Author Topic: Seen today (Read 1014361 times)

LindaG · « **Reply #1650 on:** 02 February, 2011, 11:07:59 pm »

Quote from: newtoncap on 02 February, 2011, 11:00:03 pm

Barn owl, this evening.

Ooh, where? Home town or work town?

newtoncap · « **Reply #1651 on:** 03 February, 2011, 10:51:22 pm »

Quote from: Lindagordinho on 02 February, 2011, 11:07:59 pm

Quote from: newtoncap on 02 February, 2011, 11:00:03 pm
Barn owl, this evening.

Ooh, where? Home town or work town?

Just south of work town, out in the countryside....the stars were very bright and I thought to myself, I bet there's owls about! And then one flew by. Was out for a works meal at a country gastro-pub - I had a melt-in-the-mouth lamb shank - in fact, I shall take you and Crusty there when you come down.

Rig of Jarkness · « **Reply #1652 on:** 04 February, 2011, 07:00:42 pm »

4 goosanders and a comorant on the canal today

TheLurker · « **Reply #1653 on:** 07 February, 2011, 08:19:06 am »

Yesterday, heard but not seen. Skylark. Out by Stanford in the Vale
Seems awfully early to me.

Chris S · « **Reply #1654 on:** 07 February, 2011, 11:58:44 am »

Yesterday:

A handsome Stag and two Does crossing the road near Uppark, West Sussex.
A several of Red Kites in the Chilterns - near Latimer.
Two buzzards doing their soaring thing.
An entire family (so it seemed) of Badgers ambling across the road near Welwyn.

Bledlow · « **Reply #1655 on:** 07 February, 2011, 12:25:38 pm »

Snowdrops, crocuses close to opening, & even a few primroses.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #1656 on:** 07 February, 2011, 12:38:07 pm »

A fox, this morning, in broad daylight (about 11.30). Scruffy looking bugger with a mangy tail.

Snakehips · « **Reply #1657 on:** 07 February, 2011, 01:27:48 pm »

This one regularly kips on my neighbour's shed roof , sometimes having a lie-in until about 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

CountrySickness · « **Reply #1658 on:** 08 February, 2011, 08:43:41 pm »

A woodcock, giving me the usual woodcock- heart attack as it sprang up from by my feet.

Rig of Jarkness · « **Reply #1659 on:** 13 February, 2011, 05:04:15 pm »

Seen today, from the comfort of our living room - gs woodpecker, greenfinch, bullfinch, chaffinch, siskin, redpoll, long tailed tit, blue tit, great tit, coal tit, dunnock, blackbird, woodpigeon, magpie. I just wish the RSPB Birdwatch had been today !

itsbruce · « **Reply #1660 on:** 13 February, 2011, 09:53:57 pm »

Sheep, Highland cattle, Llamas, Shetland ponies and an eagle stooping. Am at my childhood home in the Grakpian highlands and quite spoiled for choice.

matthew · « **Reply #1661 on:** 13 February, 2011, 11:27:51 pm »

yesterday, two red kites soaring over the church yard.

I remember as a 12 year old the school minibus pulling over to point out a red kite in Mid wales, as they were that rare. Now we have them in East Berks.

Manotea · « **Reply #1662 on:** 13 February, 2011, 11:41:28 pm »

Riding home last night a badger crossed the A23 near Coulsdon. Stopped and looked at me as I went past. Just about the first time I've seen a badger (live) in the wild.

Martin · « **Reply #1663 on:** 13 February, 2011, 11:51:52 pm »

Quote from: Manotea on 13 February, 2011, 11:41:28 pm

Riding home last night a badger crossed the A23 near Coulsdon. Stopped ad looked at me as I went past. Just about the first time I've seen a badger (live) in the wild.

Saw one (also the only one ever) crossing the road at Wakehurst a few years ago; they are incredibly "whatever" and don't seem to react to road traffic at all

reminds me; several years ago I was entrusted with a carload of Geermans so decided to take them to Beachy Head; passing a "Badgers" warning sign on the way back they enquired what Badgers was; having temporarily forgot it was Dach in German I said "it's a black and white wild mammal"

" oh a Zebra" came the reply

Adrian · « **Reply #1664 on:** 14 February, 2011, 08:09:17 am »

Quote from: Zoom on 13 February, 2011, 11:51:52 pm

reminds me; several years ago I was entrusted with a carload of Geermans so decided to take them to Beachy Head; passing a "Badgers" warning sign on the way back they enquired what Badgers was; having temporarily forgot it was Dach in German I said "it's a black and white wild mammal"

" oh a Zebra" came the reply

So a dachshund hunts badgers? The look to be too small to me,

clarion · « **Reply #1665 on:** 14 February, 2011, 09:56:09 am »

They're just for going down the holes & chasing them out.

I was always confused by my understanding of 'Dach' as 'roof'

ETA: 'badger' is 'Dachs'

cycleman · « **Reply #1666 on:** 14 February, 2011, 11:07:29 am »

5 buzzards circling over downside near cobham as i rode through

Snakehips · « **Reply #1667 on:** 15 February, 2011, 09:10:54 am »

I glanced out of my back window and an unusual flight pattern caught my eye. A closer look revealed a male Sparrowhawk sitting on the roof of my bird feeder table. Presumably I had seen its lunge towards some prey.
Earlier there had been a mixed flock of Tits in the same area , Great , Blue , Coal and Long Tailed.

IanDG · « **Reply #1668 on:** 18 February, 2011, 12:17:38 am »

2 stags and an eagle on the N. Harris estate

Stags by windy_, on Flickr

clarion · « **Reply #1669 on:** 18 February, 2011, 09:20:20 am »

I can't see the eagle

Riggers · « **Reply #1670 on:** 18 February, 2011, 12:22:36 pm »

There it Clarrers…

clarion · « **Reply #1671 on:** 18 February, 2011, 12:39:10 pm »

Ah. Thank you. It's obvious when you know, isn't it?

SteveC · « **Reply #1672 on:** 20 February, 2011, 05:11:23 pm »

Quote from: boab on 02 February, 2011, 09:14:51 pm

Barn Owls.

4 separate sightings on the way to work.
How big are their territories?

Catching up late on this one...

Not sure on the size of barn owl territories, but I have seen five hunting the same piece of marshy grassland at the same time, so they can't be that big or that strongly held. Mind this was on an RSPB reserve and all the birds involved were feeding young at the time.

S

SteveC · « **Reply #1673 on:** 20 February, 2011, 05:12:16 pm »

Quote from: TheLurker on 07 February, 2011, 08:19:06 am

Yesterday, heard but not seen. Skylark. Out by Stanford in the Vale
Seems awfully early to me.

I have heard them in January on the hills near here. Most wonderful way of lifting the spirit in the middle of winter!

S

IanDG · « **Reply #1674 on:** 20 February, 2011, 05:32:10 pm »

20 mile ride, 2 buzzards, a heron and 3 cars

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