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Bernard McGurrin


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speaking to a fellow dog walker who told me he had seen 2 foxes off the concrete road.

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Bernard McGurrin


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C9 brief glimpse of a fox, first i've seen over here for months, although a couple of fellow dog walkers have told me they have seen a large dog fox quite regularly,

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Bernard McGurrin


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C9 2 grey squirrel this morning but no repeat of yesterdays acrobatic display.

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Bernard McGurrin


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C9 a grey squirrel put on a superb acrobatic display for about 5 mins this morning didn't seem to be any purpose to it, it just seemed to be playing.

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Bernard McGurrin


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1 peacock butterfly,

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Gordon Newman


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1 Peacock Butterfly C9 by tarmac road a.m


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Painted Lady , Peacock ,Speckled Wood butterflies seen this morning

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Bernard McGurrin


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male Brimstone butterfly in fields beside Diggle Flash early afternoon, very yellow in colour.

-- Edited by Bernard McGurrin on Thursday 5th of September 2013 04:20:14 PM

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weasel on path by fishermens car park by Diggle Flash 17.15

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Bernard McGurrin


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weasel darted across the path above Diggle flash this afternoon.

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Bernard McGurrin


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dinner plate sized terrapin sunning itself on a log at Fir Tree flash, dropped into the water when disturbed by a cyclist

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Bernard McGurrin


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good numbers of butterfly before the rain came, my butterfly id is not great but i did spot, large white, small white, gatekeeper, meadow brown and peacock,
The rowan trees are now packed with berries is this normal or are they late? none of them had berries in winter when the fieldfare etc normally feed on them consequently i didn't see antything like as many fieldfare as in previous years.
1 dead shrew on tarmac road wednesday morning.

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Bernard McGurrin


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2 dead shrew on concrete road above Diggle flash this morning, Hundreds of small frogs ( approx 1/4 inch ) on paths around Diggle flash and on Tarmac road all seem to be heading away from the water into the fields.

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1 Mink on path just beyond Nevisons Flash heading towards Plank Lane 10.10a.m

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Bernard McGurrin


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3 bats just off new road with other bats around Diggle flash, i think pipistrelle but not sure.

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late post for last night, 5 adult frogs in different areas around Diggle Flash, plenty of young frogs showing over the past 3/4 days

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Bernard McGurrin


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2 Rabbits C9.

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Gordon Newman


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1 Fox edge of C6/C4 by ditch 08.15

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1 Grey Squirrel on island of Fir Tree Flash pm

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Bernard McGurrin


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21-10pm last night fox on path towards Higher Hall flash, 22-14pm Hedgehog on path across field beside flash.

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fox in field beside new road 20-27pm
at least 6 bats close to higher hall flash at 21-20pm, i think pipistrelle but not 100% sure.
3 rabbit on flash car park 21-30pm

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fox strolling down the path beside new road just before 8-00pm this evening

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Weasel crossed path near Higher Hall Flash, 3rd weasel seen this week 2 at Pennington on Tuesday.

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Fox bounding through the long grass at 10-49am, toads around Higher Hall flash.

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Fox on Leigh side of rucks at 13-53 then another fox around Higher Hall flash at 15-02.

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at 2-37 a stoat crossed the track about 5 yards in front of me, at bottom of new road on old farm track.

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Fox just off the new road built to service proposed golf course, had a bit of a staring match with my young rotty before being disturbed by a collie coming the other way. ( rotty was on the lead)

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Fox on access road off Smiths Lane late afternoon Sat 26th

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saw a fox being teased by 2 magpies in field near crankwood at 3-45pm
2 squirrel playing in trees around fir tree flash at 5-20pm



-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 1st of November 2011 02:16:53 PM

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