Hi all, Have just had this passed on to me by a friend. Possibly , in a weak moment, quite an elaborate con. trick that you could fall for- so be prepared. ...
Hi all, I know we aren't really supposed to talk birds but having just received my Annual Report I felt I must congratulate Richard on the superb picture of a...
Jack Dennison
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Dec 2, 2007 10:38 pm
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Thanks Jacqueline, I have not seen the Annual Report yet, hopefully in the post. The printing wasn't very good the year before so I nearly didn't submit any...
Agreed, a good photo on the cover, but looks over exposd compared with Richard's superb original. Andy ... printing wasn't very good the year before so I...
Hello all, thought I'd just post a none-bird wildlife sighting to keep things ticking along. A very fine specimen of a Brown Hare at Gedling Pit Top, cheers...
Dear all. I have just updated the British List after the recent BBRC decisions. If you would like me to e-mail you a copy, let me know. It includes a...
I spent a pleasant day, mainly carrying out the WeBS counts. Wildfowl numbers are generally lower than last winter here, especially Tufted Duck and Coot. A...
Hi Dave. Have just visited your 2008 blog. Your unidentified insect pics are Emperor Moth larva and Pied Shiedlbug nymph (early stage) just in case you wanted...
Yesterday the were two Song Thrush singing at Attenborough and another at home a few gardens away. Seems rather early in the year??? There has been a...
Thanks for that Trevor, I'm not that strong on insects apart from the regular butterflies, dragons and damsels, but I should have known Emperor Moth...
... this dreary weather Nature is on the move! ... Hi - that's good to hear. On Saturday there was a swan setting up territory on Mill Lake, very noisy and...
Hi Jacqueline, There were 3 singing males over the Pit Tip Top at Bestwood CP on Jan 1st, including one in full song for around 8 minutes. However, I've not ...
Lesser Celandine in flower at Attenborough yesterday. This morning at Bestwood CP the Snowdrops were out and a pair of Raven throatily 'cronked' overhead. ...
The first insects of the year seen today included several Episyrphus balteatus hoverflies on Gorse at Budby, and a Peacock butterfly at Helmsley Road,...
Hi Has anyone noticed Blackcaps pecking at the flowers of Mahonia at this time of year? A friend has observed it for the last 12 years and I saw it briefly...
There are quite a few Raven about now, but I would urge anyone finding suspected breeding birds to keep Schtum! Andy ... morning at ... 25/01/2008 19:44...
There was an article in British Birds a couple of years ago about Warblers, including Blackcaps, sporting yellow faces after nectaring on desert flowers in...
I found some Muntjac hoof prints a couple of days ago at Attenborough (the Delta) and I went back today to confirm their id and, thanks to some helpful...
There have been occasional reports of Muntjac spoor being recorded on the Attenborough Delta going back to the 1980's. I remember Keith Corbett referring...
Sandy Aitken
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Jan 30, 2008 7:36 pm
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Hi Richard after all that guff about Muntjac I managed to forget to ask you where you found your recent spoor on the delta ? Sandy ... From: Sandy Aitken To:...
Sandy Aitken
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Jan 30, 2008 8:10 pm
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Richard Sandy appears to have more muntjac records for Attenborough than the County Mammal Recorder !!! I will add them to the database along with your...
