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elsiegee40

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Went out with ecologist supervision (aka our daughter) to torch our pond.

 

We have at least 5 frogs. I am so excited. The pond was dug in lockdown 1. We also saw water boatmen and some huge dragonfly larvae.

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We also had a bat meter out at dusk and picked up pipistrelles

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6Foot2

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Not gardening, but still wildlife:

 

 

A Greenpeace ship has been dropping huge boulders into the sea off Brighton this week to stop fishing boats from trawling the sea bed.

 

The action is part of campaign to tighten restrictions on the most destructive forms of fishing in protected areas of UK waters.

 

But leaders of the fishing community describe the action as dangerous, illegal and irresponsible.

 

Chief environment correspondent Justin Rowlatt reports.

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I've had my Wildlife Camera for a week now. Got the position totally wrong to begin with (some great photo's of my hedge :) ) but now have it positioned at the end of the garden in my wildlife area. One thing it has shown me is the need to keep the leaf litter longer for the birds.

 

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elsiegee40

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Did a long walk along the river Medway today and saw over 100 Fieldfares in one field and dozens of Skylarks in another. Loads of Green Woodpeckers around.

 

The best was seeing two Great White Egrets in a field. The photos can only be described as record shots, but these big birds aren’t very common.

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Link: Wisdom the albatross, the world's oldest known wild bird, has another chick at age 70 [The Guardian]

 

At 70 years of age, Wisdom the Laysan albatross has hatched another chick.

 

Regarded as “oldest known wild bird in history”, Wisdom has outlived previous mating partners as well as the biologist Chandler Robbins, who first banded her in 1956.

 

Wisdom hatched the chick on 1 February in the Midway Atoll national wildlife refuge in the North Pacific, where more than a million albatross return to nest each year.

 

Wisdom’s long-term mate, Akeakamai, who she has been with since 2010 according to the US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), fathered the chick. The USFWS also stated that albatross find their mates through “dance parties”.

 

“We believe Wisdom has had other mates,” US Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Dr Beth Flint said in the organisation’s article on medium. “Though albatross mate for life, they may find new partners if necessary – for example if they outlive their first mate.”

 

USFWS estimated Wisdom has hatched more than 30 chicks over the course of her lifetime...

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Got a multi-station bird feeder a week ago for my birthday. I have the large feeding balls, but need a seed mix and larger nut feed to make use of two more feeders. Any suggestions for online suppliers that deliver with good quality, good value and speedily?
elsiegee40

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I buy my seed from CJ Wildlife. I get the High Energy - No mess mix in a 20kg sack and store it in a dustbin in the garage so the mice can’t get into it.

https://www.birdfood.co.uk/

 

I usually get split peanuts from Amazon. The CJ ones are very good quality, but come whole. The tits seem to prefer the broken ones and this saves me having to bash them :D

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We get ours from RSPB as it helps to support them. We have to store ours in a metal dustbin in one of our sheds (yes we have 3!) or the mice/rats/shrews will chew through plastic to get to it.
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elsiegee40

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There’s one thing better than having one hedgehog in the garden... having two.

 

The smaller one balled defensively and obstructed entry to the feed station (stocked with Tesco kitten biscuits) so shoving ensued

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Link 1: Ancient Tree Inventory [Woodland Trust]

 

Use our map to take a look at the trees that have been recorded across the UK.

 

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Link 2: Add a tree to the Ancient Tree Inventory

 

Put old trees on the map and you’ll be helping us fight to protect them.

 

Ancient trees are as much a part of our heritage as stately homes, cathedrals and works of art. But they don’t get the same protection.

 

Once you’ve spotted an old tree, adding a record is easy.

 

  1. Find and plot the location of the tree.
  2. Enter basic information about the tree such as species, girth size and access.
  3. Your tree record will automatically be sent for checking and approval by one of our verifiers.

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