ED Nature Watch

[solar]

Goodrich school has a pond next to Dunstans Road. It may have come from there.

[Nigello]

Yes, that's possible. How come it was moving away from the pond? Do they go a-wandering often, frogs? Is there a boggy area on the Hill?

[Sue]

Frogs don't live in ponds usually, I think? They go there to mate in the Spring? :)

I stand to be corrected.

They certainly wander round my garden at night in the Summer. And used to hibernate in the Winter in a tub I had (but I don't have water in the tub any more).

[Asset]

Lots of frogs around my garden. I am now careful raking up the leaves as I have once raked one to death and I still feel bad about it. They like to plot under piles of damp leaves.

[Sue]

Asset Wrote:

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> . They like to

> plot under piles of damp leaves.

Plot :))

[Lynne]

Green woodpecker on Goose Green yesterday morning

[Nigello]

I have seen pigeion-like birds, perching about 50' up in the plane trees on Goose Green. They are leaner than pigeons and I can't see whether they have a ring around the neck, which would make them a collared dove. They fly at height to the church steeple sometimes. What could they be? (Not parakeets)

[first mate]

Indeed, as in Chaucer's The Parliament of Fowls!

Sue Wrote:

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> Plot :))

[AylwardS]

If you pass by and have not been to Greendale Fields recently have a look. The Counci have put in paths and benches but there are still wilder areas for birds and wildlife. I?ve walked through to Sainsbury?s a few times and heard a woodpecker (greater S potted I think though I?ve not seen it yet) and heard a greenfinch. Hoping the whitethrots will be back soon

[first mate]

A beautiful Jay has been visiting my garden. I understand they are not good news for fledglings but gorgeous plumage.

[malumbu]

They are collared doves

Ring isn't that clear.

Nigello Wrote:

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> I have seen pigeion-like birds, perching about 50'

> up in the plane trees on Goose Green. They are

> leaner than pigeons and I can't see whether they

> have a ring around the neck, which would make them

> a collared dove. They fly at height to the church

> steeple sometimes. What could they be? (Not

> parakeets)

[stacker285]

Pheasant spotted on goose green today!

[Sue]

stacker285 Wrote:

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> Pheasant spotted on goose green today!

It's not April 1 yet :)

[nxjen]

Sue Wrote:

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> It's not April 1 yet :)

They?ve been seen before in the area http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?5,1800927,page=1

[BrandNewGuy]

Yes, there's a cock pheasant who's taken up residence in Dog Kennel Hill Wood behind Sainsburys.

[Sue]

Blimey!

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

*countdown to August 12th commences*

[Sue]

:))

[Penguin68]

countdown to August 12th commences

That's grouse - Pheasant season is 1st October to 1st February. Where this one is, and being now at least a season old, he's actually pretty safe.

[julie157]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> *countdown to August 12th commences*

Spotted him marching down Chadwick Grove yesterday.He flew over the wall into Thomas Carleton Centre.I fear his fate if he wandered past one of the butchers shops in Choumert Road.......

[Nigello]

Honey bees and bumble (or similar) bees plus a single small tortoiseshell butterfly in Dulwich library gardens on the apple and cherry blossoms

[Asset]

I had a blackcap in my garden yesterday. I've never seen one before. Apparently they are usually summer visitors.

[MarkT]

frogs have arrived in my butler sink mini pond.

[Sue]

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> frogs have arrived in my butler sink mini pond.

Hooray!

[malumbu]

Saw blackcaps on berries in December, they occasionally overwinter here. Two goldfinches today - maybe not rare but excites me!