Today's Wildlife Encounter

[Rodders]

Saw my first Cuckoo this morning. Behind Wessenden Lodge Farm. Heard many, now seen one. Nice.

[wharfeego]

Yes Andy on its own. It stood really still for about 5 minutes while we were admiring it and taking pictures. Its blogged here

Looks like it's been sticking it's head into tree holes looking for birds nests.

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

[IanDarkpeak]

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/

[Alf]

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'

Won't make that mistake again!

[that_fjell_guy]

Was that Wharfeego's film on Springwatch? The Click Beetle?

[Martyn P]

Lots of Ibex goats, a couple of marmots and some black squirrels.

[that_fjell_guy]

Lots of Ibex goats, a couple of marmots and some black squirrels.

Peak Districk? North York Moors!?

[Martyn P]

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[IanDarkpeak]

Was that Wharfeego's film on Springwatch? The Click Beetle?

yes...

[wharfeego]

yes...

Yes indeed! BBC Springwatch showed my film on last night's "Unsprung"