Up till now I had only seen and heard Cuckoo's on my holiday to Rum, yes there were loads in Scotland. Lovely sighting yesterday on Barden Moor, by the lower reservoir.
Apparently the Cuckoo's that come to the East migrate over Malta, Sicily and up Italy where they are shot, West Coast cuckoo's come up through France and Spain and have a better chance of surviving. This has been shown by radio tracking birds.
A cuckoo calling from the direction of Causey Pike, as we trotted down the Newlands Valley to the finish of Allan McKeown's successful (21.32) BG just this last Saturday evening.
I was a bit of an oddball until I was abducted by aliens; but I'm perfectly OK now!
Mattpo, have a run up through Heber Ghyll woods and listen out when you hit open country
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Pre-work dawn run along Grand Union Canal from Elthorne Park (Ealing) towards Southhall. A gem of a trail.
Loads of rabbits (I gave up counting), two magnificent white swans, and a fox, not to mention the multitude of bird-life.
Ran behind the 'County Asylum' (as Ealing Hospital was known 150 years ago) and through 3 bridges (one of IKB's last designs in 1859).
Beautiful morning in our Capital city. The Grand Union Canal sign said 193 miles to Birmingham - now there is an idea....
Off to catch the Central Line eastbound from Ealing Broadway to Stratford (Olympic Park).
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working in burbage valley over last week. I knew there were ring Ouzels, but not as many as country file said. A day later talking to the 12 years olds I had with me I could hear one and then we saw one juming around in bracken. the boys were really please, 10 minutes later one lad says is that one Ian...and there sat on a rock 15ft away was the whitest breasted Ring Ouzel I've ever seen..Superb..
a brilliant day only spoit by the journey home...Ouch
We appear to have a lovely flock of Tree Sparrows coming to the feeder now! From being a fairly dull feeder its become quite nice with at least two species we've not had at previous homes!!
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Bloody squirrel at my window birdfeeder..
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Try shooting with an air-rifle rather than a camera.Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
"...as dry as the Atacama desert".
Good to see you posting on this thread Graham. However, I'm not entirely convinced you're completely grasped the spirit of the conversation. Maybe more Springwatch and less Peckinpah for a while?
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Springwatch? Who was the Director?
"...as dry as the Atacama desert".
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