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  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...
  16. James Blake

    Ghost orchid specimen in the Natural History Museum, London

    Noticed last week that the Natural History Museum's ghost orchid specimen is back on display. It's a little hard to find (but still rather easier than a live one...). It's in the section of the Darwin Centre called the Cocoon, in one of the very last displays, below some cabinets of insects...
  17. James Blake

    wolves and bears in northern Spain

    Joined a Naturetrek wolf-watching trip to Spain last week but, alas, no wolves despite 3 days of serious dusk and dawn watching. Wolves are seen on the great majority of these trips but not this one - partly due to a fair bit of mist and rain which made viewing difficult, and probably made the...
  18. James Blake

    largest Wild Pear Tree in Britain identified

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/coventry/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_9364000/9364499.stm I really want to see this tree! And think it's definitely worth preserving. James
  19. James Blake

    John's Mammals 2011

    Here's wishing everyone a great mammal-watching year. I really like the way John's annual threads have also become a bit of a Nancy's Cafe for mammal info. So in that spirit, here's a link to an interesting blog post about a year's mammal watching in Bedfordshire: 2010 - a special mammal year...
  20. James Blake

    Ermine in Suffolk

    I met someone who'd seen one near Cambridge about ten years ago. Great sighting wherever you catch one! Only seen one myself, on Speyside. James
  21. James Blake

    Kruger Mammals 22-31 October 2010

    Great Wild Dog photos! Got to be one of the most interesting African mammals.
  22. James Blake

    wolves and bears in northern Spain

    I've just booked for Naturetrek's Spanish wolves trip for March, and will report back.
  23. James Blake

    Matts Holistic Devon list 2010

    I believe Flounder is by far the most common flatfish in estuaries - though others are possible.
  24. James Blake

    Kruger Mammals 22-31 October 2010

    Never been to SA, but I'd hazard a guess that the climate isn't that different to the Fallow Deer's native range in Turkey.
  25. James Blake

    video of shrew foraging on an English beach

    Came across an interesting video here. Has anyone seen behaviour like this? The person who posted the video thinks it might be a Pygmy - but surely it's a Common? cheers James
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