Well spring has sprung in Ripon this week, sightings of a pair of Comma and a tortoiseshell Butterfly and heard a Chiffchaff and a Blackcap.
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Well spring has sprung in Ripon this week, sightings of a pair of Comma and a tortoiseshell Butterfly and heard a Chiffchaff and a Blackcap.
The barn owl was on the common again this evening too!
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Originally Posted by Masham Man
It isn't exactly my encounter but my mum says she saw two swallows in Penzance today!
That's stunning. Have you got any Herdy sheep pictures?Quote:
Originally Posted by wharfeego
No sheep Stefeff. Will this 'un do instead? Bully Boy in the field at the back of our 'ouse...Quote:
Originally Posted by Stef F
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Oh cool hair do :thumbup: :w00t:Quote:
Originally Posted by wharfeego
Nice pic, thanks for sharing; but no, it won't do instead of a herdy! I've been looking for a nice herdy pic for my wall.
Stef
Lovely walk in Strid Woods this afternoon. I saw:
Dipper, goldcrest, buzzard, treecreeper, goosander, curlew, mistle and song thrushes, oystercatcher and nuthatch
Good spots andy. Saw a pair of buzzards today circling over;wait for it........................... Addingham Moorside!
Have a great weekend.See you Sunday.(got a pass out)
definition of contentment...Bully Boy's offspring...
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Loads seen today up the Washburn valley, deer in the woods near Thruscross, grouse on the moorland, Oyster catchers (about 50 of them) and rabbits on the banks of Thruscross, cormorant in Fewston, a brightly coloured greenish bird a bit smaller than a dove seen flying over Thruscross (any ideas anyone?) and a woodpecker in the valley just above Lindley bridge. Cracking day for it
Could have been a green woodpecker. If you're sure it wasn't, then ring-necked parakeet would be my next guess. They're around & travel a long way foraging. We've seen them here in Cheshire from time to time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob Furness
Thanks for that, I actually had a feeling it might have been a green woodpecker anyway as the colouring matched and I have seen a few about further down the valley, but I wasn't sure if they would fly that close to the reservoir. I don't think it was a parakeet, but interesting nonetheless. I had no idea we had parakeets nesting in britain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Splatcher
A few years ago I was running up the same valley (but right at the bottom near Lindley) and I disturbed a flock of three brightly coloured (yellow/orange) birds about the same size which took off from a tree and flew away from me. I still have no idea what they were having not got a good enough look at them.
Loads of treecreepers and a nuthatch Beeston Castle yesterday. Child no. 1 spotted them first and asked if they were mice.
Fantastic! Thanks for posting this Grouse :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Grouse
I was staying at the Yorkshire Ramblers place at Lowstern near Clapham this weekend and was woke on both mornings to the sound of a Woodpecker and Curlews,
A good-sized skein of pink footed geese on the move yesterday flying by Skiddaw
Feeding ducks (yesterday) with my little boy. There were some gorgeous ones as well.
Spotted a deer on Otley chevin this morning first thing, and a curlew in the fields nearby as well.
I was out for a gentle run at sunset and a Stag ran across the path 50m in front of me. never seen one so big in the peak, and certainly not off Roacher head/dukes drive, pretty sure it was a red dear. wow!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob Furness
I'm a bit late Stef, but here's a nice one from last month, day of Loughrigg Silver Howe Chase, at the top of Red Bank.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stef F
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At least I hope you meant a Herdwick sheep???????
Went for a trot along the river Wharfe for a change, from barden Tower heading upstream. Saw treecreepers, dipper, a pair of mandarin ducks, a pair of goosanders, various other geese and ducks, oystercatchers, curlew, numerous finches and (feathery) tits. I'd forgotten how nice it was down there!
Barden Bridge to Cav Pav and back is a great short run or walk. The sand martins will be back very soon too p bQuote:
Originally Posted by plodding bear
Yeah, I've done that run a few times DT. Usually out of season, mid-week, when it doesn't cost an arm and a leg to park! Mind you, I suppose I could park by Barden Bridge again and go from there (free!) or the old A59 bridge, by the hotel (free again). It's a great early morning run, before anyone's around and the animals and birds are still spottable.
Hey plodding bear, you inspired a walk from Bolton Bridge to the Prior ruins and back this evening. 3 goosander, a dipper, a curlew, 3 bats (I've no idea which species :o) and 41 oystercatchers noted
That's a very matronly looking herdy! Thanks for sharing, a nice pic :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Eleanor
Yes I meant a Herdwick. I'm looking forward to herdy lambing season at Easter :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Eleanor
A heron taking off from Pudsey Beck about 30 metres in fornt of me earlier this evening - nice:thumbup:
My friend just found a pair of blackbirds dead...absolutely perfect, no signs of damage but for a drop of blood in the female's beak (he left them on his breadboard for me to examine!). He found them on the ground outside. I wonder if they were busy doing a courtship flight and flew into something. Its very sad.
oh yes...not quite wildlife, but my car has developed a sound that sounds like a cockchafer in flight when it sets off in a low gear...any ideas? :)
Obvious!....your BIG HEN'S goingQuote:
Originally Posted by Hes
I wouldn't have a sandwich at his house then...Quote:
Originally Posted by Hes
First Swallow sighting of the year today over Hawkshead. Not even heard a Chiffchaff or seen Wheatear yet....
Lucky I've got a strong constitution...all that landing face down in bogs!
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Originally Posted by Rob Furness
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Originally Posted by TheHell I will
Wheatear above Langdale this afternoon :cool:
Had a little "wild camp" on top of Glasgwm last night (the Arans), middle of the night the silence was broken by Grouse - probably alarm call on seeing a fox? This morning, where the sun first hit the llyn (little lake up there) and sun rays on the shallow end, first to warm. I spotted some frogs (in serious romantic mode :o). Being high up (2000ft+), life and sex are a bit behind the lower countries and only two lumps of frogspawn so far.
Oh yes...... estimate a carpet of 400 frogs in a very small area. That's what made it out of the ordinary.
Around a dozen Sand Martins by the Wharfe
We've got them by the Ure too DT. Its great to see them again. I saw over twenty feeding on my Saturday run.
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Originally Posted by Derby Tup
After a totally rubbish day, I went for a walk to do a bit of hare watching: saw curlews, oystercatchers, lapwings, a buzzard being mobbed by gulls and around a dozen hares, some close enough to take photos of. At one point I was looking through binoculars and had seven in my field of vision. Got my ear nuzzled and snuffled by a lovely piebald horse (a girl has to get her kicks somewhere!;)) and an old collie came over for a tummy rub (not mine, hers). Aren't animals great?
Feeling much better now.:)
Sounds fantastic Hes!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hes
Won't be too long before the swifts are back too :cool: