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  1. El Annie

    Apologise for the lapse in conserv@tion up-dates...............

    Thanks for the positive feedback one and all!! I have had a big break from BF due to house move and various other bits and bobs going on but am back on line now so will start to post conserv@tion stuff again if you would all like me to?? Annie :)
  2. El Annie

    Gibraltar Ringing

    Oh dear, as one of those visiting ringers I sincerely hope it wasn't one I got wrong tchagra :) I was amazed at how different the Gib Blacki's are! El
  3. El Annie

    Ringing project

    Hey tchagra!! Just back on Forum after a long break and so good to see you submitting your reports once again - wish I was there :) El
  4. El Annie

    Kingfisher help!

    Can't help with NW Denise but if you'd care to pop over to the NE could probably oblige :) Annie
  5. El Annie

    Swallows have paired up.............

    Hi folks, have not done a very good job of keeping you up-dated on the progress of the Swallows - sorry about that but have been very busy :( Anyway, nest building went well and what a lovely nest it is complete with lots of lovely downy feathers :) First egg laid yesterday and another today...
  6. El Annie

    Apologise for the lapse in conserv@tion up-dates...............

    ...........have been very, very busy and away from the compi but here's today's tit-bits and very interesting they are too!! Wildlife boom as rare species fly, swim and crawl their way back Britain's wildlife is crawling back from the brink. Some of the country’s best loved and most...
  7. El Annie

    Tit numbers down?

    Have BT's in nest box with only 5 young :( This seems very low to me.............. Annie
  8. Day 5 of nest building for the Barn Swallows..........

    Day 5 of nest building for the Barn Swallows..........

    Nest is situated in small outbuilding approx 5yds from house, there are beams in building but Swallows have chosen to use a stone ledge. Will try to photograph on regular basis so you can all watch progress :)
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  9. El Annie

    Swallows have paired up.............

    Hi Screech, after the upset on Saturday things have settled and on checking shed tonight I see that nest building has begun :) The base is in and it consists of bits of moss and twigs, in fact I saw lady swallow go in with a piece of twig this morning, she then sat on the door window (empty of...
  10. El Annie

    Swallows have paired up.............

    Hi Jeff, it's an outbuilding and it's as old as as the house which is late 1800's. Nest building has not yet started and there's a bit of a fuss going on at the moment as another male has turned up and decided to cause trouble!! There are also house martins and swifts nearby so it's pretty...
  11. El Annie

    Some really good stories in conserv@tion today.......

    Thriving otters are on the move Otters, recently thought close to extinction in Britain, are now more common than at any time since the Second World War, and their habitat is five times larger than it was a quarter of a century ago. Previously confined largely to the South West of England...
  12. El Annie

    Swallows have paired up.............

    Will do Kingfisher!! Annie :)
  13. El Annie

    Rabbit predators question

    More Rabbit bits in field tonight..... Hi all, yet more legs in the field tonight and the ducklings have all gone from the mill race, also a lot of empty duck eggs scattered about.............. The plot thickens.......... Annie :) BTW I understand that Badger skin the Rabbit first, did think...
  14. El Annie

    First ever photo posted on Bird Forum - please be gentle with me!

    I think it's a great shot Peter blurring and all! But what interests me most is that it has been ringed :) and even more interesting the ring is on the left leg......
  15. El Annie

    Rabbit predators question

    What creature would skin rabbit to the bone but leave it's feet intact?? In this vacinity we have fox, badger, mink, stoat and I'm told the odd otter but I haven't seen one............... Annie :)
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