Message posted by Fiona W via mobile 26/7/2021 at 8:16pm Outfit: Autosleepers: Clubman > Nuevo. Location: Ayrshire
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This year has been an excellent year for Orchids.they are just at the end here on the Marches. We found a Butterfly Orchid for first time this year, that was on Llynn Peninsular. Locally to us this year we found :- Marsh, Bee, Pyramidial, Common Spotted, Twayblade and Early Purple Orchids.
Re Green Woodpeckers or Yaffle as some folk call them. They are mainly ant eaters they are very common where we live we live,they occaisionally visit our garden. If you ever see what looks like a burnout cigarette ash on the ground it would be Green Woodpecker poo.
The Great Spotted Woodpecker is a regular visitor to our garden
Message posted by Ina via mobile 27/7/2021 at 7:19am Outfit: Coachman 460 VIP; VW Tiguan Location: Lancashire
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Quote: Originally posted by Oswestry Ed on 26/7/2021
The Great Spotted Woodpecker is a regular visitor to our garden
We get them too, several times a day. Last year and this year they also brought their young to the feeders in our garden; they are now coming by themselves, lovely birds. We also get a couple of nuthatches, but curiously, we didn't see any for about 2 months. Not just us, but neighbours said the same. Then a couple of weeks ago, they appeared again and visit several times a day, like they did before.
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Message posted by Oswestry Ed via mobile 28/7/2021 at 9:20am Outfit: POSSL 2Win Location: Marches
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Quote: Originally posted by Oswestry Ed on 26/7/2021
This year has been an excellent year for Orchids.they are just at the end here on the Marches. We found a Butterfly Orchid for first time this year, that was on Llynn Peninsular. Locally to us this year we found :- Marsh, Bee, Pyramidial, Common Spotted, Twayblade and Early Purple Orchids.
Re Green Woodpeckers or Yaffle as some folk call them. They are mainly ant eaters they are very common where we live we live,they occaisionally visit our garden. If you ever see what looks like a burnout cigarette ash on the ground it would be Green Woodpecker poo.
The Great Spotted Woodpecker is a regular visitor to our garden
No wonder they like my garden then...I have more than my fair share of ants this year!!
Message posted by Fiona W via mobile 28/7/2021 at 10:57am Outfit: Autosleepers: Clubman > Nuevo. Location: Ayrshire
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Confirms we don’t have GWs in much of Scotland. I must have seen them Down South. There’s a recording as well as the distribution map in RSPB:-
https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/green-woodpecker/
Topic: Nature Diary
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