ride totay

 

[gbb]

Boys of Summer - cracking Don Henley tune

Anyway I saw a llama on my ride totay

I saw one last year. Actually it was a few of them in a farmers field. Probably still there, so no big deal really. Now, if i'd seen a wild one...

Buzzard today for me. Not particually common in these parts, not like them Red Kites. See at least one EVERY ride...common as muck.

 

[arranandy]

It wasn't at Newbigging or up the top of Hamilton perchance?

Yeah, it was just outside Hamilton on the road to Strathaven. I had to do a double check just to make sure

 

[col]

We havnt even reached the middle of winter yet,saying that,what winter?

 

[longers]

Well bumped Pete,

I saw what I think was a field mouse in the dark the other night courtesy of helmet mounted Ay-ups. It froze completly and if I had the desire I think I could have got close enough to pick it up and put it in my pocket. The lights are good for spotting owls in the dark too, we get a lot of Tawny Owls round here.

I thought I was going to be witness to a plane crash last weekend, but it was a model plane flying near the kennels, not a large plane flying into them

 

[Pete]

I think geese are on the move a lot of the time, all the year round: not necessarily migrating. Maybe just cruising the local area looking for better feeding grounds. Maybe just taking some exercise . At least, that seems to be the scene round our way. No obvious pattern to the movements.

 

[spindrift]

Shoreditch High Street, I hear squawking, look around, then up, and a seagull is carrying a flapping pigeon away. Often see urban foxes early morning too.