2 more ring Ouzels last night.... might try and get out with a camera and get a picture
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2 more ring Ouzels last night.... might try and get out with a camera and get a picture
No Ring Ouzels
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Coniston Herdwick by Andy Holden, on Flickr
I expected to hear the evocative calls of Ring Ouzels high on the Coniston fells..but to no avail..so I had to mek do wi' a Herdwick ewe for a 'wildlife' snap
Saw a badger disappearing into its sett not far from the summit of Buckden Pike on Monday while climbing up from the Walden valley.
Finally saw my first swallows of the year on a recce of Leg 2 of the CWR yesterday. They were perched on a fence before they took off.
Finally got a good picture of my resident woodpecker...
now to find those ring Ouzels
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Lovely!Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
Only heard the cuckoo today not seen anything! Must be the weather
Heard a fair few, and got glimpses of, Cuckoo's up on the West Highland Way last week. Also heard a couple Woodpecker.
I saw a small deer last night with what I think was an injured hind leg. Then, later on, whilst sat on Caw waiting for the runners to appear in the race, I saw fox wandering about below me for 5 or 6 minutes!
Stolly and I came across this stoat up a tree during our gorgeous run around Oxenber and Wharfe woods today. I expect it was looking for a bird's nest to raid!
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3 deer below goat fell (no goats tho)
The two Canada geese have arrived back on Wadsworth moor to raise another family. Never sure if any of them survive from previous years as I have never seen more than two of them at a time, probably too traumatised from all those fell runners chasing them.
lots of swallows and swifts around Glossop, and I think I saw a a few sandpipers on Featherbed Moss, Snake summit on saturday. was so focused on it having a beak that definitely wasn't a curlew that its colours slipped from mind. definitely a longer beak than a golden plover.
https://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/bir.../name/s/snipe/Quote:
Originally Posted by cyclops
probably a snipe. I've seen a few around there in recent weeks.
I was up teaching a Nav course on Bleaklow today, burnt and blown dry, lots of Cloudberry plants in flower, curlews and golden plover were every where. Surprising dry up there.
Roe Buck at Posforth Bridge yesterday, not a bad set of antlers on him. They're not so frightened around the Strid Wood, even during busy afternoons they still come down.
Not a snipe, beak was about half that lengthQuote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
wont be dry after tmo if forecast comes right!
Cuckoo seen in glossop, took a lot of patience and stealth! Bet you walked right past it IDP
Nice one Hes. Was it alone? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hes
I finally saw 2 in Scotland last week... so happy now:)Quote:
Originally Posted by cyclops
Sure I saw a slow worm on Loughrigg at the weekend. Think I've seen one in the past near Rydal Hall as well.
Yes Andy on its own. It stood really still for about 5 minutes while we were admiring it and taking pictures. Its blogged hereQuote:
Originally Posted by wharfeego
Saw my first Cuckoo this morning. Behind Wessenden Lodge Farm. Heard many, now seen one. Nice.
Looks like it's been sticking it's head into tree holes looking for birds nests.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stolly
Wish I'd been there with mi long lens.
The "alone" was referring to my pic that was used for the 2013 Countryfile Calendar (as in 'Lone Stoat') - just in case you missed that pun;)
Live feed in to a peregrines nest in Sheffield, chicks and parents are thriving.
Great to watch though esp when mum comes home...
http://efm.dept.shef.ac.uk/peregrine/
I was sat in my car today at a service station on the M6 on my way home from Helvellyn. A Black headed gull hopped up to my car (why do they call them black headed gulls when they have brown heads ?) and looked up at me so I gave it a bit of my cake. Big mistake! My car was suddenly surrounded by a flock of Black headed gulls pecking on my car roof and windscreen and sat on my wing mirrors and all the surrounding cars watching me. It was like a scene from Hitchcock's 'The Birds' :eek:
Won't make that mistake again!
Was that Wharfeego's film on Springwatch? The Click Beetle?
Lots of Ibex goats, a couple of marmots and some black squirrels.
Peak Districk? North York Moors!? :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Martyn P
More or less :D
yes...:DQuote:
Originally Posted by that_fjell_guy
Yes indeed! BBC Springwatch showed my film on last night's "Unsprung"Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
http://youtu.be/sox1fPqlr7w
Nice run today, stuck to the paths/row but took a rarely visited hanging valley but loads of young birds around and a few predators.
must have seen 10-15 golden plovers, similar number of curlews and Pipets. Grouse every where
20+ mountain Hares, 3 big Buzzards and given it's location a short eared owl.
and if you read the papers we found a lesser spotted Helicopter that ditched yesterday on Howden just off the HPM route. all ok though...:)
Red deer on Bleaklow....really!!first time I've seen them up there.
a Buzzard and (and I'm not Joking) what must have been 50-60 Hares, they were every where.
B eat me to it Ian! Here's that deer photo you took :) https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater
Pair of White-Tailed Sea Eagles. One on the nest, one in a tree. Scarba - next door to Jura.
Also a mountain hare which appeared to be ascending the 2nd Jura Pap quicker than I was descending!
looks like they are ready to leave the nest, I've been watching them every day and they are looking ready to go. how they've grown..:DQuote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
Amazing live feed it's been! Not watched everyday but seen some wonderful moments! Swooping on some little crotters near you soon!Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
Oystercatcher at Wessenden Head Res. A bit off course?
After the 9pm Watershed
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After the 9pm Watershed by Andy Holden, on Flickr
Just watched the first fly off...very emotional...they grow up so fast...Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
Been my screen saver all morningQuote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak