Sue Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 "My" one wasn't yellow :) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1570936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandNewGuy Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 I saw a few comma butterflies around this afternoon while in the garden (see photo). Dull brown underwing, but very attractive 'on top'. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1570942 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigello Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Today I saw two https://butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/peacock - one near the back of the boys' school, near Upland/Friern and another near Friern/Goodrich. Have they been hibernating? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1571108 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandNewGuy Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Yes, summer's 'late developers' don't breed then, but hibernate and breed in spring. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1571194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabaker Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Last night I heard the hooting of an owl from nearby Dawson's Heights. This was quite exciting for me because in all my born days I have never seen or heard an owl in the wild. I'm no expert but looking it up in my bird call app I think it might have been a tawny owl. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1571748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asset Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Spotted a tadpole in my pond today. Bit early I thought? The spawn appeared only a couple of weeks ago Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1572579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigello Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 I?ve also heard a hoot from (what I think must be) an owl near there, early hours or late night. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1572641 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissthisguy Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 If Peckham Rye counts, there was a green woodpecker in the small garden with the pond and beehives this week. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1572646 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigello Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 In the past few days I have had mini flocks of sparrows (house, I think - about eight or so) eating from the suet cakes/balls in holders. Tits also but not as many as the sparrows. Where have they been till now? They don't look particularly young so don't think they've been born recently. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1572828 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabaker Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Sparrows seem to me to be quite picky about where they hang out. I've noticed a gathering of sparrows at the bottom end of Friern Rd. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1572848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigello Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Several new trees have been planted (with supports) at the flats on Friern near Etherow. 👍🌲 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1574008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabaker Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Encouraging news for a change Nigello. Let's hope they survive. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1574090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigello Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 There are two - I had seen more in the van and assumed all would be planted there. Still, it?s a start and likely are there to make up for the felled street trees nearby. (BTW, growing apple/pear/plum etc. trees from standard apples is easy; there are plenty of online videos on this. It?s likely not all pips will germinate but it?s pretty easy to try.) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1574315 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruthisOut Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Mabaker Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Sparrows seem to me to be quite picky about where> they hang out. I've noticed a gathering of> sparrows at the bottom end of Friern Rd.The main reason that sparrows are thriving in this small area is that there are a number of tall, thick hedges which provide essential shelter and roosts as well as insects. If you'd like to encourage them, it is so easy to plant a hedge.No hedges = no sparrows! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1574373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 TheTruthisOut Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Mabaker Wrote:> --------------------------------------------------> -----> > Sparrows seem to me to be quite picky about> where> > they hang out. I've noticed a gathering of> > sparrows at the bottom end of Friern Rd.> > The main reason that sparrows are thriving in this> small area is that there are a number of tall,> thick hedges which provide essential shelter and> roosts as well as insects. If you'd like to> encourage them, it is so easy to plant a hedge.> > No hedges = no sparrows!Also bamboo and climbers. You don't need a hedge! I get loads of sparrows in my little garden!I do feed and water them though. There is also a robin who often has a bath in the large saucer of water I put out. Actually there is a pair of robins. I think they are nesting in the climbers. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1574407 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellington Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 I saw a very large pheasant in Camberwell Old Cemetery a few days ago. I?ve also seen them over the years around Greendale. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1574467 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigello Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Female pheasant in P Rye Park formal garden, with the fountain, several months ago Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1574512 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabaker Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 TheTruthisOut Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> > The main reason that sparrows are thriving in this> small area is that there are a number of tall,> thick hedges which provide essential shelter and> roosts as well as insects. If you'd like to> encourage them, it is so easy to plant a hedge.> > No hedges = no sparrows!I have now planted some native trees for hedges.I noticed today that the sparrows have found a nice bit of real estate down Friern Road. There is a house there with a decoration high up on the front wall. It's like a pattern formed of holes that the sparrows can go in and use for nesting. Sorry I'm not explaining very well. Haven't got the vocabulary to explain this decorative architectural feature but the birds are loving it. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1574546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynne Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Saw a bat flying round and round the pond on the Rye as about 4.30. which I thought was a bit early? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1574708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigello Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Maybe or coukd it have been a bird? Sometimes small birds can flit in a similar way to a bat. I?ve yet to see any bat around these parts, alas. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1574748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynne Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Fairly sure it wasn't a bird. It came quite close to where we were standing Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1574749 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimwah Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Spotted a sparrow hawk today on Barry Road, shrieking in a tree briefly before flying off. They?re still around! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1574788 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazza6 Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Turtle basking on a fallen tree trunk over the lake in Belair Park. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1574808 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigello Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Which part of Barry? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1574827 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Just rescued a toad from a plant pot. It must have fallen in from a step above. I haven't seen a toad in our back garden since we moved in 20 odd years ago. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/330000-ed-nature-watch/page/116/#findComment-1574892 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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