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Thread: Today's Wildlife Encounter

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    The two Canada geese have arrived back on Wadsworth moor to raise another family. Never sure if any of them survive from previous years as I have never seen more than two of them at a time, probably too traumatised from all those fell runners chasing them.

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    lots of swallows and swifts around Glossop, and I think I saw a a few sandpipers on Featherbed Moss, Snake summit on saturday. was so focused on it having a beak that definitely wasn't a curlew that its colours slipped from mind. definitely a longer beak than a golden plover.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cyclops View Post
    lots of swallows and swifts around Glossop, and I think I saw a a few sandpipers on Featherbed Moss, Snake summit on saturday. was so focused on it having a beak that definitely wasn't a curlew that its colours slipped from mind. definitely a longer beak than a golden plover.
    https://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/bir.../name/s/snipe/

    probably a snipe. I've seen a few around there in recent weeks.

    I was up teaching a Nav course on Bleaklow today, burnt and blown dry, lots of Cloudberry plants in flower, curlews and golden plover were every where. Surprising dry up there.

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    Roe Buck at Posforth Bridge yesterday, not a bad set of antlers on him. They're not so frightened around the Strid Wood, even during busy afternoons they still come down.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak View Post
    https://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/bir.../name/s/snipe/

    probably a snipe. I've seen a few around there in recent weeks.

    I was up teaching a Nav course on Bleaklow today, burnt and blown dry, lots of Cloudberry plants in flower, curlews and golden plover were every where. Surprising dry up there.
    Not a snipe, beak was about half that length

    wont be dry after tmo if forecast comes right!

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    Cuckoo seen in glossop, took a lot of patience and stealth! Bet you walked right past it IDP

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hes View Post
    Stolly and I came across this stoat up a tree during our gorgeous run around Oxenber and Wharfe woods today. I expect it was looking for a bird's nest to raid!
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    Nice one Hes. Was it alone?

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    Quote Originally Posted by cyclops View Post
    Cuckoo seen in glossop, took a lot of patience and stealth! Bet you walked right past it IDP
    I finally saw 2 in Scotland last week... so happy now

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    Sure I saw a slow worm on Loughrigg at the weekend. Think I've seen one in the past near Rydal Hall as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wharfeego View Post
    Nice one Hes. Was it alone?
    Yes Andy on its own. It stood really still for about 5 minutes while we were admiring it and taking pictures. Its blogged here

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