BrandNewGuy

Yeah, right... From the RSPB: "Ring-necked parakeets are usually vegetarian in their natural habitat in Asia, but in Britain they are omnivorous, taking any kind of scraps available in urban and suburban environment. Ring-necked parakeets feed on a wide variety of fruit, berries, nuts, seeds, grain, household scraps, and even meat." No mention of predating kittens and mice.

I've often seen peregrines in summer flying around the Sally Army tower ? the adults use it to help teach the fledglings to fly and hunt. It wouldn't surprise me if a pair took up residence, as it's a perfect spot. Parakeets are definitely possible prey, but peregrines mainly go for the slower feral pigeons.

Ditto for Kapten. I've avoided Uber because of their poor practices for both drivers and the public. Kapten have addressed most of these issues, I believe, even though they're still part of the gig economy. Joined a couple of weeks ago and no complaints so far.

And the trees sold in the car park at The Plough are in aid of St Christopher's Hospice.

A friend has a spare ticket for tonight's game. PM me asap if you want it. Face value ?12.

The winner of the foil-clad cup competition...

You could try the DHFC Forum on Urban75. https://www.urban75.net/forums/forums/dulwich-hamlet-fc.93/

Yes, there are one or two jackdaws around, but they tend not to mix with the carrion crows. They're also very resourceful and will sneak about near the crows looking for food opportunities.

No, they're all carrion crows ? the 'regular' kind of crow. The fledgling crows take a while to get their dark black sheen, plus I've noticed quite a bit of albinism in the Peckham Rye crow population. There are several with a number of white and grey feathers. Someone I know has made a short film about these crows as they're a fascinating example of a species changing its behaviour relatively quickly in the face of changes in the environment. Traditionally in the countryside, carrion crows were relatively solitary birds, whereas rooks were the highly sociable kind. But as crows have moved into towns and cities, they've become more sociable (probably a good strategy for finding food and finding a mate) and have developed social hierarchies. This is just within the last twenty years or so, which is remarkably rapid. But crows, as has been said, are amazingly good learners and experimenters, so they've found a niche quickly and successfully. As you can probably tell, I love 'em :)

Esther Woolfson's book "Corvus: A Life With Birds" is a fascinating and funny book about making a home for crows (including a rook and magpie).

A litle further afield but a big shout out for LoveGift Vegan Cafe between Hither Green and Blackheath. Lovely home-cooked vegan Caribbean fare and a warm welcome: https://www.happycow.net/reviews/lovegift-vegan-cafe-south-east-london-57965

They're a bit useless at self-defence, but they are big and that will put off a fox. There are far easier pickings in south London than trying to hunt down a large and very feathery meal :)

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What are the odds of there being tickets left over > for us ordinary joes? Best bet is to go to Saturday's home game v Bath City. Get there for 1.30, go and buy your FA Cup tickets in the bar and then relax with a pint or two before kick off :) Once the season ticket / trust members plus those going to the game on Saturday have bought tickets, I doubt there'll be very many going on general sale.

Bank card will be fine.

Yeah, I wondered about shareholders. Seems a shame that their commitment to the club doesn't give priority, though I suspect a large majority of them will also be season ticket holders and/or Trust members. It will be segregated. I hope not in the same way that it was for last season's Woking game, where they were given the 'Toilets Opposite' stand. I'm sure there won't be alcohol allowed outside the bar area, but tbc. Slight aside - as a shareholder (as well as a season ticket holder and a Trust member), I'm a bit concerned about the lack of communication in general from the club. We haven't had the AGM that was promised for July and there are lots of matters concerning the proposed development, finances etc about which we've heard nothing. I appreciate that the board and the club's officials have a lot on their plate, but it would be good to hear from them.

Full details are now available for how to buy tickets to the FA Cup game: https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/emirates-fa-cup-1st-round--how-to-buy-your-ticket-2480944.html

Ticket prices are confirmed as ?12 (?7 concessions), which is great news ? well done to the club for not exploiting the occasion. Ticket sale details are to be announced "imminently".

They're known to use the cover of all the greenery of railway embankments to venture this close in to central London. Pheasant motorways :)

There were actually two pheasants there ? a male and a female. Here's a snap of the male:

And yes! Hamlet's game v Carlisle Utd is going to be live on BBC2 on the evening of Fri November 8th. That's going to be some night... No news on ticket allocations yet. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000b2sb

Just had a report of a pheasant on the St Olave's playing fields next to Green Dale cycle path. The East Dulwich Shoot will convene at 4pm. Volunteer beaters required...

Wow! That should cover the 'leccy bill :)

Hamlet have a First Round home tie against League Two side Carlisle Utd. A great draw... Exact date and time tbc, but this would make an attractive live TV prospect.

A tremendous 2-1 win for Hamlet at Havant & Waterlooville sees them into the FA Cup First Round for the first time in 20 years. The draw will take place live on BBC Two on Monday evening at 7.10pm.

Some amazing field mushrooms on Peckham Rye just over the road from Harris Boys'. Also quite a few clumps of 'liberty cap' magic mushrooms in the grass near Homestall Road. Having the former for lunch and leaving the latter alone :)