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Loads of Mountain hares yesterday and a few curlews, lapwings and I'm pretty certain a flock 20+ of snipes! they wouldn't let me get too close but long straight bill and pointed wings in flight
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IanDarkpeak
Loads of Mountain hares yesterday and a few curlews, lapwings and I'm pretty certain a flock 20+ of snipes! they wouldn't let me get too close but long straight bill and pointed wings in flight
Are the hares still white at this time of year Ian? I remember seeing loads a few years ago near the Grinah Stones - it was like all the patches of old snow were getting up and moving around :)
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Derby Tup
Are the hares still white at this time of year Ian? I remember seeing loads a few years ago near the Grinah Stones - it was like all the patches of old snow were getting up and moving around :)
they were still mostly white, the odd one or two were starting to look 'grubby':)
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Great hearing and seeing the lapwings cycling into work this morning. Almost put a smile on my face.
Almost.;)
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Err.. I don't mean the lapwings were cycling - I was.:D
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Just seen a female Merlin out the back window as I was looking at Beamsley Beacon, did not know what is was at first, but got my binoc's out and it had very clear markings on its tail, checked it out in the RSPB book.
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A seething mass of copulating frogs.
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david
A seething mass of copulating frogs.
Ah, yes. Paris in the springtime....
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1st Frog spawn of the year
Unfortunately the "pond" it was in was supposed to be the footpath!
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Big Compass
Just seen a female Merlin out the back window...
Good spot that...it'll probably have followed the Meadow Pipits flying back to the moors from their coastal wintering.