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Oct 2020
7:05pm, 31 Oct 2020
18,393 posts
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Rosehip
I'm really glad that was the answer, Um - I was going to suggest dormouse study, but thought I was being fanciful 
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Oct 2020
7:49pm, 31 Oct 2020
3,593 posts
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um
Yes Rosehip
Seems they can be used with plasticine ( or the modern equivalent) to track footprints, or just full blown nests.
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Oct 2020
7:50pm, 31 Oct 2020
18,405 posts
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Rosehip
gotta love a dormouse um, and anything done to conserve them
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Oct 2020
8:06pm, 31 Oct 2020
1,648 posts
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Heinzster
I saw a mini murmuration of Lapwing (around 40?) today. Mixed flock of tits, mostly LTT, a little grebe and some mallards getting swept along somewhat faster than they seemed to have planned.
Yesterday there were several gulls and a crow all dropping mussels onto rocks. I've never seen so many doing it at once.
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Oct 2020
8:09pm, 31 Oct 2020
18,406 posts
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Rosehip
also another mini Lapwing murmuration this evening, that's two this week with no sign if them on the ground. I hope they will overwinter where they used to on the back fields, they used to be here in their thousands 20+ yrs ago when we first lived here.
more green woodies than ever
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Nov 2020
7:30am, 1 Nov 2020
47,483 posts
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Derby Tup
We’ve seen very few winter thrushes this year. We did see a small (20 birds maybe) party of fieldfare yesterday. Another barn owl in the Dales yesterday driving home from our run
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Nov 2020
10:10am, 3 Nov 2020
4,221 posts
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steve45
Seen no Redwings since my first small flock on 14th October; no Fieldfares at all. Dipper flying down river early this morning.
Tomorrow should see the first big Woodpigeon movement of the autumn if the clear skies forecast do materialise. I doubt I'll eclipse the 80,000 odd of last year but you never know. Look skyward for high flying flocks flying SW!
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Nov 2020
2:17pm, 3 Nov 2020
1,734 posts
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bonners
Interesting about the winter thrushes, I always seem to be a bit behind everyone else, but have seen none this year yet and very few sightings on the local wildlife groups. Have been for a lovely walk along the river today, but was also looking into the fields and the trees are heaving with berries, just waiting for somebody to join the feast
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Nov 2020
3:18pm, 3 Nov 2020
1,735 posts
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bonners
Had a great, if slightly muddy and wet stroll along the river today. They are point an click pictures, but give a nice flavour of just how much is going on at the moment:
And the last two, within the limitations of my photos, can anyone confirm the identity on these for me please. I'll put my head on the line and say I think it is redshank in the foreground and teal in the background. the reason I am unsure is that I struggle with ducks and waders; also the numbers are quite large for hoe many I usually see of both:
If it helps, were of similar size and the ducks were a bit smaller than the shelducks
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Nov 2020
3:25pm, 3 Nov 2020
47,535 posts
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Derby Tup
I’m struggling with the photos on my phone but redshank is only common wader with red legs and for me the classic ‘medium’ size benchmark ie bigger than dunlin and ringed plover, but smaller than the godwits or oystercatcher
Teal is the smallest common duck
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