birdman
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Well I threatened this, so for the hardened vicarious birders amongst you, here's a sketch map of my patch, with the sighting locations of some of the species I've seen up to now indicated.
If you have a slow connection, this may take a while to load, but I have only BT narrow band and it doesn't take too long for me.
However, here is your chance to back out!
I've only tested it on my own home PC, and it is just about legible if not fantastic. Don't know what would happen if you tried to detach it and scale it up.
First a Key to the colours:
Dark Green - Trees and Shrubs
Light Green (background) - Generally scrubby grass
Green with Yellow Circle - Root crop
Hatched Green - Cereal crop
Black or Grey - Private land (woodland within is also private)
Brown - Farmland (No Public Access)
Ivory - Housing Development
Blue - Water
The grey line to the top right is a major A road, the dotted grey line to the bottom left is a major rail line.
Distance from the pond towards the top left to the road is, near as damn it, 1 kilometre (5/8 of a mile) - so not a huge area you'll notice.
The land undulates but tends to rise from left to right, but not more than a very few metres.
I have inadvertantly missed off a few small areas of shrubbery, particularly alongside pathways, but it's mostly all there!
Sightings Locations as follows:
1. Skylarks and Hirundines
2. Whitethroat
3. Yellowhammer
4. Kestrel
5. Blackcap
6. Lapwing
7. Goldcrest & Treecreeper
8. Turtle Dove
9. Tree Pipit
10. Long-eared Owl
11. Kingfisher (in flight)
Any comments would be appreciated.
If you have a slow connection, this may take a while to load, but I have only BT narrow band and it doesn't take too long for me.
However, here is your chance to back out!
I've only tested it on my own home PC, and it is just about legible if not fantastic. Don't know what would happen if you tried to detach it and scale it up.
First a Key to the colours:
Dark Green - Trees and Shrubs
Light Green (background) - Generally scrubby grass
Green with Yellow Circle - Root crop
Hatched Green - Cereal crop
Black or Grey - Private land (woodland within is also private)
Brown - Farmland (No Public Access)
Ivory - Housing Development
Blue - Water
The grey line to the top right is a major A road, the dotted grey line to the bottom left is a major rail line.
Distance from the pond towards the top left to the road is, near as damn it, 1 kilometre (5/8 of a mile) - so not a huge area you'll notice.
The land undulates but tends to rise from left to right, but not more than a very few metres.
I have inadvertantly missed off a few small areas of shrubbery, particularly alongside pathways, but it's mostly all there!
Sightings Locations as follows:
1. Skylarks and Hirundines
2. Whitethroat
3. Yellowhammer
4. Kestrel
5. Blackcap
6. Lapwing
7. Goldcrest & Treecreeper
8. Turtle Dove
9. Tree Pipit
10. Long-eared Owl
11. Kingfisher (in flight)
Any comments would be appreciated.