Today's Wildlife Encounter

[Rodders]

Two mountain hares on Kinder. Winter coats ready for the corking winter which is about to arive.

[wharfeego]

Blackbird heard singing this morning early-doors...

You absolutely sure about that DT? This winter a Starling's been singing its head off on our street and its birdsong mimicking is amazing; Mistle Thrush, Dunnock, Curlew, Lapwing, Common Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Swallow, all in beautiful stereo!
I guess it's mild enough for birds to think that Spring's not far off.

[Derby Tup]

You absolutely sure about that DT? This winter a Starling's been singing its head off on our street and its birdsong mimicking is amazing; Mistle Thrush, Dunnock, Curlew, Lapwing, Common Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Swallow, all in beautiful stereo!
I guess it's mild enough for birds to think that Spring's not far off.

We were out early (5-30ish) and it sounded right to me. Lovely 'plummy' tones. I've heard starling mimicks before. It was 11 degrees that morning

[dylan]

pair of pot belly pigs running through fields between darton and barnsley(tinkers pond)
then lo and behold a llama between chapletown and meadowhall.

[Derby Tup]

BBC Radio 4 A guide to mountain and moorland birds series looks good

[zephr]

Attachment 6662Saw a Stoat yesterday over Langsett way, and had a Sparrowhawk sit on our fence for about 20 mins this morning. Just, y'know, passing the time of day.

[that_fjell_guy]

Bullfinch, in the dusky light tricky to make out, but could just see the rose red chest and white rump as it flow onto the bush!

[Graeme78]

About a dozen or so Lapwings on Bull Hill over the last couple of weeks, been ages since I've seen so many together.

[Derby Tup]

BBC Radio 4 A guide to mountain and moorland birds series looks good

On BBC iPlayer now. I enjoyed it :thumbup:

[Grouse]

How did you know it was a stoat?