Farmland and environmental protection

[Arthur]

Bit of whitethorn putting out leaf and not a daffodil open around here..

 

[Patrol]

 

[Patrol]

Plenty of frogs spawning this year. In a different location to other years tho.

 

[Blackwater boy]

I think it’s a sparrow hawk, I don’t think it’s a buzzard. There seems to be far more of them around in the last few months than I’ve seen for years. There was 3 of them in that field where I took the pics. They seem to get on well with the crows are they would have been within 20 feet of each other.

 

[Ozzy Scott]

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I think it’s a sparrow hawk, I don’t think it’s a buzzard. There seems to be far more of them around in the last few months than I’ve seen for years. There was 3 of them in that field where I took the pics. They seem to get on well with the crows are they would have been within 20 feet of each other.

You must be seeing things, farming practices are destroying bird populations

 

[Blackwater boy]

You must be seeing things, farming practices are destroying bird populations

Is it a sparrow hawk do you think?

 

[Ozzy Scott]

Is it a sparrow hawk do you think?

I would have taught it is a small bit too big for a sparrow hawk? Probably one though. Male hawks can be small aswell. It's the girls that are big

 

[Paw]

Is it a sparrow hawk do you think?

Sounds more like a buzzard

 

[WestCorkBoy]

Looks more like a Buzzard to me.

 

[gone]

Lovely pics.
Looks Like a Buzzard to me, the Sparrowhawk is smaller, it's wings come more to a point and are extremely fast hunters and fliers, much more likely to get a picture of a Sparrowhawk perched than hunting, impressive to watch hunting, but it tends to be very quick and over nearly as soon as it starts.

 

[headcase]

this is the 1 helping out here

 

[Patrol]

 

[Patrol]

 

[ChrisM]

Is anyone else noticing an increase in the number of flatworms this year? I know I'm finding them every time I move something in the garden, but unsure what exactly to do apart from removing the ones that I see. I wonder how much damage it's having to the land for growing too.

 

[Blackwater boy]

 

[nashmach]

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Well wear!

 

[Deerehunter]

Was in the yard this morning and saw a chuff up on a shed. It then flew into the workshop. Called over my old lad to show him only to discover a pair of them in there. They off lively so have no pic. Its over 20yrs since we saw one on the farm. They are black with red legs and curved beak.

 

[Bot.exe]

The resident pheasant on his way down to the creep feeder after moving the cattle.

 

[KTM 450]

Well wear!

Tell us more. Is that an MX loader bracket? New bus?

 

[Blackwater boy]

There was 8 of them on the river bank yesterday eve. This one was perched on the bridge this morning.

 

[Ozzy Scott]

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There was 8 of them on the river bank yesterday eve. This one was perched on the bridge this morning.

We have a few here along rivers, happy out amongst the cattle grazing

 

[Bog Man]

I heard a Woodpecker yesterday.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1388870216294281218

 

[gone]

Any guesses?
The bottom of the yard.

 

[Bog Man]

Six sygnets . They made a hissing sound when the dog ran over near them . Very intimidating.

 

[Patrol]