Today's Wildlife Encounter

[Derby Tup]

IDP, BofP sounds like a merlin

[goldsim1963]

1) Herons nest with chicks
2) A Tern ?which type
All at Linacre Woods near Chesterfield

PS saw a Sparrowhawk bring down a Wood Pigeon in our neighbours garden yesterday

[nikalas]

Amazing encounter on recent 6633 Ultra in Canada....

Running just after dusk and saw a white rabbit come bursting out of a snowbank about 10 yards from me and then, over the top of the bank, came a lynx chasing the rabbit. The rabbit put in a couple of cunning jinks and managed to escape... took my breath away.

[IanDarkpeak]

IDP, BofP sounds like a merlin

excellent Apart from kestrels, osprey, eagles, buzzards, I do have difficulty in IDing BofP. they move so fast I've seen a few red kites but not round here.

I know there is a peregrine nearby and this is regularly spotted.

But I can spot a lapwing and curlew and there were lots today, also skylarks and yet more hare

[Derby Tup]

Highlights of walk round Hellifield Flash today were Shellduck, Shoveller, Snipe, Redshanks, Teal, Curlew, Lapwing, Gold Finch, Widgeon and a definite sighting of a Swallow

[The Navigator]

First swallows for me today too.

[Rodders]

A Stoat at Spicer Hill, near the grin n bear it course.

[Grouse]

How do you know it was a stoat?

[Derby Tup]

How do you know it was a stoat?

A stoat's stoatly different to a wee weasel

[Rodders]

How do you know it was a stoat?

Black tip on the tail. Weasels don't have the black tip.