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London (Inner City) Wildlife
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Have noticed a couple of robins flying into our garage and found this nest in a quiet corner
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Here's a picture of the fabled Monk Parakeet taken last week. Not at Mudchute, but Torrox, Spain. I think nowadays the Costa del Sol is probably the easiest place to go (outside of zoos and pet shops) to pretty much guarantee a sighting.Swindon_Addick said:There's a second species of parakeet in London, the monk parakeet. There's a very small population on the Isle of Dogs, which can sometimes be seen in Mudchute Park. They're more common on the continent.
At one time the local council was trying to exterminate the London population, but lots of residents refused to let the pest controllers into their gardens, so the parakeets survived long enough that eventually the council's budget got cut and they gave up.
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Saw a couple of grey wagtails by the river in Hall Place today.
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We have a reliable visitor around 21:40 each evening. Here s/he is eating some hedgehog pellets, plus there's a water bowl under a nearby bush. Great excuse to let the garden over grow a bit as well!
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Genuine albino grey, as opposed to a grey just lacking pigmentation. Turns out they don't taste any different from a grey...
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Followed a brood of yellow wagtail a few years ago, from eggs to fledging. I'll look for the photos on laptopRaith_C_Chattonell said:Saw a couple of grey wagtails by the river in Hall Place today.1 -
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Saw this inbetween Chislehurst and Petts wood the other day
And then on our bird feeder, a great spotted woodpecker!
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If I remember correctly there's one or two moth fans in here... This is a leopard moth I believe.
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Love that Leopard Moth. Here's a couple of real inner city moths, a Jersey Tiger and an Angle Shades both seen in Bow this week.
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Hey mate, not entirely sure where that is, but this was by the Hawkwood estate (there's a house near there called Hawk Wing), if you walk down the gravel path beyond Cooper's school towards Petts Wood, there's a water pool there that dogs play in.Gribbo said:
Was the red doe around High Ems way, mate?Huskaris said:Saw this inbetween Chislehurst and Petts wood the other day
And then on our bird feeder, a great spotted woodpecker!
Absolutely beautiful part of the world.1 -
Yeah I know where you mean mate. Lucky seeing them around there as its pretty locked in by urbanised areas. Wondering if it's a result of burgeoning deer numbers?Huskaris said:
Hey mate, not entirely sure where that is, but this was by the Hawkwood estate (there's a house near there called Hawk Wing), if you walk down the gravel path beyond Cooper's school towards Petts Wood, there's a water pool there that dogs play in.Gribbo said:
Was the red doe around High Ems way, mate?Huskaris said:Saw this inbetween Chislehurst and Petts wood the other day
And then on our bird feeder, a great spotted woodpecker!
Absolutely beautiful part of the world.0 -
Philodromus waving at the players today.3 -
Heron in Southwark Park
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Isn’t that a heron?0
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DaveMehmet said:Isn’t that a heron?
Yes, I've no idea why I typed crane, I think I must have been influenced by one of the construction sites I walked past, and all their cranes!2 -
Outside The Oak this afternoon. Seems to have been a good year for these; I've seen a few of them.
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Is that a Jersey Tiger Moth?Stig said:Outside The Oak this afternoon. Seems to have been a good year for these; I've seen a few of them.1 -
Keston , this morning.
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Yes, it certainly is.ME14addick said:
Is that a Jersey Tiger Moth?Stig said:Outside The Oak this afternoon. Seems to have been a good year for these; I've seen a few of them.1 -
Stig said:
Yes, it certainly is.ME14addick said:
Is that a Jersey Tiger Moth?Stig said:Outside The Oak this afternoon. Seems to have been a good year for these; I've seen a few of them.
One landed on our window yesterday - it was a welcome distraction after the football!5 -
This guy landed just as we were walking around a local park. Not unusual to see red tail hawks around here, unusual to get this close, although it didn’t seem to bothered.
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Regents Park
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Did anyone manage to get a picture of the Lesser Spotted Aneke today?1
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I think this chap has been causing chaos in the local people's ornamental ponds!
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I watched this family of Egyptian Geese grow every day from tiny bundles of feathers to fully grown on the steps and beach outside Tate Modern. The 2 parents kept all 5 chicks alive.
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My favourite birds!Southbank said:I watched this family of Egyptian Geese grow every day from tiny bundles of feathers to fully grown on the steps and beach outside Tate Modern. The 2 parents kept all 5 chicks alive.
Currently in Chislehurst we have a pair with 9 chicks that someone had to shepherd across the road as the parents had them on the golf course and then walked them to the pond.
The best bit is I have been feeding the parents since they were little chicks, and now I'm helping them with their own ones!
Unbelievably they are now a couple of months old and all 9 are still with us, best I've ever seen is 4, so your 5 there is incredibly impressive.
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In Regents Park it says that you should not feed the birds. Apparently it’s because the bread etc that people usually feed the ducks can give them diabetes. Now I don’t really know whether that is true but it does seem to me logical.Huskaris said:
My favourite birds!Southbank said:I watched this family of Egyptian Geese grow every day from tiny bundles of feathers to fully grown on the steps and beach outside Tate Modern. The 2 parents kept all 5 chicks alive.
Currently in Chislehurst we have a pair with 9 chicks that someone had to shepherd across the road as the parents had them on the golf course and then walked them to the pond.
The best bit is I have been feeding the parents since they were little chicks, and now I'm helping them with their own ones!
Unbelievably they are now a couple of months old and all 9 are still with us, best I've ever seen is 4, so your 5 there is incredibly impressive.0 -
Bread isn't good for most birds. I do think that parks should have more positive messages though.Solidgone said:
In Regents Park it says that you should not feed the birds. Apparently it’s because the bread etc that people usually feed the ducks can give them diabetes. Now I don’t really know whether that is true but it does seem to me logical.Huskaris said:
My favourite birds!Southbank said:I watched this family of Egyptian Geese grow every day from tiny bundles of feathers to fully grown on the steps and beach outside Tate Modern. The 2 parents kept all 5 chicks alive.
Currently in Chislehurst we have a pair with 9 chicks that someone had to shepherd across the road as the parents had them on the golf course and then walked them to the pond.
The best bit is I have been feeding the parents since they were little chicks, and now I'm helping them with their own ones!
Unbelievably they are now a couple of months old and all 9 are still with us, best I've ever seen is 4, so your 5 there is incredibly impressive.
Instead of "don't feed the birds" suggest what people should be feeding them with.3
