Nuthatches (1 Viewer)

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The sniper

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• Mar 20, 2012

• #1

Down in Essex,there seems to be a few reports of Nuthatch outside their traditional sites recently.
Has anyone else nationally noticed a trend.Someone on another site i frequent said that this happened about 25 years ago but the trend soon reversed naturally????
Just wondered what others thought,cheers.

 

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The sniper

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• Mar 22, 2012

• #2

Anyone? Lol

 

nickderry

C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.

• Mar 22, 2012

• #3

how do you mean when you say outside traditional sites, I'd say nuthatch, being a common bird could feasibly be found anywhere where there are trees.

 

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David Hale

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• Mar 22, 2012

• #4

Hi Rob, I have yet to find a Nuthatch outside their noted territories. Hanningfield Reservoir, always looks a great sight to me for Nuthatches, so many Mature trees. Never a Nuthatch reported as far as i know. EWT Warley Place, is a small woodland reserve, where Nuthatch is guaranteed. Is it, that this species does not wander at all ?, i do not know, bet someone will.

 

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The sniper

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• Mar 22, 2012

• #5

not in essex.
They are a common bird but many woodland areas in the South of the county (usually where humans have encroached) have been without them for a while.
When i was a kid we had small pockets of woodland at cranham,these had Nuthatch in but haven't been seen there for well over 15 years,last week we had a report of one,then another calling about 1/4 mile away.The same thing has occured elsewhere in the south of the county after an absence of around 10 years.

 

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The sniper

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• Mar 22, 2012

• #6

Hi David,locally we have a few at Belhus,warley as stated but there are some areas of woodland which should have them and don't.
Most interestingly for me as i volunteer there,is the Broadfields Farm site,trees which are not mature,having only been planted 25 years ago having nuthatch heard on 3 occasions now by different observers,seen once.
I thought they may colonise this site eventually but didn't expect to see them this soon,perhaps it is a single bird and is just lost/wandering,who knows but the site,having Oak and Beech would eventually be good for them.