Re: [Adastra] Radio programme about mink otters

2009-04-03 Thread HenriBrocklebank
And those of you that have been involved in the Sussex Wildlife Trust for a while may recognise one of the speakers as Bill Jenman (which probably explains why it is contentious!) Henri Henri Brocklebank Biodiversity Record Centre Manager Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre, Woods Mill,

[Adastra] Nesting blackbird bodyguard

2009-04-03 Thread Stephen Savage
Hi all I have been watching with interest a female blackbird that comes down to the gutter on our conservatory to find nesting materials. What I found particularly interesting was that although it was only the female that collected the materials, the male seemed to stand guard. He would appear

[Adastra] Ecclesbourne Glen

2009-04-03 Thread Richard Price
Today in Hastings the weather was misty and cold, I didn't expect to see many birds during my walk. But I was pleasantly surprised. At the viewpoint at the cliff top Ecclesbourne Glen I watched a Raven. It chased the crows from their perches on the cliff face and chased them round the sky.