I am new to this forum but have been observing birds for 60 years. (1 Viewer)

[f1eng]

I spent my childhood in the countryside in Lancashire in the 50s and 60s fascinated by wildlife. There has been a pretty catastrophic collapse in the insect and bird population since then but still interest about.
I am out with my dog and binoculars daily and am sad to say the Lapwing breeding population has dwindled to none this year from about 10 pairs 5 years ago in the fields I pass by.

 

[Kits]

Welcome to Birdforum. I hope you enjoy your visits.

 

[delia todd]

Hi and a warm welcome to you from all the Staff and Moderators.

Lost a lot of Lapwings and Oystercatchers here too sadly.

I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I look forward to hearing your news.

 

[KC Foggin]

Hi f1eng and welcome aboard

 

[Romys]

Welcome! Sorry to hear about the loss of Lapwings. We are like a bird haven here on our island and even we see certain species with dwindling numbers at times. We also get rare birds and no predators helps. I hope they can somehow recover?

 

[Lisa W]

Hi, welcome to the forum. I think you will find us a friendly and helpful group.

 

[Chris G6 UXU]

Hello and welcome to the forum.

 

[angusmcoatup]

I spent my childhood in the countryside in Lancashire in the 50s and 60s fascinated by wildlife. There has been a pretty catastrophic collapse in the insect and bird population since then but still interest about.
I am out with my dog and binoculars daily and am sad to say the Lapwing breeding population has dwindled to none this year from about 10 pairs 5 years ago in the fields I pass by.

I grew up in what was originally Lancashire and still felt like it for many years after the boundary change. I remember the Lapwings , Snipe, Yellowhammers and Grey Partridge from the slag heaps and reclaimed colliery land in the 70’s and 80’s. Largely gone from what I’ve seen on my occasional visits.

On a plus side, some of the places I shared with scrambling bikes, glue sniffers, air rifle enthusiasts and the odd dog fight trainer have now been turned into small local reserves. Tern rafts, nest boxes and habitat management all appealing to have successful results on bird numbers and variety.

 

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[Fritz73]

Hola! Welcome to Birdforum