A Belgian group has published a couple of recent studies that show RNPs are probably detrimental to nuthatches. Unfortunately only the abstracts of the papers...
This wouldn't apply to monk parakeets of course as they are not hole- nesters. They build big stick nests. Incidentally, do we have any hard evidence that a...
This site has surprised me again with a decent showing today: 1 female Firecrest showing exceptionally c480m along the wooded path 1 Bullfinch 2 Skylarks over ...
No factual evidence at all so far - seems like the usual birders' rumour mill is rolling on here...incidentally, 6 monk parakeets at Mudchute Farm today... d ...
Thought not David. I've had up to nine at Mudchute in recent months, though only two on Sunday. Perhaps crack SAS marksmen have been in action... Sean ... monk...
Sean/David This thread was instigated by me on the back of one colonial nest being totally destroyed in Southall (it contained 6 nests of Monk Parakeets). This...
Hi Lee, an interesting point about the Mandarin, do we have any other "introduced" bird species in the same category? As with all birders, I would be against...
I'm not advocating the destruction of Mandarin Duck nests, the population here is significant, but not as significant as we were led to believe some time ago....
... Not that the views of London-based birders are likely to matter given the legal position, but where does this come from Lee? The most recent LBR lists...
Lee I doubt very much whether DEFRA would support a relocation of Monk Parakeets back to South America, but I suppose trapping them and putting them back into...
Hi Lee, an interesting point about the Mandarin, do we have any other "introduced" bird species in the same category? As with all birders, I would be against...
In a message dated 04/11/2008 17:19:08 GMT Standard Time, thesurplus2004@... writes: Incidentally, it's a shame you couldn't have provided more factual...
Des You are dead right; I am hypocritical in this respect. I do not hide the fact that I despise 'Feral Pigeons' and I do fully support the control (and ...
Lee, The following was in response to DC's message I assume, not mine? Des. ... a ... my initial ... the ... back and forth to ... email, I ... it) and this ...
... Ok, I think I understand now. You're not against culling (killing) under certain circumstances. Well, let's just see what the monitoring reveals regarding...
Hi Johnny/Lee Introduced birds have played a massive role in the extinction and reduction in numbers of most Hawaiian bird species, either by direct ...
Howard tells me that the Snow Bunting is still at the west end of the reserve near the tip this morning, and there's a Twite in the same area with the linnets....
Glad to hear it Paul. I could only find the one today, although wouldn't be at all surprised if the two, three + of previous days are still present; harder...
I was surprised, to put it mildly, to find a hawfinch at Mudchute Park, Isle of Dogs, today. Flew from top of bare tree in nature trail near the Asda car park...
Excellent find! Hawfinches do occasionally turn up in bizarre places - weirdest place I've seen one was flying low over Blackheath, probbaly the most treeless...
One flying along the causeway at Staines was my most bizarre. (I sense a thread starting here!) Paul Sent using BlackBerry® from Orange ... From: "John...
Very nice local find Sean. Only Hawfinches I've seen in London have been autumn migrants, a couple at Charlton in '96 and one over here in Paddington Green ...
A very enjoyable morning at Rainham, Two Arctic Skuas, both probably 1st winter, were on the Thames until at least 10 am - one very dark individual, the second...
I was actually looking for your firecrest David. (Thanks for the inspiration!) I'm not sure if the hawfinch left the site, I lost sight of it as it flew and...
A local non-birder told me about a bird fitting the Hawfinch description in Abney early this spring, which he'd seen in a tree-top about ten minutes earlier -...
