Sue Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Oh I'm so jealous! My favourite birds! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1225219 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Goose Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Had a Stock Dove in the garden today. Makes a nice change from the usual wood pigeons. It was on the ground picking up the crumbs from the bird feeder above. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1225427 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandNewGuy Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 There's a little flock of stock doves around JAGS playing fields and the railway lines between East amd North Dulwich. They're like a posh version of the feral/London pigeon :-)There are also loads of redwings and fieldfares ? and blackbirds, thrushes and more ? coming in from Scandinavia and eastern Europe at the moment. Because of the strong cold north-easterlies, they're heading our way looking for food ? in mild years, they'd be going in the opposite direction. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1225441 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandNewGuy Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 There were 70 redwings (and a few fieldfares) on the fenced off field next to the Green Dale path yesterday afternoon. Reports of large numbers elsewhere nearby:Dulwich Park: 80 Redwing, 3 FieldfareBelair Park: 85 Redwing, 10 FieldfareGallery Rd playing fields: 20 Redwing, 80 Fieldfare Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1225716 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 We saw a solitary redwing in Peckham Rye Park on Saturday around midday.Apparently it's quite unusual to just see one by itself :(Don't know where its mates were! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1226108 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigello Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Redwing about a week ago (it took me a while to ID it on Google) near Goodrich School, eating crabapples. Have they all gone now? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1227550 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Saw two Nuthatches in the woods this afternoon, walking up a tree.Also heard a woodpecker. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1227562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisemurray Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Mating toads at the pond in the garden last night. Another 16 or so were dotted about having a grand old time. Slightly later this year than last.see pic attached. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1228243 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Great pic!Toadsporn :)) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1228245 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2018 results - sadly not broken down by region (unless I missed it) but interesting nevertheless:https://www.rspb.org.uk/globalassets/downloads/biggardenbirdwatch/20172018/326-0647-17-18_bgbw_2018_results_england.pdfThere's a short commentary/explanation here:https://www.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/activities/birdwatch/results/?utm_source=journey6&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=bgbw2018 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1232799 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_b Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 I don't know if this is the right thread but...I have a robin nesting in the peg bag for my clothes line, I'm happy to leave it there for the time being (until the chicks have fledged) but would appreciate any advice for when to move it on to minimize disturbance for the bird. Hopefully the answer isn't leave it til the end of summer. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1232881 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rendelharris Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 alex_b Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> I don't know if this is the right thread but...> I have a robin nesting in the peg bag for my> clothes line, I'm happy to leave it there for the> time being (until the chicks have fledged) but> would appreciate any advice for when to move it on> to minimize disturbance for the bird. Hopefully> the answer isn't leave it til the end of summer.The fledglings will leave the nest approximately 2-3 weeks after hatching, once they're gone the parents will abandon the nest too and you can move it. Envy you, should be fun watching them! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1232886 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckhamgatecrasher Posted March 28, 2018 Author Share Posted March 28, 2018 Can we have ED Robin Cam please, alex_b? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1232994 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_b Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 rendelharris Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> > The fledglings will leave the nest approximately> 2-3 weeks after hatching, once they're gone the> parents will abandon the nest too and you can move> it. Envy you, should be fun watching them!Thanks. I?ll keep an eye on the nest and remove it when they?ve gone. They are fun to watch, although it will be nice to be able to get into my shed without a robin flying at my head! The best isn?t oriented in a good direction for a web cam. I?m putting up some nest boxes and may try to wire them up for later in the year. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1233299 Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartblock Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Yellow butterfly in Dulwich Park on Thursday. Brimstone? It was the sunny, warm day this week. Was it a Brimstone or something else (it was medium/large but too far away to see any markings - but very yellow 🙂). Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1235316 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 I have seen a few small blue butterflies around recently, including in my garden.I'm sure somebody can tell me what they are - they're very small and very pretty, and I've never seen them before. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1239892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandNewGuy Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 They're probably Holly Blue butterflies, which emerge earlier ? and are more common ? than the other blue butterflies. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1239924 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Thanks, BNG! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1239929 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Poste's Child Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 In Brockwell Park there's a swan sitting on a nest with seven big blue eggs. It seems completely unfazed by all the interest from passers-by but the park keepers have put up a fence to stop people getting too close. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1240028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Eva Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 I saw a Green Woodpecker in Dulwich Park today. I've only ever seen them in Nunhead Cemetery before Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1240040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs_B Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 we were watching a Green Woodpecker being very busy in a tree overlooking the tyre swing in the playground last week - couldn't make out if it is nesting there or not.. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1241967 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandNewGuy Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Just heard the first swift of the year near Dulwich Hospital. Summer is definitely on the way. Here's how the arrival compares to previous years:2011 ? May 92012 ? May 12013 ? May 172014 ? May 82015 ? May 92016 ? May 42017 - May 62018 ? May 8 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1244289 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornelia Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Distraught! Just found about 20 box caterpillars on my very small box hedge (three plants, about 20cm high and 60 long).My son is now keeping them as pets... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1244407 Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisemurray Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Friends in Oakhurst grove have had an invasion too. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1244408 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny1 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 AHA! Thanks for the news on the swifts BrandNewGuy. I thought I heard one today....I'll now listen out more optimistically. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/80/#findComment-1244447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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