tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post5161886653811520851..comments2024-03-26T16:59:23.236+00:00Comments on Ragged Robin's Nature Notes: A Visit to Marsh Lane Nature ReserveRagged Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-28441587335814608002019-01-08T11:22:26.092+00:002019-01-08T11:22:26.092+00:00Pam - Thank you. The gorse was really quite uplif...Pam - Thank you. The gorse was really quite uplifting! It is actually sunny and clear blue skies for once here today!Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-76870047873140958512019-01-07T11:24:12.587+00:002019-01-07T11:24:12.587+00:00Definitely a nice start to the year. It's love...Definitely a nice start to the year. It's lovely to see the splashes of colour. Grey seems to be the colour for 2019 so far!!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16453290738987000802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-36172601812989624792019-01-06T10:43:11.910+00:002019-01-06T10:43:11.910+00:00CherryPie - Thank you - yes it is a good reserve.
...CherryPie - Thank you - yes it is a good reserve.<br /><br />Ouch re: the gorse flower buds! My dad used to make wine but I don't remember gorse! There was plenty of dandelion, elderberry, elderflower, damson etc.! I miss those wines - I tried myself but was never very successful!Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-89680294680171415932019-01-05T23:49:49.298+00:002019-01-05T23:49:49.298+00:00It looks a lovely place to visit, full of wildlife...It looks a lovely place to visit, full of wildlife.<br /><br />The gorse reminds me of when my dad made gorse wine and he took us along to pick the flower buds. It was a prickly experience!CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-70715825634818287822019-01-04T16:27:23.443+00:002019-01-04T16:27:23.443+00:00Rosie - Thanks so much. It is great news that the...Rosie - Thanks so much. It is great news that the Greenfinches have made an appearance in your garden. It is years since I saw one at home although having said that I haven't seen any sign of disease in any garden birds. <br /><br />I dread to think of the disruption round here when the HS2 work commences in earnest :( So many habitats going to be destroyed including ancient woodland and you have to feel so sorry for people who will lose their homes or have the perishing thing quite close to them.Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-71177042472359595082019-01-04T15:13:02.304+00:002019-01-04T15:13:02.304+00:00Great post you saw lots of lovely birds. Nice to ...Great post you saw lots of lovely birds. Nice to hear of greenfinches appearing again we have had a couple in the garden recently we used to have lots until a few years ago. Love the cormorants, it's always a joy to see jays too as they are very secretive birds. Grr at HS2 spoiling so much of our lovely countryside:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-43650868674412112512019-01-04T11:54:36.306+00:002019-01-04T11:54:36.306+00:00Caroline Gill - Thanks so much. Wishing you good l...Caroline Gill - Thanks so much. Wishing you good luck with the Waxwing search so hope you get better views - they are such a beautiful bird. I've been seeing reports of sightings too in counties near by so have started checking out berry bushes locally!! :)Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-7305845509126143162019-01-03T22:29:31.298+00:002019-01-03T22:29:31.298+00:00What a wonderful 'early' bird list, RR! We...What a wonderful 'early' bird list, RR! We have Waxwings not far away and I would love to see a flock this year. We saw some in 2017, but only on a dark day when they were very high up in the treetops. Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-7265820957861855832019-01-03T16:22:02.678+00:002019-01-03T16:22:02.678+00:00David Gascoigne - Thank you - yes it is a good res...David Gascoigne - Thank you - yes it is a good reserve. I like Lapwings too and sadly they have declined due to agricultural intensification and also problems with chick mortality. I do see large flocks on nature reserves such as Marsh Lane, Ladywalk and Brandon Marsh but these days you rarely see them over fields as you did in the "old days".Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8320975515799225099.post-30173497047269594792019-01-03T13:40:27.363+00:002019-01-03T13:40:27.363+00:00Looks like a terrific place to visit and I am sure...Looks like a terrific place to visit and I am sure you are happy with your membership. I am especially delighted to see the Lapwings, certainly one of the most enigmatic shorebirds in the world, and one I look forward to seeing whenever I visit the UK. For a while over the last twenty years or so my sightings seemed to get fewer and fewer with each visit, but I last visited three years ago and saw decent flocks in several locations, so perhaps they are recovering somewhat. I am sure that the spread of mechanized farming must have impacted their breeding success. David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.com