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Bertwhistle
Advanced Member

26 March 2025 16:11:18

#376

Some of us might hope to see some early birds now like sandmartins and wheatears. Any sightings?

Hearing chiffchaffs for 2 weeks now.

Bertie, Itchen Valley.

Retire while you can still press the 'retire now' button.

DEW
Advanced Member

26 March 2025 16:21:37

#377

A sprig of hawthorn seen in flower (no, not blackthorn or cherry plum)

War is God's way of teaching Americans geography - Ambrose Bierce

Chichester 12m asl

Roger Parsons
Advanced Member Topic Starter

30 March 2025 08:14:38

#378

Fungus-lovers please note:

Police visit over mushroom picking alarms forager

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2xex0mj3mo

RogerP

West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire

Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.

William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830

Devonian
Advanced Member

30 March 2025 12:59:43

#379

Fungus-lovers please note:

Police visit over mushroom picking alarms forager

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2xex0mj3mo

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons

I rekon that she accidentally carried the foraging basket and knife with here. You know how it is, you get out of the car and you find you're carrying the car mats with you. Happens all the time...

Roger Parsons
Advanced Member Topic Starter

30 March 2025 13:35:57

#380

I rekon that she accidentally carried the foraging basket and knife with here. You know how it is, you get out of the car and you find you're carrying the car mats with you. Happens all the time...

Originally Posted by: Devonian

Like the old story of the poacher making his way home with a dead deer over the shoulder.

Keeper: "Now what have you got there then?"

Poacher: "Ooo-err - where did that come from?"

RogerP

West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire

Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.

William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830

NMA
Advanced Member

30 March 2025 14:49:14

#381

On a different note the Knepp storks. (live cam)

https://www.youtube.com/live/s0liN8AzykQ

Edit you will have to copy and paste the link. Or highlight and open in new tab.

Edited by user 30 March 2025 14:52:25 | Reason: Not specified

Vale of the Great Dairies

South Dorset

Elevation 60m 197ft

+1

NMA
Advanced Member

30 March 2025 14:57:05

#382

I rekon that she accidentally carried the foraging basket and knife with here. You know how it is, you get out of the car and you find you're carrying the car mats with you. Happens all the time...

Originally Posted by: Devonian

A good name for a forager.

"I do sometimes forage, usually for wild garlic and wild leeks," said Mrs Gather.

Vale of the Great Dairies

South Dorset

Elevation 60m 197ft

+2

DEW
Advanced Member

30 March 2025 17:28:03

#383

Saw my first Brimstone yesterday

War is God's way of teaching Americans geography - Ambrose Bierce

Chichester 12m asl

+2

NMA
Advanced Member

31 March 2025 06:03:30

#384

I'll add a small white that settled on the olive tree outside the office yesterday afternoon.

More honey bees visible than same time last year and a bumble not sure what species is a regular visitor most days.

One for Fairweather if he reads this.

https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/25046433.rare-hoopoe-bird-seen-photographers-portland-dorset/

Vale of the Great Dairies

South Dorset

Elevation 60m 197ft

+2

StoneCroze
Newbie

31 March 2025 07:04:50

#385

Seeing loads of queen bumblebees on the various blossoms in the garden.

Alderney, Channel Islands. (previously known as Beaufort)

+1

Roger Parsons
Advanced Member Topic Starter

31 March 2025 10:37:25

#386

I discover the osprey I've been watching is a female, not a male as I first thought! There's a bit of a story to this: explains a lot.

First the webcam link:

https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/watch-wildlife-online/loch-of-the-lowes-webcam/

https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/popular-osprey-returns-to-perthshire-reserve/?_gl=1 *np5kv8*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTUyNjE2MDkwOS4xNzQzNDAwOTcy*_ga_5BH0XSGV9M*MTc0MzQwMDk3MS4xLjEuMTc0MzQwMTExMC4wL

{You may need to copy and paste 2nd link - but it works!]

Edited by user 31 March 2025 10:39:05 | Reason: Not specified

RogerP

West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire

Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.

