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Roger Parsons
13 March 2024 05:18:57
Pleased to tell you the Bourne Barn Owls are back in their box!
Follow their story. 🦉🦉
https://www.lenpicktrust.org.uk/owl-project/ 

Eat your heart out, Tracey Emin! 😁

Sadly there has since been a webcam failure on this site and this will be unlikely to be fixed during the 2024 nesting season.

 
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
16 March 2024 07:19:09
Webcam: Watch the ospreys at the Loch of the Lowes on a beautiful morning. 😃
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
17 March 2024 07:46:51
Saving the world's largest flowers - Rafflesia
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26134821-100-saving-the-worlds-largest-flowers-in-the-philippines/ 
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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Bertwhistle
18 March 2024 14:35:45
First two chiffchaffs and plenty of brimstones yesterday and Thursday.
Bertie, Itchen Valley.
Retire while you can still press the 'retire now' button.
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Roger Parsons
18 March 2024 15:11:33
A Brimstone here too today - plus local ravens calling from a nearby tree. A wren has occupied a nest box in the woodshed! Trail camera is out.
Female sparrowhawk perched in garden yesterday.
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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24 March 2024 16:24:28
First bluebells seen in flower today, in the Hilsea Lines (former fortifications of Portsmouth, now a Nature Reserve); well out, so have probably been in flower for a week.

These are the dates of first bluebells seen - not systematic as they were recorded on different walks and therefore subject to micro-climatic factors. Take them as a general indication of the season. 26/3/07, 26/3/08, 20/4/10, 29/3/11, 14/3/12, 24/4/13, 9/4/14, 12/4/15, 27/2/16, 21/3/17, 11/4/18, 21/3/19, lockdowns 20 & 21, 25/3/22, 1/4/23, 24/3/24. Note the very late 2010 and the very early 2016.
 
War does not determine who is right, only who is left - Bertrand Russell

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Roger Parsons
24 March 2024 17:38:24
Just had a pair of English Partridge explore the garden! Not see them here before. Correction - my ID was contradicted by our trailcam - they were "Frenchmen".
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
speckledjim
24 March 2024 18:04:58

Just had a pair of English Partridge explore the garden! Not see than here before.

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 


I get a pheasant every now and then but a partridge would be very special
Thorner, West Yorkshire


Journalism is organised gossip
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Roger Parsons
25 March 2024 07:13:14

I get a pheasant every now and then but a partridge would be very special

Originally Posted by: speckledjim 

Sadly I misidentified them - they were "Frenchmen"!
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
30 March 2024 09:41:46

Webcam: Watch the Ospreys at the Loch of the Lowes on a beautiful morning. 😃
https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/watch-wildlife-online/loch-of-the-lowes-webcam/ 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 


The male has joined the female at last - love is in the air. Click on link above... and enjoy the weather in real time.

Meanwhile the BTO's satellite-tracked Cuckoos will be starting their journey back to the UK.
BTO's tracked Cuckoos are on their way north.
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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31 March 2024 08:29:15
It looks a sunny morning there compared to the dreich start here.
Vale of the Great Dairies
South Dorset
Elevation 60m 197ft
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Roger Parsons
07 April 2024 05:40:38
Bourne Barn Owls now have 3 eggs! Camera working again - for now...
https://www.lenpicktrust.org.uk/owl-project/ 

 
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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07 April 2024 10:05:06
Meanwhile, detective work to find out what happened to a small puffin colony not far from here. Rats are my theory.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-68735103 

 
Vale of the Great Dairies
South Dorset
Elevation 60m 197ft
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Roger Parsons
08 April 2024 07:13:46
Badger caught on garden camera trap on 6th, Hedgehog on 7th at 01.33 and 22.13hrs! 😁
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
08 April 2024 10:56:34
I think you could well be right.

