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Post by heworksardtho on Apr 17, 2021 11:01:03 GMT
Suffolk wildlife Trust are looking at plans to reintroduce Ospreys for the first time in over a century
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Post by alsagerstokie on Apr 17, 2021 16:37:05 GMT
Tawny Owl resting in the sun in a tree this morning.  curt landry |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Apr 18, 2021 19:56:53 GMT
The Wolseley Centre has anyone been? If so is it good for Filming wildlife?
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Post by marylandstoke on Apr 18, 2021 20:27:56 GMT
Put a hummingbird feeder out yesterday with the good food in it. Wasn’t really expecting anything, was half just putting it up to get it out of the way. Early afternoon today and the most beautiful female ruby throated turns up. She has the darkest plumage I have ever seen.
Didn’t see her flight path in but she had a good feed, flitted off and then came straight back. After I had run inside, like a giddy schoolgirl, to tell Mrs Md she came back and fed again.
As she flew off I told her to tell her friends.
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Post by alsagerstokie on Apr 21, 2021 15:46:14 GMT
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Post by alsagerstokie on Apr 23, 2021 20:36:28 GMT
Ive taken the plunge and gone for the lens.
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Post by alsagerstokie on Apr 26, 2021 21:34:35 GMT
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Post by dirtclod on Apr 27, 2021 22:44:23 GMT
Yep kids, I remember back when the famous wildlife photographer alsagerstokie bought that lens...
In all seriousness, those are some beautiful snaps.
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Post by chuffedstokie on Apr 28, 2021 6:24:55 GMT
Great images from the Osprey webcam the other day of the male returning to the nest with a fish in each claw!!. That's one talented bird.
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Post by alsagerstokie on Apr 28, 2021 15:48:40 GMT
Yep kids, I remember back when the famous wildlife photographer alsagerstokie bought that lens... In all seriousness, those are some beautiful snaps. Thank you. Ive just taken delivery of my 150-600mm Sigma lens aswell. So im getting serious with this. Rather excited to use it. |
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Post by heworksardtho on Apr 29, 2021 5:27:01 GMT
This autumn the Italian government is to allow the cull of 7.5 million turtle doves , it’s given license to its 500 thousand licensed hunters to shoot 15 doves maximum each , now that is an unbelievable figure to what is a very rare bird to the U.K.
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Post by heworksardtho on Apr 30, 2021 18:05:47 GMT
Been watching the peacocks in the square at Caverswall, fantastic looking birds
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Post by questionable on Apr 30, 2021 19:38:37 GMT
I sat watching a woodpecker on Wednesday morning, some noise it gives off by basically using its beak against a branch, got me thinking if they choose certain branches for the acoustics as the branch it was using had snapped off and only a few inches long, all in all a wonderful sight and sound.
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Post by alsagerstokie on Apr 30, 2021 19:48:56 GMT
Been watching the peacocks in the square at Caverswall, fantastic looking birds Yes beautiful |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Apr 30, 2021 19:49:28 GMT
I sat watching a woodpecker on Wednesday morning, some noise it gives off by basically using its beak against a branch, got me thinking if they choose certain branches for the acoustics as the branch it was using had snapped off and only a few inches long, all in all a wonderful sight and sound. Great Spotted i take it? Great sight. |
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Post by questionable on Apr 30, 2021 20:32:27 GMT
I sat watching a woodpecker on Wednesday morning, some noise it gives off by basically using its beak against a branch, got me thinking if they choose certain branches for the acoustics as the branch it was using had snapped off and only a few inches long, all in all a wonderful sight and sound. Great Spotted i take it? Great sight. Yes it was a Great Spotted |
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Post by alsagerstokie on May 1, 2021 18:18:15 GMT
First time using new lens today.  |
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Post by lurcherman on May 1, 2021 20:08:11 GMT
Some things render you speechless......
Just heard that last night someone felled the osprey nesting platform at Brenig with a chainsaw.
This after she had just laid her first egg.
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Post by alsagerstokie on May 1, 2021 20:22:11 GMT
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Post by chuffedstokie on May 1, 2021 22:59:42 GMT
It's about the only story doing the rounds here right now, thankfully the nest at the Dyfi Osprey Project is watching 24/7 but don't know about Brenig. |
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Post by heworksardtho on May 2, 2021 6:13:24 GMT
It's about the only story doing the rounds here right now, thankfully the nest at the Dyfi Osprey Project is watching 24/7 but don't know about Brenig. Just seen that on the news , what twat does a thing like that |
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2021 6:46:45 GMT
Just seen the report on the news - utterly mindless vandalism. Whatever possesses someone to do such a vile act ?
