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    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    Spotted a roe deer and at least two bats this evening - probably more of the latter but combination of darkness and fast movement made it difficult to count (them not me!)

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    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    Hey Alf: PHWOAARRR!!!!!

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    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    Quote Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak View Post
    Plenty of those huge black flies on Kinder this morning, I could hardly see or breath for them, huge swarms of the blighters, ended up cutting the run short because of it.
    Did a 10km run (plus lots of walking) up Lightside, Yellowslacks then over to Glossop Low and Cock Hill yesterday - I too had loads of big black flies....what's with em? They were mostly congregating on the heather section which at knee depth and quite a few hidden holes made for difficult running for me.

    Anyone heading up/coming down Cock Hill from Old Glossop - there's a couple of horses with ponies in the unfenced section of field below the lower tree section - they didn't seem pleased to see me as I appeared so I stuck to the path between the 2 walls.

    @ Grouse - I have your PD Wildlife book to return - are you at Chunal on Wed? Barrel - Tues after? or Shelf Moor?

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    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    Current houseguest


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    Quote Originally Posted by cyclops View Post
    Did a 10km run (plus lots of walking) up Lightside, Yellowslacks then over to Glossop Low and Cock Hill yesterday - I too had loads of big black flies....what's with em? They were mostly congregating on the heather section which at knee depth and quite a few hidden holes made for difficult running for me.
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    I've got one of those too Alf. Its current residence is in a box of my printing plates and it like a little perambulation round my living room at dusk. I think it is more the size of a chihuahua though! :w00t:

    Quote Originally Posted by Alf View Post
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    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    I do that stretch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grouse View Post
    I do that stretch.


    Its not moved since so must have been post running stretching. Probably been doing a few wall reps when we were all asleep.

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    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    Suicidal Grouse

    Daft bugger was too busy flapping and making alarm calls to look where it was going, flew into a tree and broke for it's neck.

    Hard not to feel a sense of sadness watching it's final fading twitches!

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    Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter

    Loads of bats, a badger, a fox and a large deer last night. Oh, and some youfs

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