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Windy Willow
01 April 2025 10:45:42
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
01 April 2025 12:24:39

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.]"
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
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Devonian
01 April 2025 20:20:19
Despite the cool wind I've seen a peacock or two today plus several comma.
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DEW
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02 April 2025 18:33:37
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.
War does not determine who is right, only who is left - Bertrand Russell

Chichester 12m asl
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Roger Parsons
03 April 2025 07:52:52
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
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speckledjim
05 April 2025 11:39:03
Lots of Chiffchaffs around me, summer is on it's way
Thorner, West Yorkshire


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Roger Parsons
06 April 2025 07:44:50
🦔+ 🦡 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
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StoneCroze
06 April 2025 08:05:24
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)
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Roger Parsons
07 April 2025 07:09:30
Both Ospreys seen on nest today - keep watching!
https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/watch-wildlife-online/loch-of-the-lowes-webcam/ 
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
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Roger Parsons
07 April 2025 14:56:08

Both Ospreys seen on nest today - keep watching!
https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/watch-wildlife-online/loch-of-the-lowes-webcam/ 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 


Lots of excitement there today....
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
Roger Parsons
08 April 2025 17:21:20
Noisy evening... speakers on...
https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/watch-wildlife-online/loch-of-the-lowes-webcam/ 
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
Roger Parsons
08 April 2025 20:42:56

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

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 


Check the update - it's a more complicated story than I had realised! I could tell from camera zooming they were trying to ID individuals.
https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/2025/04/loch-of-the-lowes-osprey-update-8-april-2025/ 
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
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Roger Parsons
14 April 2025 10:22:02
Badger caught on camera: 
14/4/2024 at 02.22-02.35hrs and 3.06hrs. 
Our hedgehog nest box was moved to one side but not opened.
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
four
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14 April 2025 17:04:33
Cuckoo calling this afternoon this is very early for here however still no swallows.
They are typically here about 20th but often see odd one before that maybe passing through.
North York Moors weather 
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Roger Parsons
15 April 2025 16:57:36
Pleased to see a garden snail going for a walk this afternoon after the rain had stopped. What a relief it must have been for them after such a dry spring. I did not want to leave it where it might get crushed, so moved it to where most of our snails hang out. Hopefully it will be up for some hermaph activity. [Down, Beast!]
https://www.naturespot.org/species/garden-snail 
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
Roger Parsons
15 April 2025 17:02:51

Cuckoo calling this afternoon this is very early for here however still no swallows.
They are typically here about 20th but often see odd one before that maybe passing through.

Originally Posted by: four 


You might find this BTO cuckoo tracking project of interest, four.
"We’ve been satellite-tracking Cuckoos since 2011. We’ve learned lots of vital information, such as how the different migration routes are linked to declines, and some of the pressures Cuckoos face whilst on migration, but there is still much more to discover."
Cuckoo Tracking Project
https://www.bto.org/cuckoos 
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
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DEW
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16 April 2025 07:33:20
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cjdxymxxgdro 
Otter at Canary Wharf
War does not determine who is right, only who is left - Bertrand Russell

Chichester 12m asl
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NMA
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16 April 2025 08:03:53

Pleased to see a garden snail going for a walk this afternoon after the rain had stopped. What a relief it must have been for them after such a dry spring. I did not want to leave it where it might get crushed, so moved it to where most of our snails hang out. Hopefully it will be up for some hermaph activity. [Down, Beast!]
https://www.naturespot.org/species/garden-snail 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 


I have to take measures to prevent them reaching my potted hostas.
Trump would have proverbial kittens if he knew just how many species reproduce this way.
I'm working on a slide show that includes Sea Kale. This plant has 'perfect' flowers and would thus presumably be on his list of plants facing
the final solution.
Vale of the Great Dairies
South Dorset
Elevation 60m 197ft
Roger Parsons
16 April 2025 09:13:57
Ospreys: A lot of exaggerated nest building and improvement in return for sex. 3 times today already! The Trump method of relationship management?
But no sign of an egg yet...
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/2416-the-major-problem-mdash-one-of-the-major-problems-for-there-are 
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
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Windy Willow
16 April 2025 19:44:01
Just been watching the bats zooming over the garden, from the kitchen windows, feeding. There's definitely two, possibly more. They're great entertainment.
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
16 April 2025 19:56:10

Just been watching the bats zooming over the garden, from the kitchen windows, feeding. There's definitely two, possibly more. They're great entertainment.

Originally Posted by: Windy Willow 


Buying a bat detector
https://www.bats.org.uk/about-bats/bat-detectors-1/buying-a-bat-detector 
Lincolnshire Bat Group
https://lincsbatgroup.co.uk/ 
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
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Roger Parsons
19 April 2025 16:05:16
The Loch of the Lowes Ospreys brought in a quantity of nest lining material today. Keep watching for an egg!
https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/watch-wildlife-online/loch-of-the-lowes-webcam/ 
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
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Roger Parsons
20 April 2025 07:33:54
I've just seen something I've never seen before! 😲
A large quantity of nest material was brought in yesterday - followed by a lot of work getting it "perfick". Just now I saw an  osprey - the male I think - roll onto his back in the middle of the nest and squirm to get the lining nicely shaped.
https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/watch-wildlife-online/loch-of-the-lowes-webcam/ 
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
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Northern Sky
21 April 2025 08:05:34
Does anyone else use the Merlin birdsong identification app? I think it's been around for a while but it's new to me and I absolutely love it. I'm pretty good with identifying most of the common birds but it helps pick out the more unusual birds too. You also get to build up a library of recordings. 
I've just been to Girona for a few days and made some fantastic recordings with my favourite being a three way birdsong battle between a blackcap, a European serin and a nightingale. 
Roger Parsons
21 April 2025 08:11:52

Does anyone else use the Merlin birdsong identification app? I think it's been around for a while but it's new to me and I absolutely love it. I'm pretty good with identifying most of the common birds but it helps pick out the more unusual birds too. You also get to build up a library of recordings. 
I've just been to Girona for a few days and made some fantastic recordings with my favourite being a three way birdsong battle between a blackcap, a European serin and a nightingale. 

Originally Posted by: Northern Sky 


My birdsong appreciation has been massively enhanced by hearing aids! It's astounding how much I have been missing. It's years since I really appreciated nightingales [in Umbia], which really filled the night with their singing.
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
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