Woodpeckers for a start.
I think Great Spotted Woodpeckers are now breeding in Ireland gaining a toehold, but very small numbers.
Has there been the odd Great Spotted Woodpecker record for Ireland. I wasn't sure if they were colonising albeit extremely slowly.
Quite a few, I think. Tawny and little owls being two.
There are several others rare or scarce in Shetland. There hasn't been an accepted Jay. I don't think there has been a Tawny Owl and Barn Owls are rare even though there are a couple at the minute. Blue and Great Tits are scarce and Coal Tits are rare. Kingfisher, Dipper, Treecreeper etc.
There was one on the Isle of May last year, there's not much habitat for them on most offshore islands.
A fairly safe bet, they haven't even made it to Notts yet and anyway, as an introduced species, I don't think this is a valid comparison.
Very rare in Notts.
Yes, I should’ve said “occurred” rather than spread.👍
Early days yet, I encountered my 1st almost 50 years ago, they’re by far “solid residents”,
Like those of us that use the M6, they've bypassed Notts, they're in the North-west and as far North as Glasgow. They are fine with the climate and expert townies: the Notts test is no test at all.
I was talking about Dippers.
RN Parakeets are attributed to a deliberate mass release near Bushy House Teddington (Bushy Park/Hampton Court) many many years ago. At least that is the story given by colleagues at NPL (they own Bushy House). They then colonised Bushy Park, all along the Thames and into Richmond Park.
