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RogerP West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire No county (Lincolnshire) has better churches and worse houses. The poorer sort of people wash their clothes with hog's dung, and burn dried cow's dung for want of better fuel; whence comes the Lincolnshire proverb: "Where the hogs shite soap and the cows shite fire". Curiosities of Great Britain (c.1780) |
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Cuckoos are said to "fly in July", which is when we stop hearing their adult calls - but juveniles are still being seen.
1 was reported last week on a Lincolnshire coastal reserve and another this week near the River Witham south east of Lincoln.
If interested click on the BTO cuckoo tracking website and follow the migration of monitored adult cuckoos.
You may be able to relate it to weather conditions.
https://www.bto.org/our-science/projects/cuckoo-tracking-project
Roger
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RogerP West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire No county (Lincolnshire) has better churches and worse houses. The poorer sort of people wash their clothes with hog's dung, and burn dried cow's dung for want of better fuel; whence comes the Lincolnshire proverb: "Where the hogs shite soap and the cows shite fire". Curiosities of Great Britain (c.1780) |
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RogerP West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire No county (Lincolnshire) has better churches and worse houses. The poorer sort of people wash their clothes with hog's dung, and burn dried cow's dung for want of better fuel; whence comes the Lincolnshire proverb: "Where the hogs shite soap and the cows shite fire". Curiosities of Great Britain (c.1780) |
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Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons  Interesting (& perhaps discouraging) link Rog; swifts & turtle doves are mentioned further down the first page. Locally, both these species are down- the former during the past 7-10 years or so in Winchester and Eastleigh, the latter almost non-existent in farmland & open country in this part of Hampshire (disclaimer: anecdotal evidence from 'twitching'). Seems the swifts hung on a bit during modernisation of 1870s-1930s buildings until low-mobile older human generations, not bothering with modernising certain upstairs spaces, moved on. I sigh with loss. |
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Originally Posted by: Bertwhistle Interesting (& perhaps discouraging) link Rog; swifts & turtle doves are mentioned further down the first page. Locally, both these species are down- the former during the past 7-10 years or so in Winchester and Eastleigh, the latter almost non-existent in farmland & open country in this part of Hampshire (disclaimer: anecdotal evidence from 'twitching'). Seems the swifts hung on a bit during modernisation of 1870s-1930s buildings until low-mobile older human generations, not bothering with modernising certain upstairs spaces, moved on. I sigh with loss. I feel the same, Bert. Turtle doves were regulars in our last garden down in Wildmore Fen and cuckoos frequently seen and heard, but best of all we had swifts in the roof! We used to sit in the garden with a G&T and wait to see them go in for the night. We had spotted flycatchers in the garden and the occasional woodcock in winter; Curlews in the fields and Short-eared Owls on the river bank; and an orchard full of winter thrushes. The BTO can be relied on for the quality of information. Roger |
RogerP West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire No county (Lincolnshire) has better churches and worse houses. The poorer sort of people wash their clothes with hog's dung, and burn dried cow's dung for want of better fuel; whence comes the Lincolnshire proverb: "Where the hogs shite soap and the cows shite fire". Curiosities of Great Britain (c.1780) |
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I haven't seen or heard the usual swifts in Chichester this year. The birds who have designs on our roof space are starlings and I hate them - they drop nesting material in the gutter and block it! (3 storeys up and pretty nearly inaccessible) and then monopolise the bird table for good measure. |
It has been observed that less snow falls here than any other place of equal extent in the kingdom, occasioned by the shelter of the hills and the warmth of the sea breezes - Alexander Hay, Guide to Chichester, 1805 |
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Originally Posted by: DEW I haven't seen or heard the usual swifts in Chichester this year. The birds who have designs on our roof space are starlings and I hate them - they drop nesting material in the gutter and block it! (3 storeys up and pretty nearly inaccessible) and then monopolise the bird table for good measure. I am sorry you have fallen out with your starlings, DEW. Whilst I agree about their "housekeeping skills", they are a fascinating species. We love our resident flock which now numbers around 35. I look forward to enjoying the coming season of murmurations and the sublime sight of birds performing spectacular displays. https://www.newsflare.com/video/112907/animals/spectacular-starling-murmuration-in-lincoln-nature-reserve Roger  |
RogerP West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire No county (Lincolnshire) has better churches and worse houses. The poorer sort of people wash their clothes with hog's dung, and burn dried cow's dung for want of better fuel; whence comes the Lincolnshire proverb: "Where the hogs shite soap and the cows shite fire". Curiosities of Great Britain (c.1780) |
