Author Topic: Seen today (Read 1013491 times)

clarion · « **Reply #1000 on:** 13 January, 2010, 11:40:39 am »

Fox has just strolled down the street. We saw one down nearer the town earlier (next to the cemetery). And I saw a porky one last night near Trinity Church Square near Elephant & Castle last night. Not at all bothered by the few people around. I suspect the Southwark Hunt haven't been active lately.

Yesterday morning, as I passed the pond, I saw the heron sat on the edge of the road, so I passed within a metre of it. Cool.

Butterfly · « **Reply #1001 on:** 13 January, 2010, 10:24:02 pm »

Two Redwings in a tree on our street, looking all dumpy and fluffed up

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Rig of Jarkness · « **Reply #1002 on:** 14 January, 2010, 06:51:43 pm »

Lots of redwings in the Meadows today

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #1003 on:** 15 January, 2010, 03:38:46 pm »

The foxes have been out and about in some numbers around Larrington Towers recently. I've seen them while both on the way to work and coming home.

pcolbeck · « **Reply #1004 on:** 15 January, 2010, 03:44:53 pm »

A rather nice cock pheasant in our garden just now.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #1005 on:** 15 January, 2010, 03:48:03 pm »

Cormorants.

I saw three of them in the park a few days ago, coinciding with the cold weather. I had never seen any in the park previously. This morning there were five, four at the top of a tall sycamore, the other one fishing. I didn't see it catch anything, but the lake has loads of roach and rudd in it normally, so I don't think the anglers will take too kindly to the cormorants' presence.

Moloko · « **Reply #1006 on:** 15 January, 2010, 03:49:27 pm »

Quote from: Mal Volio on 12 January, 2010, 08:28:15 pm

Great photo Tony !

+1

Nicely spotted.

Riggers · « **Reply #1007 on:** 15 January, 2010, 04:54:20 pm »

A couple of tits.

Deano · « **Reply #1008 on:** 15 January, 2010, 10:31:19 pm »

Quote from: Wowbagger on 11 January, 2010, 10:35:58 pm

That's still an unfulfilled ambition of mine: to see a wild otter.

There was a piece on the BBC website the other week about a pair of dead otters found in an illegal crafish trap on the river Wid, between Chelmsford and Billericay.

I've spoken to a friend who works at the municipal golf course, and apparently the otters have been resident in Darlo for a couple of years, and he used to see them regularly on summer mornings. The git never mentioned them to me

Rig of Jarkness · « **Reply #1009 on:** 16 January, 2010, 04:43:41 pm »

A small group of long tailed tits flitting about at the back of the house.

Tourist Tony · « **Reply #1010 on:** 17 January, 2010, 08:29:48 am »

Quote from: Dicky Mo on 15 January, 2010, 03:49:27 pm

Quote from: Mal Volio on 12 January, 2010, 08:28:15 pm
Great photo Tony !

+1

Nicely spotted.

I will tray and get some of the other shots up

Rig of Jarkness · « **Reply #1011 on:** 17 January, 2010, 05:22:19 pm »

A walk along the East Lothian coast today east from Gullane, where several hundred fieldfare are still munching their way through all the buckthorn berries. On the water eider and long tailed duck. On the shore bar tailed godwits, grey plover, rock pipts, oystercatcher, turnstone, redshank, and (I think) dunlin. Further inland several good views of roe deer and a small flock of pink footed geese.

border-rider · « **Reply #1012 on:** 17 January, 2010, 05:45:49 pm »

A buzzard doing a very good kestrel impersonation, hovering by beating against the wind, above Wolesnewton.

Tim Hall · « **Reply #1013 on:** 17 January, 2010, 10:47:24 pm »

The FNRTTC wallabies. And the lesser spotted (in fact completely spotless) Knee Bandage.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #1014 on:** 17 January, 2010, 11:08:28 pm »

Yesterday and all last week, Alpine choughs and snow buntings

Fi · « **Reply #1015 on:** 18 January, 2010, 09:08:05 am »

Seagulls, lots of 'em, although I'm about fifty miles inland. The flood plain at the bottom of the garden has flooded and they're all swimming about.

clarion · « **Reply #1016 on:** 18 January, 2010, 09:35:56 am »

Some lots of birds in East Anglia. Singing, flying about, & just generally enjoying the mildness of yesterday in the sunshine. I'll need to work out what they all were later on

Ray 6701 · « **Reply #1017 on:** 18 January, 2010, 01:53:06 pm »

3 birds of prey on my ride yesterday. 2 Buzzards, one flew overhead near to Catton Hall & 1 was hovering looking for food in a field between Orton on the hill & Austrey. The other bird was perched in a tree near the river trent at Alrewas but not being much of a birder (something I'm trying to rectify) I do not know what it was

mattc · « **Reply #1018 on:** 18 January, 2010, 02:07:56 pm »

For cute small mammal fans:

Photo of the Day: Best of August 2009, Photo Gallery - National Geographic

In the wrong thread entirely, but I didn't want to start a new one, and hopefully someone will appreciate this!

[Oh OK: I saw about 8 red Kites in 4 miles this morning, including two feasting on some roadkill - they scarpered only just in time to avoid a talon/car-roof interface. Fantastic sight.]

border-rider · « **Reply #1019 on:** 19 January, 2010, 05:03:37 pm »

Snowdrops in flower (just) outside Grosmont, and a Hazel hedge in bud. Spring is sprung

(more sno forecast for that area tonight & tomorrow though)

redshift · « **Reply #1020 on:** 23 January, 2010, 10:24:08 pm »

Out for a walk, and testing the new K20D:

I think I like my new camera.

L CC · « **Reply #1021 on:** 23 January, 2010, 11:06:34 pm »

Lambs!

Bledlow · « **Reply #1022 on:** 24 January, 2010, 07:51:00 pm »

Cormorants. At least 4. Three in sight at once at one point, two perched on a dead tree, one swimming in the river.

On the Thames just downriver of Kennetmouth.

Adrian · « **Reply #1023 on:** 24 January, 2010, 08:12:05 pm »

I saw a pair of cormorants today on the River Wandle and an egret

anth · « **Reply #1024 on:** 25 January, 2010, 02:05:41 pm »

Snow Buntings up at the Cairngorm Ski Centre

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