William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830

Windy Willow
Advanced Member

31 March 2025 11:56:41

#387

I can hear a chiffchaff out in the back garden, somewhere in one of the neighbours tree's or evergreen bushes.

South Holland, Lincs 5m/16ft ASL

When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't swallow the hypocrisy.

Barry White

It’s the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine) - R.E.M.

Roger Parsons
Advanced Member Topic Starter

31 March 2025 13:38:12

#388

I can hear a chiffchaff out in the back garden, somewhere in one of the neighbours tree's or evergreen bushes.

Originally Posted by: Windy Willow

A mate insists they are actually singing "Chip Shop, Chip Shop!"

😁👍

RogerP

West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire

Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.

William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830

+1

Windy Willow
Advanced Member

01 April 2025 10:45:42

#389

I've just seen a peacock butterfly in the back garden, probably drinking in dew drops from the grass, as were a small collection of some type of bee, maybe a type of mining variety, they were quite dark coloured, doing the same. At least that's all I could presume they were doing as the patch of grass was quite dewy and without flowers where I found them.

South Holland, Lincs 5m/16ft ASL

When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't swallow the hypocrisy.

Barry White

It’s the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine) - R.E.M.

Roger Parsons
Advanced Member Topic Starter

01 April 2025 12:24:39

#390

I've just seen a peacock butterfly in the back garden, probably drinking in dew drops from the grass, as were a small collection of some type of bee, maybe a type of mining variety, they were quite dark coloured, doing the same. At least that's all I could presume they were doing as the patch of grass was quite dewy and without flowers where I found them.

Originally Posted by: Windy Willow

Curiously I saw exactly the same happen here in the garden: From my notes:

"Hedgehog droppings on 29th

Hedgehog on camera 31st. Also a Woodmouse on camera.

Cowslips in "No Mow May" area doing well.

Butterflies seen 27/3/2025

Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell 2, Small White.

Bumblebee queen: B. leucorum "scouting".

Peacock drinking on 30th.

Pipistrelle Bat 55kHz 27/3 at 21.30-22.00hrs and 28/3 at 04.15-05.00hrs

[Heard most nights now.]"

Edited by user 02 April 2025 05:39:17 | Reason: typo

RogerP

West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire

Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.

William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830

+1

Devonian
Advanced Member

01 April 2025 20:20:19

#391

Despite the cool wind I've seen a peacock or two today plus several comma.

+2

DEW
Advanced Member

02 April 2025 18:33:37

#392

Out for a walk on the Downs today; peacock, red admiral and comma butterflies; two hares (not together), first bluebell and cow parsley in flower.. Bees also working a set of hives, but not in great numbers.

The bluebell dates in the last few years were 25/3/22, 1/4/23, 24/3/24 (& 2/4/25), and there's no discernible trend over the last 15 years. Earliest date was 27/2/16 and latest 24/4/13.

Edited by user 02 April 2025 19:44:45 | Reason: Not specified

War is God's way of teaching Americans geography - Ambrose Bierce

Chichester 12m asl

+3

Roger Parsons
Advanced Member Topic Starter

03 April 2025 07:52:52

#393

A badger and 1+ hedgehogs caught on trailcam last night - in garden. 🦡🦔

RogerP

West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire

Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.

William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830

+2

speckledjim
Advanced Member

05 April 2025 11:39:03

#394

Lots of Chiffchaffs around me, summer is on it's way

Thorner, West Yorkshire

Journalism is organised gossip

Roger Parsons
Advanced Member Topic Starter

06 April 2025 07:44:50

#395

🦔+ 🦡 in garden again last night. 😁

RogerP

West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire

Everything taken together, here in Lincolnshire are more good things than man could have had the conscience to ask.

William Cobbett, in his Rural Rides - c.1830

+1

StoneCroze
Newbie

06 April 2025 08:05:24

#396

We had a pair of choughs visiting us a couple of days ago.

I wonder where they came from, either Cornwall or Jersey I suspect as both places are running rehabilitation programmes.

Quite interesting on the covid front as we have huge numbers of crows which don't allow magpies to breed locally, one of the few places I believe where no magpies have a presence.

Alderney, Channel Islands. (previously known as Beaufort)

+1