Hopefully they will catch the moron who's done this.
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Post by chuffedstokie on May 2, 2021 15:31:04 GMT
Waiting for a steam train and this turned up. Pied Wagtail.  |
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Post by alsagerstokie on May 2, 2021 19:43:51 GMT
Always a nice spot. 3 Yellow wags spotted at the flashes. I had no luck in spotting them though. |
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Post by heworksardtho on May 3, 2021 8:12:44 GMT
Always a nice spot. 3 Yellow wags spotted at the flashes. I had no luck in spotting them though. Saw yellow wagtail at consal valley plus dippers by the waterfall |
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Post by Northy on May 3, 2021 13:14:43 GMT
The Wolseley Centre has anyone been? If so is it good for Filming wildlife? Isn't that another branch of Plumb Centre  |
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Post by Northy on May 3, 2021 13:18:29 GMT
My lad spotted a glossy Ibis near to Oxford yesterday, also 7 hobby's, 2 peregrines, 2 waxwings (late going back) 3 redshank, a crane, reed bunting, whitethroat, and a marsh harrier www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/otmoor-reserve/I spotted my first swift of the year last week at farmland near Acton Bridge and the river Weaver |
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Post by Northy on May 3, 2021 13:20:28 GMT
It's about the only story doing the rounds here right now, thankfully the nest at the Dyfi Osprey Project is watching 24/7 but don't know about Brenig. Just seen that on the news , what twat does a thing like that Normally a game keeper, same with the poisoning of lots of predators over grouse moors used for business shooting etc. |
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Post by alsagerstokie on May 3, 2021 13:21:36 GMT
Help needed as its baffled me.
So here is the latest sightings. Check out Congleton. I cant bring myself to believe it.
26 Apr- 2 May
EHF/PHF: Ruddy Shelduck, LR Plover, Whimbrel, Bl-t Godwit, Common Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, Med Gull, Common Tern, GW & L Egret, Hobby, Sedge Warbler, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail
MGT/RF: Pochard, GW Egret, Common Tern, Willow, Sedge, Reed Warbler, L Whitethroat, Wheatear, Tree Sparrow, Yellow Wagtail, Reed Bunting
Railway embankment: Whitethroat
WLF: Cetti’s & Reed Warbler
Alsager: Skylark, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, Yellowhammer
Arclid SQ: LR Plover
Astbury Mere: Swift, Sand Martin, Sedge Warbler
Axe Edge: S-e Owl
Checkley: Wheatear
Congleton: Goosander, Black Stork, Kingfisher, Mistle Thrush, Dipper Grey Wagtail
Crewe: Swift
Doddington: Shelduck, Swift, Oystercatcher, Common Sandpiper, Reed & Garden Warbler
Haslington: Hobby
Salt Line/BPM: Whitethroat, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting
Scholar Green: Osprey, Hobby, Grasshopper Warbler, Whitethroat, Yellowhammer
also a few Osprey sightings throughout the Recording Area
Looked into it and found this.
RBA Cheshire BLACK STORK 3.5mls north of Congleton 1/2ml NE of Marton flew ENE over Marton Heath Trout Pools at c1.30pm SK11 9HD SJ.857.688 did see a pic before see what I can do.
Ive seen a picture. Still cant think its true. If it is this is one for the programme springwatch.
Why i am still sceptical is this. I know quite a bit about wildlife hence i thought it was a mistske.
During the summer, the black stork is found from Eastern Asia (Siberia and northern China) west to Central Europe, reaching Estonia in the north, Poland, Lower Saxony and Bavaria in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy and Greece in the south,[13] with an outlying population in the central-southwest region of the Iberian Peninsula (Extremadura and surrounding provinces of Spain, plus Portugal).[22] It is migratory, wintering in tropical Africa and Asia, although certain populations of black storks are sedentary or dispersive.[19] An isolated population exists in Southern Africa, where the species is more numerous in the east, in eastern South Africa and Mozambique, and is also found in Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Botswana and less commonly Namibia.[23]
Anyone more knowledgeable people feel free to have your opinion.
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Post by heworksardtho on May 3, 2021 14:04:20 GMT
Just seen that on the news , what twat does a thing like that Normally a game keeper, same with the poisoning of lots of predators over grouse moors used for business shooting etc. I’ve seen dead buzzards when picking up with my gun dogs but the osprey episode is horrific |
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