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Recent content by James Blake

  1. James Blake

    RFI - beavers in/around Munich

    Thanks again, Herona.
  2. James Blake

    RFI - beavers in/around Munich

    Hi Herona That's very clear and helpful, thank you. What time do the U-bahn and S-bahn run to in the evening? best James
  3. James Blake

    RFI - beavers in/around Munich

    hello all I'm going to be in Munich for a day or two later this month. It looks like beavers are at least sometimes seen in or near the city. Does anyone have tips for good spots to look? I won;t have a car. thanks James
  4. James Blake

    John's Mammals 2014

    Had a great time watching a colony European sousliks at Dunakeszi airfield in the suburbs of Budapest last week. It's easy to get to if you're visiting Budapest - a short local train journey and then a short walk. Not a very beautiful spot, but did also see a hoopoe, a black redstart and a...
  5. James Blake

    Sousliks at Budapest airport?

    Many thanks Phil
  6. James Blake

    Sousliks at Budapest airport?

    Many thanks Mike
  7. James Blake

    Sousliks at Budapest airport?

    Anyone know if there are still sousliks at Budapest airport and, if so, exactly where? I'm in Hungary for a few days later this month and have a couple of other tips for them - including a different airport. But would like to know about this option as well. thanks James
  8. James Blake

    late news - otters on Lindisfarne in the twelfth century

    Many thanks for the info guys.
  9. James Blake

    late news - otters on Lindisfarne in the twelfth century

    The British Library has just digitised a twelfth-century manuscript illustrating the life of St Cuthbert . Scroll down to the fourth picture: otters are drying St Cuthbert's feet after he's been paddling in the sea. Has anyone seen otters on the north-eastern English coast recently? I've...
  10. James Blake

    Mice

    Rodents fall into three major groups, and dormice are in the squirrel group rather than the rat/mouse group. The third group is porcupines, cavies etc.
  11. James Blake

    Water Shrew - The Lodge

    Great photo, really evocative.
  12. James Blake

    John's Mammals 2012

    Spent the afternoon patiently scanning the reedbed edge at Sculthorpe, but alas no harvest mouse. Still, a great spot to spend a few hours - quite beautiful and constant bank vole/water rail activity. One of the staff told me that the harvest mouse population seems quite small there - few...
  13. James Blake

    John's Mammals 2011

    Thanks Mark. May go next weekend and will report back. Happy new year John, Mark and all!
  14. James Blake

    John's Mammals 2011

    Nice harvest mouse photos, and thanks for posting the info. Any idea if it comes out throughout the day?
  15. James Blake

    Ungulate Taxonomy by Colin Groves and Peter Grubb

    Many thanks for all this info. Eight species of giraffe? Sorry, but to me a giraffe will always be a giraffe. Considering that species are always going to artificial constructs to a large extent, I have a problem with a species concept that is so far removed from our everyday perceptions...
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