Today's Wildlife Encounter

[Grouse]

[IanDarkpeak]

4 Ptarmigan, a stag and lots of deer

[Al Fowler]

A lone young starling was sat in the middle of the road today, couldnt watch it get run over so went and picked it up and popped it in a bush where it bounced away.....probably dead now anyway.

[Grouse]

Found some bird of prey (?) pellets on Lad's Leap the other day, about 6cm long 2.5 cm wide, whitish, took them home and dissected them, feather quills, bones, some fairly big, fur and feathers. Anyone any idea what they are likely to be from? I had a look on the internet and most likely seemed to be barn owl, but thought the mooers would be a bit outside their range? Find quite a lot of these pellets up there - do foxes or other animals produce pellets?

[GeoffB]

Found some bird of prey (?) pellets on Lad's Leap the other day, about 6cm long 2.5 cm wide, whitish, took them home and dissected them, feather quills, bones, some fairly big, fur and feathers. Anyone any idea what they are likely to be from? I had a look on the internet and most likely seemed to be barn owl, but thought the mooers would be a bit outside their range? Find quite a lot of these pellets up there - do foxes or other animals produce pellets?

Could be a short-eared owl - we get those up on the moors (or even mooers).

[Pilgrim]

I've seen lizards in the wild when abroad but today was the first time I've seen them in the wild in this country.

Also saw this poor fella...

[Al Fowler]

I've seen lizards in the wild when abroad but today was the first time I've seen them in the wild in this country.

Also saw this poor fella...

Not nice to see a fox dead but i cant say i like the things, once killed all my chickens!

[daz h]

I thought i spied something good but turned out it was a golf ball

[stevefoster]

I thought i spied something good but turned out it was a golf ball

Why of Course

[wharfeego]

Found some bird of prey (?) pellets...Find quite a lot of these pellets up there - do foxes or other animals produce pellets?

fox shite Grouse