What have you seen

Oneputt replied on 13/12/2016 07:48

Posted on 13/12/2016 07:48

I can't see the original sticky so will start a new thread.  Saw nearly 30,000 knot on Breydon Water yesterday.  Great weekend at Minsmere, Otter, Kingfishers, Bitterns, lots of Marsh Harriers

Oneputt replied on 29/08/2019 21:37

Posted on 29/08/2019 21:37

Anyone interested and around Kessingland CC site there is a Wryneck within quarter of a mile of the site.  If you leave the site by the beach gate, turn right and as you get to the sluice you will probably come across people with bino’s/scopes and cameras and they will direct you to the exact location.  This rare bird has become a regular visitor to the area.  I photographed it last year on 8th September 

Wherenext replied on 29/08/2019 22:12

Posted on 29/08/2019 22:12

Oneputt, we've stayed at several different ones on various trips. The most central one is in the Clubs touring France book under Mezieres-en-Brenne, Camping Bellebouche, about 3-4 miles from Mezieres near a place called Vendoeuvres. Use youd facilities but ktherwise used to be ok. The we've stayed at the Rosnay one mentioned by RK. Again use it like a CL. There are 2 more, both on the edge of the Park. One at Buzancais. Facilities better but town run down, the other at Le Blanc on western edge. Again a bit run down.

The Little Bitterns were usually seen at the main reserve La Gabriere.

RedKite replied on 01/09/2019 07:30

Posted on 01/09/2019 07:30

Did my good deed for the day rescued a small Pipistrelle bat from a large overflow bucket next to a large water butt not much water in it ut struggling to get out so heavy waterproof gloves and moved it to a safe place and hope it dries out what a set of tiny teeth, we have see one coming out from our outside building a few nights ago so maybe the same one.

Oneputt replied on 03/09/2019 19:54

Posted on 03/09/2019 19:54

Good day at the river Saone today.  4 x white tailed Falcon and 2 Black Kites one of which picked up something from the river

JayOutdoors replied on 04/09/2019 09:05

Posted on 04/09/2019 09:05

Have seen 3 of these 'caterpillars' recently in the garden or maybe the same 1 moving around.  Think it may be an Elephant Hawk Moth ‘caterpillar’.  Haven’t seen the moth but did see a Red Tiger Moth (dead as caught up in spider web on poppies) & Humming Bird Moth (feeding on Buddleia) in August.  Butterfly numbers seem to have been fewer this year in the garden apart from the White ones.

brue replied on 04/09/2019 11:56

Posted on 04/09/2019 11:56

Looks like you're right about the caterpillar JayOutdoors, nice photos! Some lovely butterflies and moths around this year.

We've been putting our trail camera out plus some food scraps to see who might come along. We've had photos of both our visiting badger and dog fox. I've attempted to edit the latest fox video and take a still from it, on the actual video we can hear the fox chomping the food and it's quite early in the evening too. Hope this photo works, he's a very handsome fox, I've seen him locally in the day time but obviously night is better for him.

 

Oneputt replied on 05/09/2019 20:12

Posted on 05/09/2019 20:12

Good day in the Brenne even though it’s not really the time of year with a lot of birds already reared their young and migrated.  We saw at least 3 dozen cattle egrets just before entering the park.  Several Great Egrets, lapwings, heron but not the purple one, ringed plover, 3 x Jack Snipe, and various others.  We also saw 5 Coypu.

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