tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post5689263716874853918..comments2023-10-21T11:11:38.146+01:00Comments on Pittswood Birds: Warren Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16042798315431561018noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-62802086084757202492015-12-27T20:05:34.959+00:002015-12-27T20:05:34.959+00:00Hi Steve,
Habitat loss is the primary driver in th...Hi Steve,<br />Habitat loss is the primary driver in the loss of all our wildlife, I think we will have to enjoy what we've got while we have it.<br /><br />Warren Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042798315431561018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-54779405096078165192015-12-27T19:55:38.320+00:002015-12-27T19:55:38.320+00:00Warren,
I am suffering a similar fate on my patch ...Warren,<br />I am suffering a similar fate on my patch with lots of the decent habitat being destroyed. The species list is a lot lower this year compared to any when I first started recording.<br />I am missing such things as Pochard and Goosander and as usual Mute Swan.<br />I think duck species are harder to come by because of the mild weather.<br />Still hopeful that something could turn up before the end of the year.Stephen Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716508060999405370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-59292645654087461062015-12-27T17:59:18.869+00:002015-12-27T17:59:18.869+00:00Derek,
I can understand what you are saying. If I ...Derek,<br />I can understand what you are saying. If I was to list all the species that bred, with a number besides them indicating how many of that species did so, I would be all night posting! I'm am not fibbing when I say most species here are in decline due to habitat loss, unfortunately :-(<br /><br />It is easier to understand that, on my patch, I find fewer nests because there are fewer places to for birds to nest! The habitat has gone.<br /><br />What you say about other indicators is true also, particularly for summer migrants, their number can fluctuate due to external factors, Nightingales for example still have habitat here, but none visit any more.Warren Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042798315431561018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272641239781020595.post-69434331844628133552015-12-27T16:52:33.223+00:002015-12-27T16:52:33.223+00:00Warren, surely not all your species variances can ...Warren, surely not all your species variances can be attributed to local habitat destruction, other factors outside of your patch can also be to blame. Also, you don't say how many pairs per species bred, have the pairs breeding also gone down or up. On my patch we sometimes have less pairs of Lapwings and Redshanks breeding than the previous year but those pairs actually fledge more chicks per pair than the previous year. In 2014 the pairs of Lapwings that bred were less than 2013 but the chicks that they fledged were at record levels. So simple numbers of species breeding isn't always the full picture.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.com