Locally, any islets where we suspect rats, it's easy to check using pencils dipped in chocolate. Rat gnawings are quite distinctive.
I host the Puffincam on the island of Burhou, just North of Alderney as I have clear line of sight for the images to be transmitted then onward to the interwebbie!!

https://www.alderneywildlife.org/wildlife/webcams/puffin-main-cam 
Alderney, Channel Islands. (previously known as Beaufort)
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09 April 2024 07:09:06
This amused me
Newly discovered Australian beetle almost mistaken for bird poo

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-68622828 

But the serious suggestion is that the beetle is mimicking a dead insect decomposing with mould covering it, thus discouraging a predator looking for fresh food.
War does not determine who is right, only who is left - Bertrand Russell

Chichester 12m asl
Roger Parsons
09 April 2024 13:56:52

This amused me
Newly discovered Australian beetle almost mistaken for bird poo

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-68622828 

But the serious suggestion is that the beetle is mimicking a dead insect decomposing with mould covering it, thus discouraging a predator looking for fresh food.

Originally Posted by: DEW 

It's a remarkably common strategy! A taster:
https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/heres-looking-at-poo-the-weird-and-wonderful-species-that-look-like-faeces 
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
09 April 2024 13:57:54

Bourne Barn Owls now have 3 eggs! Camera working again - for now...
https://www.lenpicktrust.org.uk/owl-project/ 

 

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 

4th Egg seen 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
ARTzeman
10 April 2024 13:46:01
Have watched PUFFIN CAM.. Saw puffins rafting and some flying around the holes.
Watched for a few years now. ARTDEMOLE. Also when another Wild About Britain site was still active.




Some people walk in the rain.
Others just get wet.
I Just Blow my horn or trumpet
Roger Parsons
10 April 2024 13:51:18

Have watched PUFFIN CAM.. Saw puffins rafting and some flying around the holes.
Watched for a few years now. ARTDEMOLE. Also when another Wild About Britain site was still active.

Originally Posted by: ARTzeman 

Have you tried the link I gave to the Loch of the Lowes Ospreys? Worth watching for the Scottish weather too!
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
ARTzeman
14 April 2024 09:23:36
Nice to see a hedgehog on the lawn this morning around 08:40 am.




Some people walk in the rain.
Others just get wet.
I Just Blow my horn or trumpet
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14 April 2024 15:49:29
Out for a walk in this morning's sunshine in the Surrey Hills.

Heard a cuckoo calling - today is St Tiburtius' day when the 'Old Woman' traditionally lets the cuckoo out of her basket at Heathfield Cuckoo fair, and it flies northwards taking the warm weather with it. https://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/poem/poems_cuckoosong.htm 

Also noticed both oak and ash in flower together. I'm not sure what that does for weather prediction as the saying (I think) refers to the leaves.
War does not determine who is right, only who is left - Bertrand Russell

Chichester 12m asl
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Chunky Pea
14 April 2024 21:11:16

Out for a walk in this morning's sunshine in the Surrey Hills.

Heard a cuckoo calling - today is St Tiburtius' day when the 'Old Woman' traditionally lets the cuckoo out of her basket at Heathfield Cuckoo fair, and it flies northwards taking the warm weather with it. https://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/poem/poems_cuckoosong.htm 

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Originally Posted by: DEW 



I like the concept in that poem. And indeed, mid-Aoril is usual around the time when Spring is firming its grip. 
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DEW
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16 April 2024 08:47:27

Out for a walk in this morning's sunshine in the Surrey Hills.

Originally Posted by: DEW 



Further to the above, I've now looked up a plant in flower which was new to me and turn out to be Claytonia perfoliata aka WinterPurslane aka Spring Beauty aka Miner's Lettuce - from California where gold rush miners ate it as a protection against scurvy, now naturalised and spreading in Britain though still rare. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claytonia_perfoliata 
War does not determine who is right, only who is left - Bertrand Russell

Chichester 12m asl
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17 April 2024 05:45:19

Further to the above, I've now looked up a plant in flower which was new to me and turn out to be Claytonia perfoliata aka WinterPurslane aka Spring Beauty aka Miner's Lettuce - from California where gold rush miners ate it as a protection against scurvy, now naturalised and spreading in Britain though still rare. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claytonia_perfoliata 

Originally Posted by: DEW 


I'm sure I tried to grow it on the nursery at one time. Obviously not with a great deal of success because you've just reminded me of it.
It was first recorded in the wild in Britain in South Hampshire in 1849 and is still spreading.
Vale of the Great Dairies
South Dorset
Elevation 60m 197ft

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