Today's Wildlife Encounter

[Masham Man]

I've come across them several times now in Leeds, sometimes in quite unexpected areas as well. They seem to be doing ok round my way. I'm not complaining, there's something nice about the drumming of a woodpecker that always makes me smile

Are you sure RF its a Lesser-Spotted. The greater spotted is the one that does all the drumming they are pretty wide spread and common. Do you know your PECKERS

[plodding bear]

Aye, greater spotted is about the size of a blackbird, with a red arse and a bit of red on the back of the head. Lisser one doesn't have a red arse, and the crown of the head is red. Quieter drumming, up near the top of a tree, too.

[shaunaneto]

Red Dear, Red Squirrels, grey seals, an Otter and a fish leaping out of the water in an attempt to evade the Otter, Mountain Hare, Black Grouse, many many Ptarmigan. A remarkably timid Lapwing, and an Eagle that flew across the road just 20-40 meters in front of my car near Loch Glasgornach just moments after it had grabbed some unlucky and now ex small furry creature. Similar experience in Fife with some low flying Swans heading to Loch Leven

[Rob Furness]

Are you sure RF its a Lesser-Spotted. The greater spotted is the one that does all the drumming they are pretty wide spread and common. Do you know your PECKERS

Yep, I know. The Lesser is a diddly little thing that taps rather than drums (shouldn't have used that word really should I ). I've seen them 3 times (twice in the same place, but on different days) and have also seen the Greater spotted ones banging away early on a morning in the woods. The first time I saw a lesser spotted it was right in front of me as I was stood at the top of a steep bank and the tree it was in was growing at the base of the bank so it was only 6 foot away in my eyeline. I watched the little thing hop around from branch to branch tapping quietly and feeding. Lovely experience, they're very pretty.

[jodi_a]

Big adder - Linacre woods - chesterfield! (hope it was an adder not an escaped something else)

[Hes]

You lucky thing!!! I'm envious.

Red Dear, Red Squirrels, grey seals, an Otter and a fish leaping out of the water in an attempt to evade the Otter, Mountain Hare, Black Grouse, many many Ptarmigan. A remarkably timid Lapwing, and an Eagle that flew across the road just 20-40 meters in front of my car near Loch Glasgornach just moments after it had grabbed some unlucky and now ex small furry creature. Similar experience in Fife with some low flying Swans heading to Loch Leven

[Hes]

A stonepecker? That's lovely.

I keep hearing a woodpecker in the local woods but can never spot the little chap:thunbdown:

Maybe it's a Woodpecker ghost?

Remember when my lad was younger he saw a bird pecking on some flags. He said 'Is that a Stonepecker Daddy?'

[plodding bear]

Heard a couple of cuckoos this morning, and seen a few male wheatears up on Rombalds Moor. Buzzard over Kingsdale yesterday.

[Derby Tup]

Several hare spotted on last night's club run from Bradley

[Rob Furness]

Saw 2 fox cubs on the fields near my house on my early morning run today. Lovely to see them. I see foxes all the time but this is the first time I've seen cubs in their natural environment.