Your day's wildlife

[Deleted member 23692]

Spent the day discussing Black Grouse

Didn't see any though

 

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She's started to bring in small bits of fluff to line the nest.
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She also gave her boyfriend a very, very quick tour....

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[Flick of the Elbow]

Re birdsong, quite a lot of birds have nice easy to remember onomatopoeic names, eg kittiwake, chiffchaff and peewit.
And others have easy to remember phrases like the yellohammer's little bit of bread and no cheeese, and the sneeze at the end of the chaffinch song.

 

[nickyboy]

Brilliant, thank you very much, I've put it in the diary.

Just remembered you're on my Llandudno ride. We can ride along together for a while through the Cheshire lanes if you like. Late April we're bound to hear most of commoner species singing so I'll let you know what they all are.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

Just remembered you're on my Llandudno ride. We can ride along together for a while through the Cheshire lanes if you like. Late April we're bound to hear most of commoner species singing so I'll let you know what they all are.

That's very kind, nickyboy, (autocorrect came up with buckshot!) I'll take you up on that.

 

[Mireystock]

Three fallow deer and the Great Grey Shrike which has made his home in a certain clearfell in the forest.

 

[Deleted member 23692]

Not really wildlife, but today's nature encounter was chatting to a farmer whilst he put rubber bands on his male lamb's happy sacks.

They didn't seem too bothered

 

[Levo-Lon]

Frogs are getting ready for the big bang..11th march last year we got frog spawn..
think it will be sat sun ? Had the most taddies ever last year in our wildlife pond

 

[rich p]

I saw my first brimstone while out on the mtb today.

 

[Phyllosc]

Today I heard my 1st Chiffchaff of the year. It's now 'official' Spring has sprung!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

[QUOTE 3591300, member: 9609"]Little Jenny

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Great shot. They are very rarely out in the open. Proper hedgemice in this neck of the woods, occasionally darting from one bush to another, and promptly disappearing.

 

[brand]

Cycled along the water rail way cycle path Bardney to Lincoln. 9 miles Friday about 8.30am one other cyclist and 2 dog walkers. Harassed all the way by between 1 and 10 barn owls. It could have been the same one all the way or they may have shared me out between them. Either way very low flying and the constant turning their heads slowly to stare at me. Not sure why they had a hump on with me or maybe this was just their idea of fun!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Was it a mulligatawny owl? I've used that as an internet persona and the name seems to encourage a certain direct viciousness.

 

[growingvegetables]

A bullfinch yesterday - haven't seen one in years. And a barn owl.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

[QUOTE 3591300, member: 9609"]Little Jenny

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Great shot. They are very rarely out in the open. Proper hedgemice in this neck of the woods, occasionally darting from one bush to another, and promptly disappearing.

I frequently see them around here. There are several who are not in the slightest bit bothered about you walking passed them providing you neither state at them or stop. Of you just watch and carry on walking you can get within 6 feet of them feeding or looking for food in the hedgerow and along the fence of the old dissued railway line.