What have you seen
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Went for a walk towards our village yesterday afternoon and got about 50 metres from our place and a large dark coloured bird flew just over the top of me anyway got the bins with me and surprised to see it was a Cormorant we seemed to be getting more of them about especially on the Lot river and we are about 15km away so not far for them to fly. got to our local point of interest a small Lavoir and large Sompe which used to be the village water source many years ago and saw 2 Moorhens on the one rectangular pond and again we have not had Moorhens around here before that was the nearest I got to water birds for World Wetland day and weather was sunny and clear blue skies.
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They may walk amongst us here and maybe for over eighty years. I’ll keep an eye out and report in this thread if I see one!😉 Over the last fortnight I was very close to seeing these lovely creatures. On two occasions the hiking group in front, by 20 mins, had wonderful encounters and took great photos. These creatures seem to live alongside the farmers and the rest of the population in Costa Rica no problem. Puma apparently live in both wilderness and rural areas across the whole of the Americas from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego.
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The Common Cranes are on Migration back to their breeding grounds some left it quite late to get further south and now they are on the way back have seen a few going over but we are not in the best area to see them go over in their hundreds. The good weather of last week we have seen quite a few Red Kites going north as well.
Still got a male Black Redstart here he shelters just under our roof line overnight, not seen any more bird migrations yet.
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Well Spring is on its way quite a few butterflies about and the lizards are out when it is warmer also got a very small whip snake about 10 inches long how it survived the winter is amazing. A friend said she thought she had heard a Golden Oriole singing a bit early I think.
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A few signs of Spring being around the corner here have been showing for a few weeks now. Snowdrops abound and other bulbs are pushing their leaves above ground. Three male blackbirds are starting their jostlings for territories in our neighbourhood. The forecast is for warmer but wet weather from tomorrow so things might speed up a tad. Another relatively frostless winter with no real snow to talk about. What is happening to our World and what does this trend mean for wildlife?
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In my Cornish garden the daffodils are a bit late this year. They’ve been in full bloom in the roadside verges for a few weeks now. I see a few primroses poking their heads out too.
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We've had more snow and frost this year Micky than the last few years and also more violent storms than normal.
In the middle of Liverpool yesterday I saw a Ringed Necked Parakeet. About 8 years ago I saw the first of these introduced birds in the UK at the clubs Abbey Wood site so they are continuing their march northwards.
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Yes, there have been areas of the UK that have seen snowfalls but looking at the country as a whole the trend is certainly one of less frosts, snow and warmer temperatures these days. I too have seen Rose-Ringed Parakeets in the UK, even in areas some would suggest as the far North of England. They are non natives of course but the questions about how species are now ‘migrating’ to once cooler climes is of interest. Should we be assisting those in danger to find more suitable habitats as the changes we see take hold. Dilemmas for sure abound!
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We noticed the change in climate about 15 years ago when we stopped seeing Bramblings locally in Winter with a sighting nowadays being a very rare occasion. We used to get them for some years on the feeders but eventually sightings disappeared and it may well have happened sooner but took us a while to realise.
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Haven’t seen a brambling for many a year, fewer Snow Buntings seen around here too. What is of concern is such birds can fly and will move to areas which are more suitable to them or not bother returning to those once suitable habitats. Salt water fish too can move relatively easily as waters warm. We are now seeing a change in North Sea species with far more tuna and warmer water fish being observed and the cooler water species moving away to the north. Nature seems to be able to change to circumstances but how about those that cannot move so easily if at all? The likes of reptiles, amphibians and some insects may be trapped and lost due to their inability to ‘migrate’. Should we help them? European terrapin, European tree frogs, sand lizards are amongst some species we could help by translocating them into uk habitats which are now, due to warming able to provide sanctuary for them. Some of these species were once natives when the climate was warmer. Maybe we should help the likes, shouldn’t we?
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Same here re Bramblings have not seen them here for 3 years now and not seen many Siskins either.
Quite a few birds are starting to sing so Spring not far away.
The Cranes are migrating in large numbers now and good weather helping although not seen any here yet.
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Haven’t seen a brambling for many a year, Siskins and fewer Snow Buntings around too. What is of concern is such birds can fly and will move to areas which are more suitable to them. Salt water fish too can move relatively easily as waters warm. We are now seeing a change in North Sea species with far more tuna and warmer water fish being observed and the cooler water species moving away to the north. Nature seems to be able to change to circumstances but how about those that cannot move so easily if at all? The likes of reptiles, amphibians and some insects may be trapped and lost due to their inability to ‘migrate’. Should we help them? European terrapin, European tree frogs, sand lizards are amongst some species we could help by translocating them into uk habitats which are now, due to warming, able to provide sanctuary for them. Some of these species were once natives when the climate was warmer. Maybe we should help the likes. Should we?
