Would be good for the grouse brigade to stop blaming Mountain Hares for causing disease in young grouse. The fight is on in Scotland...Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
https://raptorpersecutionscotland.wo...national-park/
Would be good for the grouse brigade to stop blaming Mountain Hares for causing disease in young grouse. The fight is on in Scotland...
https://raptorpersecutionscotland.wo...national-park/
A small group of waxwings in the village yesterday. Check out supermarket car parks. Waxwings love ornamental tree berries
Poacher turned game-keeper
Irruption year - they're pouring into the UK this winter (I haven't spied any - yet).
Lots of hares in the peak, certain areas better than others...
Andy they are on my Tick list but never seen one. would love to see some in the garden..
Waxwings are on my tick list as well Ian. Apparently there was a large flock of them in the middle of Stockport, by the railway station a couple of years ago.
Waxwings reported in Hathersage yesterday, Bamford and Shire Hill (Glossop) on Saturday. New Mills Co-op car-park tomorrow?
Ha ha I think they are more of a Sainsbury's bird.
It's funny how you can have more luck with certain species of birds. Over the years I have seen hundreds of Kingfishers,I once observed 2 adults feeding their youngster. By the same token I've unbelievably only ever seen a handful of woodpeckers. I'll keep my eyes peeled for the Waxwings.
A small flock of goldcrests on the bank of the Wharfe in Otley - very close and not shy, further on a lesser spotted woodpecker, dippers in the river and then a nuthatch on the feeder I've put up in the reserve.Not bad for a quick lunchtime walk.
Good record, I haven't seen a LSW for many years.
Hark The Heralds!
Hark The Heralds by Andy Holden, on Flickr
Hark The Heralds! by Andy Holden, on Flickr
'The Herald' moths, found today, overwintering in a disused barn
http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/sc...eryx-libatrix/
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