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Murmurations great - in previous winters there has been a minor one collecting above and diving into scrub on the railway sidings here to roost - but not a pair blocking my gutter which is too high for many builders to access due to H&S insurance regulations, and those that take the risk charge accordingly! |
It has been observed that less snow falls here than any other place of equal extent in the kingdom, occasioned by the shelter of the hills and the warmth of the sea breezes - Alexander Hay, Guide to Chichester, 1805 |
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Originally Posted by: DEW Murmurations great - in previous winters there has been a minor one collecting above and diving into scrub on the railway sidings here to roost - but not a pair blocking my gutter which is too high for many builders to access due to H&S insurance regulations, and those that take the risk charge accordingly! Yes - I don't know how you get round that one, DEW - other than putting it on your list should you ever have to get some other work done up there. [Hope not!] You can get a mesh barrier to keep gutters clear. For now best treat it by ignoring!  |
RogerP West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire No county (Lincolnshire) has better churches and worse houses. The poorer sort of people wash their clothes with hog's dung, and burn dried cow's dung for want of better fuel; whence comes the Lincolnshire proverb: "Where the hogs shite soap and the cows shite fire". Curiosities of Great Britain (c.1780) |
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Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons On the subject of Swifts I was in Dubrovnik a few weeks ago and I have never seen (or heard!) as many Swifts in my life. One night we had a very intense thunderstorm and just before it arrived the Swifts were extremely noisy flying low through the streets of the old town. My wife took a great video but I can't even work out how to post a picture!
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Originally Posted by: Northern Sky My wife took a great video but I can't even work out how to post a picture! I can't post a pic either, NS, What a pair of laggards! I look forward to seeing it if you crack the problem. R  |
RogerP West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire No county (Lincolnshire) has better churches and worse houses. The poorer sort of people wash their clothes with hog's dung, and burn dried cow's dung for want of better fuel; whence comes the Lincolnshire proverb: "Where the hogs shite soap and the cows shite fire". Curiosities of Great Britain (c.1780) |
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A sign of the change in seasons. I saw what must have been hundreds of swallow's feeding on what I asume were seaweed maggot flies on the coast at Osmington Mills on Saturday morning. They must have been refueling before the Channel crossing. Spectacular aerobatics.
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Peregrine falcon gliding in the wind over the Great Orme, Llandudno in October 2017. I didn't realise it was a peregrine until I looked back at my photos. SHOW EXTERNAL IMAGES |
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RogerP West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire No county (Lincolnshire) has better churches and worse houses. The poorer sort of people wash their clothes with hog's dung, and burn dried cow's dung for want of better fuel; whence comes the Lincolnshire proverb: "Where the hogs shite soap and the cows shite fire". Curiosities of Great Britain (c.1780) |
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Len Pick Barn Owl camera - the story continues!
6 chicks on 17th, a live vole racing about in the nest on the 18th, then 4 chicks on 20th. Did they learn from eating the vole that siblings might be yummy too?
http://www.lenpicktrust.org.uk/owl-project/4593449091
For those who don't know, large barn owl broods at this time of the year are relatively common. This is insurance against deteriorating weather and the consequent difficulty in catching enough prey. If there is lots of food, most or all of the chicks may survive. If not, dinner is sitting next to you.
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RogerP West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire No county (Lincolnshire) has better churches and worse houses. The poorer sort of people wash their clothes with hog's dung, and burn dried cow's dung for want of better fuel; whence comes the Lincolnshire proverb: "Where the hogs shite soap and the cows shite fire". Curiosities of Great Britain (c.1780) |
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Found on path this morning - a broken plain white egg (not hen's egg), insides cleaned out. Squirrel found a pigeon's egg (I think they're still doing late broods), do you think? |
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RogerP West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire No county (Lincolnshire) has better churches and worse houses. The poorer sort of people wash their clothes with hog's dung, and burn dried cow's dung for want of better fuel; whence comes the Lincolnshire proverb: "Where the hogs shite soap and the cows shite fire". Curiosities of Great Britain (c.1780) |
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Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons We live in rural Worcestershire and during this current warm spell, the pigeons round here have been nest building once more. Whether they can actually raise a brood successfully this late in the year, is another matter. |
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