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I'd much rather try to arrest the change @mickysf than merely accept the consequences. I'm sure that some land locked species will find a way to get here if they wanted.
Had a walk along a fast flowing small river this morning, seeing Dipper and various tree birds like Coal Tit and Goldcrest but also a pair of Grey Wagtails, not by the river but feeding high up on the limestone rocks.
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Well we do get them around here but yesterday one was brave enough to have a good feed on the window feeder and it was a quick photo to take as it moved on after and the birds were happy to see it go, it made my day. The coconut feeder behind is nearly finished and it is hanging from our shutter which we keep half closed during the day as the Male Sparrowhawk is about.
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@RedKite great photo! They are so lovely. We have lots of greys in our garden, they nest in our big beech trees. Great fun watching them tearing around the garden chasing each other.
We had a Red Wing visit yesterday, checking things out.
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As posted elsewhere we have never seen so many wild Snowdrops. They are on most roadside verges and in the small closed and woods all around here. I saw a Fritillary Butterfly, but only for about a second and was unable to fully identify it. There were Skylarks giving it voice during our walk and we also saw a hare, our first white violets and Campions. Spring is on its way with green shoots appearing in the hedgerows.
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Saw my first brimstone butterfly yesterday.
LLocal Skylarks have been singing for about a month, seemed quite early to me. In the last few days I've noticed them air dancing too.
Snowdrops have been wonderful this year. Prolific and long lasting. Ours in the garden have been out for 4 full weeks, they are beginning to go over now. That horrible dull damp grey weather we had for soooooo long clearly suited them.
Our generally later, inherited with our change of house so variety unknown, are budding well and some are almost ready to flower. I think the forecast weather for next week will hold them back.
Meanwhile another fabulous sunrise here 😃
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Yesterday I was down my allotment turning over a bed ready for planting early potatoes and surprised by a commotion behind me, turned to find a robin and a wren fighting over the same worm. Never before seen this in my 35 as a plot holder. By the way the robin won.
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Plenty of Butterflies here at the moment before the weather changes, even my first Holly Blue of the year.
Amazing what happens with wildlife , we have had the Red Squirrel on the feeders again and today he came back for seconds and not afraid of us I had my nose on the window and he was on the window feeder a quick look and basically I am busy feeding great to see.
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On our walk around the reservoir this morning we saw lots of ducks, Tufted and Goldeneye especially, along with the usual Mallards, but also a couple of pairs of Shovellers, a few Widgeon and a Dabchick. On one of the fence posts was a Yellowhammer alongside a male Reed Bunting, and up above a Buzzard circled. We have heard both GSWs and Skylarks, plus of an evening, Tawny Owls.
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RSPB Blacktoft Sands for us yesterday, in lovely warm sunshine. Couple of Spoonbills, half a dozen Marsh Harriers, plenty of gorgeous Snipe, a Goldeneye, Teal, Widgeon, a Little Egret, Dabchicks, lots of the usual suspects like Mallard, Tufted, Canada, Pink footed Geese. Nice day. There were reports of Bittern’s, but we didn’t see them this time.
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We used to travel over from Manchester when we lived there in the early 1980s to Blacktoft Sands, usually in winter to see the Short-Eared Owls amongst others. we now nip up the Wirral coast to see them. Shows how times have changed. We did actually get back to Blacktoft a few years ago when we first stopped at College Farm CL.
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After seeing a Barn Owl near the site last night we drove down to Nene Washes Nature Reserve today and saw Red Kites, a Marsh Harrier, lots of the usual ducks and geese, both Little and Great White Egrets, and three Grey Herons, then had a Tawny Owl in it's nesting hole pointed out to us by a guy with a scope, and in the afternoon a couple of Cranes flew across in front of us onto one the washes.
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We have been woken for the last 3 mornings to the chattering of a Green Woodpecker, which was easy to spot when hammering away on one of the trees behind the site. Out on our last walk before leaving the site I spotted 5 Roe Deer feeding in one of the fields close by, and on our journey we saw numerous dead deer and badgers on the roadside between Sandringham and Fakenham. It is no wonder that there are plenty of Buzzards and Red Kites about!
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An interesting day for us, as first thing there was a Red Kite circling directly above the site while at the same time a Woodpecker was hammering away close by. Then while in The Dell at Walsingham Abbey we disturbed a Muntjac. During my afternoon walk I saw 3 Hares playing in a field near the site, and a pair of Roe Deer in another. The day was capped off with the regular Barn Owl cruising across the field directly behind the caravan!😊
Might not be able to see the owl but it is there!!
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