Your day's wildlife

[Chris S]

Probably thrown out the back of a farmer's Land Rover.

They'd have had to driven a few miles into Birmingham to dump it on a residential road. I suspect it was roadkill.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I saw a dead badger on Hazelwell Road, Stirchley, about 4 miles from Birmingham city centre.

That's near the 'Top Sat' shop?

Daughter lived in the 'Wychall' area, whilst (briefly) at Birmingham University
We drove in that way A38 > Tyburn > Aston Expressway > Bristol Street > Pershore Road > (Stirchley) > KIngs Norton > Wychall Road

This one also amused me a lot on Pershore Road (near The Bourn)

 

[biggs682]

Getting more birds in feeding , nothing different just the normal sparrows, dunnocks, robins , pigeons , blackbirds , blue tits and magpies

 

[Maverick Goose]

I had a very close encounter with a Roe Deer hind on Beacon Hill, Penrith yesterday-we just stood there and looked at each other for a couple of minutes yesterday, before she ran off.

 

[Dirk]

Bluebells are out down our lane.

 

[biggs682]

We have this fatball in a pot containing a magnolia .

The fatball has been slowly getting eaten over the last week but only at night would love to see who was doing it .

 

[figbat]

My "new normal" working-from-home station is right next to our bifold doors to the garden. I have a small pair of binoculars at my 'desk' and am finding the birds to be quite a distraction. We're filling the seed feeder once a day and it is all going. The peanuts, however, are being largely ignored, even by the squirrels. Only the occasional blue tit chooses them.

So far nothing unusual to report - blackbirds, robins, crows and rooks, pigeons and doves, house sparrows and various finches (chaf, green and gold so far). Oh and a little wren and the ever-present over-flying red kites.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Ten herons in a field.

Also the usual kites and buzzards flying over the houses and valley opposite. I still can't get over the idea of those magnificent birds being "normal".

 

[sheddy]

Does anyone use a birdsong app ?

 

[Dave 123]

We have this fatball in a pot containing a magnolia .

The fatball has been slowly getting eaten over the last week but only at night would love to see who was doing it .

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your neighbour?

 

[biggs682]

your neighbour?

Nah it's not Nigel

 

[slowmotion]

It's so quiet in London. I can hear the bees buzzing as they set about the blossom on our cherry tree. There are loads of them.

 

[Mr Celine]

There was a magpie in the garden this afternoon. First one I've seen and I've lived here 26 years. I was told years ago that there were none at all in the Borders due to ruthless persecution by farmers and gamekeepers and it wasn't until last year that I saw one within five miles of home. First new species here since about 1999 when nuthatches moved in. Bloody forrins.

 

[Maverick Goose]

I was very chuffed to see a Red Squirrel this afternoon in the woods on Beacon Hill, Penrith-first one I've seen there in a few months. They obviously keep themselves to themselves!

 

[Mireystock]

A Muntjac and four fallow deer earlier this morning.