What have you seen
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nelliethehooker replied on 04/10/2023 21:51
Posted on 04/10/2023 21:06 by WherenextI think those Barnacle Geese are now resident as they are always there even in very early September/late August.
If you travel east more or less in a straight line you will come across them breeding on the Biesbosch reserve in the Netherlands. They have very cute goslings.
Always nice to see a Barney though.
Wherenext replied on 08/10/2023 19:49
mickysf replied on 09/10/2023 08:13
Posted on 09/10/2023 08:13
Some fabulous winter migrants coming in now, skeins of geese first thing in the morning.
Sad to read about this today though, Rosedale Abbey being an old favourite haunt of ours. Why?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-67046215
Impy replied on 09/10/2023 16:44
Fisherman replied on 09/10/2023 18:01
Posted on 09/10/2023 18:01
An otter spraint on a boulder in my stream. First sign for years,. I have noticed more small trout in the stream over the last few years and the Heron visits from time to time. Maybe the mountain streams will be the saver as the Main rivers are said to be polluted. Could it be less acid rain now the conifers are being removed.
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Wherenext replied on 09/10/2023 21:33
Posted on 09/10/2023 16:44 by ImpyWherenext, I have just looked in my fungi book and it looks like you are right in your i.d. although the photo in my book does show more reddish colour than your photo.
nelliethehooker replied on 09/10/2023 21:54
Bakers2 replied on 10/10/2023 08:32
Posted on 10/10/2023 08:32
After feeding the birds, meal worms and suet pellets. I was at the kitchen window and the usual starlings/sparrows/blackbirds/robins swooped and left. I watched a collar dove fly from the fence on one side causing a magpie, approaching from the opposite fence to about turn. It disappeared from view behind the birch tree. I quite expected the magpie to come down but no it was seen off over the back hedge onto a roof. Magpie went one side of the chimney and dove came back at it. Magpie hasn't come down in the garden again.
I assumed collar doves were just gentle getting on with it birds - clearly not this feisty one!
Bakers2 replied on 10/10/2023 12:40
Impy replied on 10/10/2023 14:28
Posted on 09/10/2023 21:33 by WherenextThanks Impy.
I've seen photos of them with the light brown colour and the reddish colour but not one with both but maybe it's like flowers or trees and changes colour. Anyway it's always good to see something new.
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