Another Ring Ousel atop Oxenhope Moor t'other day. Saw a great grey Shrike near oxenhope earlier this year - Bradford Birders were all over the place after I'd reported it to them.
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Another Ring Ousel atop Oxenhope Moor t'other day. Saw a great grey Shrike near oxenhope earlier this year - Bradford Birders were all over the place after I'd reported it to them.
Two white hares on Kinder on Sunday.
Conditions were fairly Arctic.
I've seen a couple of wild boars while out running recently.
I saw a man-eating crocodile and 2 rhinos last Thursday.
a good thread getting silly now:rolleyes:
:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth domain
with regards to sightings of non indigenous animals in our countrysideQuote:
Originally Posted by Feet in the Cowclaps
Perhaps the sightings didn't take place within 'our countryside'.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth domain
perhaps not,Quote:
Originally Posted by Feet in the Cowclaps
I'm glad we've cleared that one up then. ;)
I like the way you see silliness everywhere though. :D
i like not silliness, sarcasm and wondering off subject, but i know that leaves me open to having micky taken ou tof me and being wound up etc:D
Having said that, i saw a birdie the other day when i was running;)
Three snow buntings between Ingleborough and Little Ingleborough on Sunday afternoon.
I did actually see a man-eating crocodile and 2 rhinos last Thursday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth domain
However I didn't say it was in the UK.
I saw the man-eating crocodile from a canoe, and the rhinos from the back of an elephant, whilst on safari in Chitwan National Park in Nepal.
Dead pleased this thread has been resurrected. Slightly mundane compared with some great spots recently but I've had a cheeky Dunnock in my front garden on and off all year and it's still around. Lovely little bird :)
Red letter day for me and Aly on Sunday :
Cycling off T.O.P. legs over Wyre to Glasson Dock - saw 3 separate short-eared owls 'working' a field near Pilling, then a merlin flew along road right in front of us.
After cycling went birding, saw a peregrine bombing a murmuration of starlings at Marton Mere, then on a tip-off went to Lytham Moss where we watched 5 barn owls 'working' a field for ages.
Two were there this morning too on my way to work.
Marvellous :)
Sounds fantastic! Not often we see the word 'murmuration' on the forum either ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ali
I saw lots of white pelted hares today.
I came across a tortoiseshell cat on Monday while I was out running.it was delicious!:D
Spotted a Red Kite yesterday, presumably drifted over from Harewood. Also a flock of around a dozen Curlew nr Otley. I thought they over-wintered at the sea-side but guess some stay at the gravel pits in lower Wharfedale :)
A Deer shot across the path in front of me in the woods near Copley, glad it wasn't being chased by a Beast of Bodmin type cat:eek:
seen the footprint of a big cat in st ives bingley and an otter in the aire near riddlesden
Bingley's not that far from Halifax:eek:
Saw some bird of prey today and have no idea what it was.
It wasnt a buzzard, kestrel or sparrow-hawk which are common round here. It wasnt an owl either.:rolleyes:
:)Running in Forest of Bowland this morning (after bailing out of cross country - didn't fancy a pea souper on the M6), suddenly found ourselves in the midst of a shoot dodging birds dropping out of sky. They don't half land with a thud:eek:
It wouldn't be the birds I was concerned about hitting me :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by huf&puf
......hhmmmmm..... maybe that's a new thread today's dead wildlife encounter... couple of dead sheep too.:confused:
:D there was a bit of shot raining through the trees!!! :eek: I must admit we did put a bit of a shufty on at that point!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ady In Accy
I saw a dead rat this morning. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by huf&puf
Don't let Basil know :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Feet in the Cowclaps
I found a pet rabbit in the middle of a field on leg 3 of Calderdale Relay
course today (if only it had been a cat :rolleyes: ). Looking around I spotted
a youngster peering through a hedge at me and when I asked if it belonged
to her she told me it did and it was just out for "a bit of exercise".
It did occur to me that anyone walking their dog off the lead would provide
plenty of exercise for it :eek:
A robin decided to keep me company whilst I filled the car with stuff for the tip. No fear at all - it just hopped out of the way when I was picking things up right next to it.:)
Just seen a Fox out of my window, across the road, heading for the woods. They'll be more wildlife sightings later at throwing out time in the village:rolleyes:
3 Waxwings in the back garden, never seen any before.
Good spot BC! I've never seen one either :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Compass
Derby
Do we get Bearded Tits this far north, cos I think we had some of them as well, looked to be the wrong colour for Long Tailed Tits
My RSPB bird book says that apart from in 'eruption' years when presumably we get many more Waxwings then there's probably only around 100 in the country so t ey're rarer than I thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Compass
Long tailed tits are one of my very fave birds and a wonderful pink colour - I often see a flock of 6-10 near Barden on the river. Bearded tits I've never seen and they're almost exclusively reed bed specialists so kind of species you'd see at Leighton Moss etc
They've bred well this year at Leighton Moss, Silverdale but as far as I know they're very local to there (large areas of reeds).Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Compass
Seen a few lately on the grit trays there, they're quite a different size/shape to the long-tailed tits.
Cheers, Ali
Saw my first robin of the winter this morning.
Two snow buntings on the summit of Nicky Nook, edge of Bowland, during last night's run. :)
NICE!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ali
I saw a buzzard munching on a dead pheasant from the train windon yesterday.
And some pretty weird looking animals in central London as well.