tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post7812706303616664742..comments2024-03-26T16:59:23.236+00:00Comments on Ragged Robin's Nature Notes: Local Birding and Garden MothsRagged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-26728933527500126012013-10-28T20:12:50.587+00:002013-10-28T20:12:50.587+00:00David Turner Many thanks :) I received the newsle...David Turner Many thanks :) I received the newsletter today for July to September and it looks a great site for butterflies too incl. Purple Hairstreak :)<br /><br />Thanks for good wishes re: MduJ - fingers crossed for you too :)<br /><br />SeagullSuzie Many thanks. Really looking forward to visiting Marsh Lane regularly. Back is a lot better now thanks - not 100% but getting there slowly :)Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-6647210183831487632013-10-28T17:00:55.755+00:002013-10-28T17:00:55.755+00:00Delighted your Marsh Lane permit has arrived. I ho...Delighted your Marsh Lane permit has arrived. I hope you are able to get plenty of use from it. Sorry to hear your back is bad.<br />What a great list of birds already.SeagullSuziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15857680854262709165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-54351902873378497982013-10-28T15:03:47.618+00:002013-10-28T15:03:47.618+00:00That looks like a great reserve and I look forward...That looks like a great reserve and I look forward to hearing more reports in the coming weeks and months :-)<br /><br />A very similar situation here as regards moths and it seems we continue to more or less catch the same species. I still have my fingers crossed that you manage to get a MduJ before the end of the season :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-43861021009865084492013-10-27T18:42:32.046+00:002013-10-27T18:42:32.046+00:00Pete Duxon - Many thanks Pete. Back is better than...Pete Duxon - Many thanks Pete. Back is better than it was!<br /><br />I saw the Black Swan on the initial visits in September - think there is only one but I'll have a look through all the newsletters and Annual Report and see if I can find out more about them.Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-41405959489257215372013-10-27T15:20:15.361+00:002013-10-27T15:20:15.361+00:00hope the back clears up.
Black Swans are interest...hope the back clears up.<br /><br />Black Swans are interesting birds. Lots of them about now wonder how much they are breeding....The Quacks of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165918541194607143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-81466655699742210402013-10-27T10:46:12.369+00:002013-10-27T10:46:12.369+00:00Margaret Adamson - Many thanks :) Just wish I'...Margaret Adamson - Many thanks :) Just wish I'd checked out reserve years ago and joined before now!Have been reading Annual Report etc and looks great site for birds :)Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-27742637246748380162013-10-27T07:38:21.557+00:002013-10-27T07:38:21.557+00:00HI RR Glad you decided to get the permit as we kn...HI RR Glad you decided to get the permit as we know will know and see more of the Marsh in the future.Sorry to hear about your back. Good collection of wildfowl and great to see the green woodpecker.Margaret Birding For Pleasurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400663056547331997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-77571150230141428352013-10-26T21:07:38.349+01:002013-10-26T21:07:38.349+01:00Lou Mary - Many thanks :) Yes, it was great to see...Lou Mary - Many thanks :) Yes, it was great to see the dragons - think it would prove to be a good site for them. No frosts here yet :)<br /><br />Wendy - Many thanks :) Back a lot better thanks - just painful when lying in bed at night now :( Glad you enjoyed the moths and yes, it is good to see kestrels :)<br /><br />Em Parkinson - Many thanks :) Think could well be last moth photos for this year - rain forecast now for several days but will try & trap for a few more weeks.Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-68933374531019745452013-10-26T20:13:46.783+01:002013-10-26T20:13:46.783+01:00Always happy to look at moths and very pleased you...Always happy to look at moths and very pleased you've got your permit - it looks like a fabulous place.Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-68827154194190757162013-10-26T19:56:33.765+01:002013-10-26T19:56:33.765+01:00I'm glad the permits have arrived at last, but...I'm glad the permits have arrived at last, but sorry to hear about your back. Hope all is well now. Good to see there are so many different birds there to watch. I do love Kestrels and now I don't see so many around every sight is very special. Love the moths, as always.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02792703802542843791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-4985262697059627082013-10-26T16:02:53.095+01:002013-10-26T16:02:53.095+01:00It is good the permit finally arrived. Sorry to he...It is good the permit finally arrived. Sorry to hear you have had a bad back, but glad it is on the mend. A great list for only a few hours birding. I can't believe how many dragons are still around. The first frost will bump them off I think, but before then it is a nice reminder of the things which were so abundant in the summer!Lou Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933986820262509435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-51440049642536715712013-10-26T11:20:26.445+01:002013-10-26T11:20:26.445+01:00Toffeeapple - Many thanks. I think the Reserve hol...Toffeeapple - Many thanks. I think the Reserve holds great promise for all sorts of good wildlife :)<br /><br />Dean Stables - Many thanks Dean - Feathered Thorn is so beautiful :)<br /><br />Countryside Tales - Many thanks. Rather relieved permits finally arrived :)<br /><br />Think moth trapping out of question here too this weekend - rain last night and as you say strong winds and more rain to come :(Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-82033477397235639542013-10-26T10:12:20.100+01:002013-10-26T10:12:20.100+01:00Yay for the permit! Sods law you had a bad back wh...Yay for the permit! Sods law you had a bad back when it finally arrived :-(<br /><br />I've not run our trap this week and with this huge storm forecast not sure I should tonight! It's already pretty windy here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-65312420625231743522013-10-26T07:54:55.957+01:002013-10-26T07:54:55.957+01:00Some good stuff there, Caroline. Feathered Thorns ...Some good stuff there, Caroline. Feathered Thorns are one of my favourite species of the autumn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-39693269496258312072013-10-25T21:27:30.578+01:002013-10-25T21:27:30.578+01:00I am glad that your permits turned up at last, you...I am glad that your permits turned up at last, you'll have a new place to wander around now. That is a good number of species for a start, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com