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Dumfries and Galloway Feb' 2004 (1 Viewer)
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CJW
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There have been one or two unsubstantiated records in the last couple of years Harry, but they haven't bred on the island for several years and are now consider a scarce visitor.I need it for my Manx List.
There are several recent records of GSW and I've seen a couple myself, but they're not believed to be breeding.
There are several recent records of GSW and I've seen a couple myself, but they're not believed to be breeding.
Hi Chris,
From an Irish perspective,and realising that you also miss out on many common British species due to having been cut off by rising sea levels after the last Ice Age,I find it very odd that Dipper should be rarer than GS Woodpecker on the Isle of Man.I could see a Dipper any day of the year if I set about it,but have yet to see any woodpecker here(dipped on GS 'pecker during the mini-invasion of a few years back).
Harry
From an Irish perspective,and realising that you also miss out on many common British species due to having been cut off by rising sea levels after the last Ice Age,I find it very odd that Dipper should be rarer than GS Woodpecker on the Isle of Man.I could see a Dipper any day of the year if I set about it,but have yet to see any woodpecker here(dipped on GS 'pecker during the mini-invasion of a few years back).
Harry
CJW
Hit-and-run WUM
Yes, I know it's mental.
I'm sure they're here somewhere - it's just an awful lot of ground to cover in a habitat type I don't usually do.
That said, we are also poorly represented by water borne invertebrates - something to do with poor water quality - so I expect that doesn't help.
I'm sure they're here somewhere - it's just an awful lot of ground to cover in a habitat type I don't usually do.
That said, we are also poorly represented by water borne invertebrates - something to do with poor water quality - so I expect that doesn't help.
christineredgate
Winner of the Copeland Wildlife Photographer of th
Interesting reading ,Chris,you seem to have had a very good weekend.
