Hi John Unfortunately its that time of year again and Bedfordshire experiences just a fraction of the number of badgers killed on the road. Mick ... From:...
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Tim Sharrock
timsharrock
Mar 1, 2006 10:30 am
Richard - When I first moved to Blunham (in 1977), I had seven pairs of Tree Sparrows nesting in boxes in my garden, and thought nothing of it. Big flocks...
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Tim Sharrock
timsharrock
Mar 1, 2006 1:47 pm
CROSSBILLS (heard but not seen) just west of the quarry. No Raven, Buzzard or Firecrest (indeed, no Goldcrests). - Tim & Nicky -- No virus found in this...
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Nigel Willits
willits1960
Mar 1, 2006 5:53 pm
Mole-hills have appeared in my Wrestlingworth garden over the last few weeks. As far as I can see there are no others in the vicinity, so where did it come...
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Renwick, Neil
neil.renwick@...
Mar 1, 2006 6:33 pm
One dead mole last night, on the road between the entrance to Shuttleworth college and the south end of Upper Caldecote Neil ... [Non-text portions of this...
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judy.knight@...
jknight381
Mar 1, 2006 7:05 pm
Hallo all, Mary is still having problems with email - she is receiving your messages but is unable to send messages either to individuals or the group. Please...
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pat.cavanagh@...
patcavanaghp...
Mar 3, 2006 8:56 am
There is a great scheme, set up by the Ramblers Association, to get all the footpaths in England and Wales walked by Sept 2007. For details see: ...
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steve williams
wallcreepers...
Mar 3, 2006 6:52 pm
Doing chores in the garden this afternoon paid dividends with both 2 spot and Pine Ladybird being seen. And a pair of GOLDCREST have returned to their breeding...
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John Pitts
pitts262003
Mar 3, 2006 9:18 pm
Hi Steve et al I was at Centenary Wood, Pulloxhill today helping the BCC outdoor team cut willows and poplars for basket work and hedging. Beautiful day,...
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Mary Sheridan
mary@...
Mar 4, 2006 10:39 am
After a very frustrating week, and pounds lighter (not in weight unfortunately!), my e-mail problems have been cured. The garden is alive with birds this...
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mike russell (RRes-Ro...
mike.russell@...
Mar 4, 2006 11:15 am
A freshly dead animal this morning along the B653 just south of East Hyde and just inside Hertfordshire at TL 134 166. The corpse was mid road and already a...
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Mick McCarrick
michael426231
Mar 4, 2006 1:10 pm
Hello Mike and all Thats the first report of a polecat (albiet in Herts) since 23rd July 2005, in the Chiltern Green area. Road casualty again seen by, lets...
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Mick McCarrick
michael426231
Mar 4, 2006 3:59 pm
Have just received a email for a Big Cat Conference on the 24th - 26th March at Marston Trussell, Market Harborough, Leicestershire. Cost is £20 in advance...
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don green
green4go@...
Mar 5, 2006 9:27 am
Good morning Mick, Just watched a weasel in my Bidwell garden, the first sighting in 2006. It was seen regularly in 2005 and probably bred but not proven. Also...
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mike russell (RRes-Ro...
mike.russell@...
Mar 5, 2006 2:04 pm
Hi Mick and All, With this latest record I would guess that a small colony probably exists somewhere along the valley and at a guess centred somewhere close to...
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steve williams
wallcreepers...
Mar 5, 2006 2:51 pm
Mike, The Polecat is, I believe a native species, unlike the dreaded Mink. It apparently once had a wide British distribution, but then largely dissapeared...
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Sheila Brooke
hetsgalore
Mar 5, 2006 3:00 pm
Like, Mary, I have had the pleasure of several visits from Siskins during the last week. I have seen a pair at the niger seed and have also seen a male and a...
3234
michael426231
Mar 5, 2006 4:23 pm
Hello Mike As Steve mentions the Polecat is a native species and thought to have colonised Great Britian after the last ice age. The current population in...
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Barry Squires
birdingbas
Mar 6, 2006 2:48 pm
According to J.Steele Elliott in his 1936 publication "Bedfordshire Vermin Payments. Concerning the Destruction of 'Vermin' by Parish Officials during the XV1...
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John Pitts
pitts262003
Mar 6, 2006 5:54 pm
A visit to DENR this am to check for large willows. Lovely morning but clouding over later on. Nothing of great exception, loads of Blackbirds, some mole...
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Mick McCarrick
michael426231
Mar 6, 2006 9:59 pm
For further interest there is a six page article on Polecats in the March edition of the BBC Wildlife magazine by Dr Johnny Birks which gives a insight into...
3238
bnhs_news_group@yahoo...
Mar 6, 2006 11:06 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the bnhs_news_group group. File : /Luffia...
3239
bnhs_news_group@yahoo...
Mar 6, 2006 11:06 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the bnhs_news_group group. File : /Luffia...
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Andy Banthorpe
andybanthorpe
Mar 6, 2006 11:10 pm
Hi all, You will probably remember that Keith Balmer had a feeding case of a bagworm moth on a treetrunk a few days ago. On Sunday Melissa found many of these ...
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Martin Fleming
martin_r101
Mar 6, 2006 11:13 pm
Very interesting... but not what you'd call... "beautiful". ;-) Martin ... From: "Andy Banthorpe" <andybanthorpe@...> To: "BNHS Newsgroup"...
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Tim Sharrock
timsharrock
Mar 7, 2006 11:16 am
SWISS GARDENS Green Woodpecker - 1 GS & LS - 0 Siskin - 0 Nuthatch - 0 Mandarin Duck - 12 (6 pairs, behaving as pairs, flying around noisily) Drizzle - lots -...
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Bashford, Richard
richardbashford
Mar 8, 2006 5:11 pm
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Graham Bellamy
gcbellamy@...
Mar 8, 2006 7:19 pm
now its warmed up a bit my garden frogs who have been lurking paired up below the ice, are now fully active, with lots of splashing around going on...expect...
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Sheila Brooke
hetsgalore
Mar 9, 2006 10:12 am
I have a clump of frog spawn in my pond today. I expect other have already had some but a bit earlier this year I think it was 18 March last year. Sheila ...
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Tim Sharrock
timsharrock
Mar 9, 2006 10:29 am
My pond, on the other hand, is still covered in ice. - Tim * ... From: "Sheila Brooke" <brooke.se@...> To: "BNHS News Group"...
