Wildlife

markpack · April 2020

Is it just my imagination or are there a lot more wild birds around at the moment?

flembo · April 2020

I could see a bird of prey high up in the sky this morning.

LukeG · April 2020

Maybe we can hear them better?! Or there are less cars scaring them away ☺️

cmo · April 2020

More stars too, the drop in pollution presumably. Silver linings.

rikki · April 2020

More insects without a doubt too. Bumblebees - hurrah!
I hope people learn from this and we don't return to "normal".

LukeG · April 2020

I was wondering if the home boundness will make people realise they need to invest in their neighbourhood

krappyrubsnif · April 2020

All of the above

markpack · April 2020

Rikki - I imagine the big drop in traffic is good for insects given how many vehicles can kill (if I half-remember a podcast on this topic from a few years ago correctly...!)

Arkady · April 2020

More bees, more birds. Saw a pair of jays in Alexandra Park last week- might be a first for me on London. Lots of sparrows too.

LukeG · April 2020

Yeh, there's been some Jays around the overground tracks too! Good news.

Arkady · April 2020

Great tits seem to be singing in ever larger numbers every year up here at Mount View Road, too.

Arkady · April 2020

I saw my first hairy-footed flower bee exploring my wildflowers a few days ago, too.

Ali · April 2020

There are a few resident Jays in SG. We also had a Peacock butterfly, first I have seen for years

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nature-notes-butterflies-frlms6k97xj

Arkady · April 2020

So many bees this year. This morning I had carder bees, banded white tails and red mason bees simultaneously show up on my balcony. And while watching them, a hummingbird hawk moth showed up - that's a first for me in London!

Arkady · April 2020

And a goldfinch! Are they common around here? I'm new to twitching.

flembo · April 2020

Yes, the goldfinches can be seen in the area. They used to come to our bird feeder. It's great that the wildlife is thriving. You can even hear the owl in the distance in the Parkland Walk.

krappyrubsnif · April 2020

I think the goldfinches come and go. I had a flock of 9 or 10 on my bird feeder not long ago, they seem to have scarpered, probably nesting out in the woods. Blackbirds are seasonal too, they ate all nesting locally now but for part of the year you dont see them because they are all on their holidays out of town - something to do with food I expect.

krappyrubsnif · April 2020

Has anyone seen the swifts yet?

Ali · April 2020

Working from home means some gazing time into the garden. This week I have seen Robins, Blackbirds, Magpies, Great Tit, blue tit, starings, sparrows, Jays, Crows, seagulls, wren, Goldfinches, Pigeons Have in the past seen a noisy woodpecker and thosey green parrots things. Quite a few foxes and grey Squirrel s around as well,. Also Frog's in the pond

krappyrubsnif · April 2020

I have never seen a chaffinch in this manor.

Billy Bookcase · April 2020

Lots of Chaffinches in my garden. The Greenfinches and Goldfinches have even taught them to use the seed feeder.

krappyrubsnif · April 2020

Im jealous. Greenfinches too! These birds must be very local. What seed do you put out?

Billy Bookcase · April 2020

Shelled sunflower. It's a magnet.

flembo · April 2020

Never seen any greenfinches or chaffinches in the garden. Glad the starlings are back. The swifts should be back in early May. I haven't seen any butterflies yet.

dion · April 2020

Red kite circling over Florence and Victoria just now

dion · April 2020

Just saw two swifts fly over. A bit early for here normally first week of May so maybe they aren't locals but en route to somewhere else

dion · April 2020

Okay saw some more swifts today quite high. Maybe they have come a bit early because of the bad weather over Spain

flembo · April 2020

I finally saw the two swifts today. Late April/Early May is when they fly over so perfect timing.

Billy Bookcase · April 2020

We saw a Buzzard over the MVP railway bridge on Saturday pm.

krappyrubsnif · April 2020

I *think* I glimpsed a swift, up very high, today. These are the most avidly anticipated swifts in N4 history.

krappyrubsnif · April 2020

Am I right in thinking there are more and brassier gulls than usual over London?

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