tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post4298262220843200650..comments2023-10-21T11:11:38.146+01:00Comments on Pittswood Birds: Warren Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16042798315431561018noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-71731372374874536152011-03-17T05:24:28.048+00:002011-03-17T05:24:28.048+00:00"Over on the lakes the pair of COOTS have add..."Over on the lakes the pair of COOTS have added a bit more to the nest site"<br /><br />That makes 2 of us with patch breeding firsts. My Grebes are also nest building :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-62126952425795488472011-03-16T19:18:37.113+00:002011-03-16T19:18:37.113+00:00Its always the case with spring...you get the firs...Its always the case with spring...you get the first one or two migrants then a lull for a week or so in my experience!<br /><br />I am also butterfly less this year :-(Jason Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370640317306824066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-55711900791365504842011-03-16T19:11:30.057+00:002011-03-16T19:11:30.057+00:00Derek,
I know what you're saying about the dit...Derek,<br />I know what you're saying about the ditch's. How long does it take 1 man and a jcb to clear a 100meter ditch ? 2 days at most, this guys been digging around for 10 days!! <br /><br />The site is coming to an end, the man and machine are just killing time........ and habitat!Warren Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042798315431561018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-66862885980312468032011-03-16T19:06:31.750+00:002011-03-16T19:06:31.750+00:00Irritating as it might seem Warren, sometimes thin...Irritating as it might seem Warren, sometimes things like drainage ditches need cleaning out, its part of the normal countryside cycle, some on Harty have had the same treatment this winter, they soon recover.<br />Diabolical on Sheppey again today but in a two hour spell around lunch time when we managed half a mile visibility, I got my first Spring visitor on the Swale NNR, a Whimbrel.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-53053642870925831772011-03-16T19:03:57.025+00:002011-03-16T19:03:57.025+00:00Songbird, the Coots are the highlight of my patch ...Songbird, the Coots are the highlight of my patch at the moment!<br /><br />There is a lot of disturbance going on this week, I hope it all fizzles out so I can get down to recording the wildlife againWarren Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042798315431561018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-49443628221172635512011-03-16T19:03:43.897+00:002011-03-16T19:03:43.897+00:00Another gloomy day for all of us it seems. I would...Another gloomy day for all of us it seems. I would like to think the weekend will add a few migrants for us, I certainly expect it to unless the good old weather says otherwise!!Marc Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02550045001915567414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-62219344867489604612011-03-16T18:40:29.866+00:002011-03-16T18:40:29.866+00:00Gloomy here again too Warren and not even a sugges...Gloomy here again too Warren and not even a suggestion of sun :(<br /><br />I meant to say yesterday, that is good news about the Coots, I hope all goes well for them, if so your lake may never be Cootless again :)<br /><br />It sounds like that digger is doing some damage, maybe you could set that chap with the gun on it!ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-19595475295366365752011-03-16T18:26:03.998+00:002011-03-16T18:26:03.998+00:00It certainly was not a good day for photography, I...It certainly was not a good day for photography, I even struggled with the moth photos!!! Again it's try again tomorrow :-)Alan Paveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286527051679271536noreply@blogger.com