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by Char » Sat Aug 07, 2021 2:28 pm » in Welcome and Forum User Guides.
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Boars are getting bigger and bigger

Last post by Headers « Wed Dec 06, 2023 6:24 pm

by Headers » Wed Dec 06, 2023 6:24 pm

We have a big boar that lives in the brambles at the end of our plot. Whenever I walk that way I clap my hands a few times and it ups and leaves into...

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Last post by Headers
Wed Dec 06, 2023 6:24 pm
Mousy smell

Last post by Nomoss « Sun Dec 03, 2023 1:05 pm
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by Headers » Fri Dec 01, 2023 5:23 pm
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I have been walking through the kitchen for the last couple of days. What was that smell? My nose isn’t too accurate after a long stint of chemo so I...
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Sun Dec 03, 2023 1:05 pm
Asian Hornets

Last post by Polly « Fri Dec 01, 2023 8:14 pm
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by Veem » Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:31 pm
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In our tractor shed, I've been aware of an ever growing nest on the underside of the roof for a while now. I'd convinced myself that the residents...
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Fri Dec 01, 2023 8:14 pm
Anyone know what creature is doing this??

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by Lori » Sun Sep 24, 2023 1:10 pm
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We have bzillions of moles, but I do not see this a result of moles (perhaps wrong). The ground looks as though surface digging has occurred. Like...
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Last post by Lori
Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:35 pm
One-legged Robin

Last post by Blaze « Sun Oct 15, 2023 11:05 am
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by Veem » Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:36 am

For about a month now we've been seeing a one-legged robin around the bird table in the dog playpen in our garden. Other birds settle on the wire...

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Last post by Blaze
Sun Oct 15, 2023 11:05 am
Good News for Glyphosate lovers!

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by Bayleaf » Thu Sep 21, 2023 11:00 am
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It seems you'll be able to poison the ground (under certain conditions/restrictions) for another 10 years, sod the consequences! ;)

Sounds to me...
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Fri Sep 22, 2023 5:09 pm
I'm bugged if I know

Last post by Blaze « Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:20 pm
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by L Austin France » Fri May 12, 2023 12:49 pm
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Found 6 of these in a garden planter I was emptying. They're about 1 1/2 long.
Anyone know what they are?
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Last post by Blaze
Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:20 pm
Early birds?

Last post by Loup-garou « Fri Aug 18, 2023 10:32 am
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by Veem » Sun Aug 13, 2023 12:50 pm

We haven't seen any, but a few people have posted on a local FB page that over the past 3-4 days they have seen grues flying NE over the Ruffec area....

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Fri Aug 18, 2023 10:32 am
Migration

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by Doug » Sat Aug 05, 2023 9:29 am

Our phone lines this morning are full of young shallows, a month earlier than last year.
As we have none nesting near us ( see none flying around)...

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Sat Aug 05, 2023 12:16 pm
Lavender tidy up halted by grumpy wasp

Last post by Headers « Wed Aug 02, 2023 5:38 pm
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by Headers » Tue Aug 01, 2023 5:59 pm
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I thought I’d tidy the lavender as it’s all flowered and finished. I have a long line to do so I got the shears out and got cracking. Happily moving...
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Last post by Headers
Wed Aug 02, 2023 5:38 pm
Hornet nest

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by Veem » Sat Jul 29, 2023 11:52 am

Today just became eventful. We had a load of oak on our land, mostly cut over the years as firewood but never used. We wanted nothing for it and a...

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Sun Jul 30, 2023 10:06 am
Strange place for an ants nest

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by Char » Fri Jul 07, 2023 11:56 am

We had to take our big van out yesterday to collect some plaster board and stuff.
It's old, so there's no clime, half way there OH decided to put the...

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Sun Jul 09, 2023 4:43 pm
Bat box surprise

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by Headers » Thu Jul 06, 2023 7:09 am

We put up a couple of boxes several years ago. They have remained unused until this year.
I heard something scratching the other evening. Probably a...

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Fri Jul 07, 2023 6:24 am
Found in the garden

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by Blaze » Mon Jul 12, 2021 9:52 pm
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This jay has been a frequent visitor. He has been chased away by a pair of blackbirds, presumably as he was hoping to pinch their eggs ...

Jay...
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Last post by Polarengineer
Wed Jun 28, 2023 6:58 am
Divine retribution

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by Char » Sat Jun 17, 2023 5:58 pm

A nasty little fly decided to bite me which hurt, I moved my arm to get it off and it flew into my cappuccino and drowned itself.
Serves it right,...

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Sun Jun 18, 2023 3:00 pm
Bird identification

Last post by demi « Sun Jun 18, 2023 10:17 am
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by manonthemoon2 » Sun Dec 18, 2022 6:17 pm

Every morning around 8 ish and every evening between 18 - 20, from my hospital room I see a flock of birds swirling and chirping, making quite a...

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Sun Jun 18, 2023 10:17 am
Hoopoe

Last post by Loup-garou « Tue May 23, 2023 8:55 am
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by stormmexico » Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:24 am
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Just seen a hoopoe outside our house.
Seems a bit earlier than usual.
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Last post by Loup-garou
Tue May 23, 2023 8:55 am
Cuckoo

Last post by Mangetout « Fri May 19, 2023 4:16 pm
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by Wilbro » Mon Mar 20, 2023 12:10 pm
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Made it's return known yesterday and today. The sound of spring :clap:
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Last post by Mangetout
Fri May 19, 2023 4:16 pm
I'm a life saver

Last post by Char « Mon May 08, 2023 7:05 pm
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by L Austin France » Fri Apr 28, 2023 9:37 am
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Yesterday our cat brought in a very small young sparrow which I managed to get out of it's clutches. The bird was very bloody but alive with no...
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Last post by Char
Mon May 08, 2023 7:05 pm
No Mow May

Last post by exile « Sun Apr 30, 2023 12:49 pm
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by niemeyjt » Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:36 am

At the risk of denting Bayleaf 's workload, tomorrow is the start of No Mow May

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Last post by exile
Sun Apr 30, 2023 12:49 pm
Finally seen one

Last post by Quiksilver « Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:33 pm
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by L Austin France » Wed Mar 22, 2023 11:53 am

I've lived here for 20 years & never seen a rabbit. There were a few hares around a few years ago but nothing recently.
This morning I saw my first...

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Last post by Quiksilver
Thu Mar 23, 2023 9:33 pm
A feathered friend

Last post by Blaze « Sat Mar 18, 2023 6:51 pm
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by L Austin France » Sat Mar 18, 2023 4:33 pm

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Sat Mar 18, 2023 6:51 pm
Sparrowhawk

Last post by Blaze « Fri Mar 17, 2023 8:57 am
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by Blaze » Thu Mar 16, 2023 4:04 pm

I glanced out of the window just now and saw this beautiful sparrowhawk. He was hanging around near the bird feeders .....

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Last post by Blaze
Fri Mar 17, 2023 8:57 am
Flying North

Last post by exile « Sun Mar 12, 2023 6:57 pm
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by Veem » Tue Jan 03, 2023 5:21 pm
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Blimey. It's no time since we saw crane flying SW and the first lot flying NE has just flown overhead!!!!!!!!!!
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Last post by exile
Sun Mar 12, 2023 6:57 pm
Birds!

Last post by Yonner « Fri Feb 03, 2023 10:45 am
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by Bayleaf » Thu Feb 02, 2023 6:33 pm

Thought I'd keep the title general, so it covers all birds!

For the second time, I'm hearing a Nightingale outside this evening. Mr Bayleaf said no...

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Fri Feb 03, 2023 10:45 am

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