I've never seen a Mountain Hare yet. This story will open your eyes to the plight of our native wildlife…Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam W
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I've never seen a Mountain Hare yet. This story will open your eyes to the plight of our native wildlife…Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam W
http://raptorpersecutionscotland.wor...-grouse-moors/
If you want to see one Andy Come down and I'll show you some. I reckon we see on average 4-6 on every Nav course. they are every where round hereQuote:
Originally Posted by wharfeego
Ian
The way some moors are managed is a travesty for wildlife, especially as they are often subsidised to the tune of £50+/hectare. You are very lucky to be in the Northern Peak District, my only sighting of a mountain hare was during the Mickleden Straddle a couple of years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
The way some moors are managed is a travesty for wildlife, especially as they are often subsidised to the tune of £50+/hectare. You are very lucky to be in the Northern Peak District, my only sighting of a mountain hare was during the Mickleden Straddle a couple of years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
I was discussing on FB earlier this week. I've seen more Deer, peregrines, Ring ouzels and Hares in the peak this year than any other year. Great to see.
GreatQuote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
GreatQuote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
I was doing a little 5 miler up Pendle Hill this morning and I passed a group of people crowded round something on the track alongside Lower Ogden reservoir. They had their phone cameras out and it turned out it was a Butterfly? (Red Admiral or Peacock I couldn't tell from where I was looking). When I returned the same way another group of people were gathered round it as well.
Surely not a butterfly? It was too cold..?Quote:
Originally Posted by Alf
Probably a Red Admiral according to website ! http://www.britishbutterflies.co.uk/Quote:
Originally Posted by wharfeego
I bet he/she struggled todayQuote:
Originally Posted by Alf
I bet he/she struggled todayQuote:
Originally Posted by Alf
Brambling on the feeder in the garden. First one I've seen round here.
Broken Naws ;)
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Broken Naws by Andy Holden, on Flickr
Not the best of pictures but I needed to be quick but a Mountain Hare in winter white.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam W
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=1&theater
Thanks for the link wharfee, sad to see that such a beautiful beast is killed. I believe that, outside of Scotland, the groughs of the High Peak are the only habitat mountain hare have in the UK. Had anyone had the rare fortune to spot them elsewhere?Quote:
Originally Posted by wharfeego
Nice one on getting a snap of a mountain hare in the snow Ian, I had to look hard to make it out in prevailing conditions!
you can see by the other pictures that the foot prints of hares were every where.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam W
Won't be heading back up until after new year now but will take my big camera and see what I can get
About twenty deer today in a field off to the left of the road coming down towards Crag Hall in Wildboarclough. They were pretty big so I'd guess red deer, but none had obvious antlers.
Hi NoelQuote:
Originally Posted by noel
Richard & I saw 2 red deer hinds on your handicap route, West of Cut-Thorn Hill
Hi NoelQuote:
Originally Posted by noel
Richard & I saw 2 red deer hinds on your handicap route, West of Cut-Thorn Hill
Nearly trod on what I think was a vole in the half light last night, the little fella (or fellarette) didn't half cower, good job I spotted him (or her) :-)
lots around on kinder and Bleaklow at moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daletownrunner
driving up the A1 to meet the spine saw about 10 kites and I'm pretty sure a sparrow hawk but could have been a kestrel but looked a little small for that with a longer tail.
we don't get Kites in the peak often so this was a delight.
Short-eared owl. I've not seen one for about 5 years. The last sighting was about 100 yards away from where I saw this one - over Taggsclough Hill just near the A54. A nice treat to reward my first run in a few weeks.
We were just watching Winterwatch on iPlayer last night and they had a short film about them. Apparently they're winter migrants.
a bit slow off the mark but a mountain hare taken with camera.
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don't tell the climbing forums but the Downfall was "In nick" and climbable if a little thin at the bottom...
Full set of pictures here https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1¬if_t=like
Nice pic. Photos I saw of the Downfall looked amazing ;)
Any more sightings of the Red Kite Noel?Quote:
Originally Posted by noel
Saw a Little Egret just outside Ingleton about a week ago, then Snow Buntings up on Ingleborough. Just before it steepens on Ingleton side. Not getting much on the feeders just now. Did think we'd get a bit more out here!
Red kite over lidl car park in Ammanford this week, common as muck in S. Wales!
No, although I've not been out running much over the last few weeks.Quote:
Originally Posted by William Clough
Funny week. Saw a curlew flying over the deep snow on Thursday, probably just realising that his mates have upped sticks.
Made a real find today though, the first adult stag I've seen and I had my camera!
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seen about 10 snow white mountain Hares this weekend..glorious
Saw a raptor yesterday, dark blue, smaller than a kestrel. Long thin and pointy wings over moorland near riddlesden - merlin maybe?
Sounds like merlin pb. I *thought* I saw my first curlew of spring yesterday our side of CringlesQuote:
Originally Posted by plodding bear
I always think of curlews as the first sign of spring. Not heard any yet but expecting to soon...
i saw a couple yesterday(curlews) near hawksworth(leeds)on the edge of ilkley moor,one was tucked against a wall near to a stone style,the other on a very underused path about a mile further on.
also saw a hare and a couple of deer.
i saw a couple yesterday(curlews) near hawksworth(leeds)on the edge of ilkley moor,one was tucked against a wall near to a stone style,the other on a very underused path about a mile further on.
also saw a hare and a couple of deer.
A heron sat fish watching in Hope as I passed on the train this morning.
More remarkably yesterday, a heron in Nottingham (just a couple of miles from the centre) perched atop a roof. Grace & poise doesn't do it justice, a really remarkable bird; it even managed to fend off a couple of ravens swoop & squalling to try to bully it off its perch.
Great Grey Shrike
Saw a bird in the garden I hadn't seen before looked like a tree creeper but bigger, white/grey,black stripe over eye bigger than a tit....then saw a couple out on the Strines road (about a mile away) exactly the same. Theres always bird spotters out there and I asked what it was and he told me, apparently there are a few that nest near upper Midhope...will keep my eyes open for more.
having redwings visit out garden most days at the moment, lovely birds
There is a heron that comes and fishes on a weir in front of my house most days.Lovely creatures.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam W
Scoped out a barn owl with the headtorch tonight that I could hear in a tree twooting away. First time for me - YYFY!