Springwatch 2017

[Arkle]

Yes I think I knew about the depression. Didn't know he's got Meniere's - something I have to battle with too actually. So he has my sympathy.

Doesn't sound pleasant at all so you have my sympathy. It's the Asberger's that surprises me slightly.

I'm not sure this spider love story is working and I'm now imagining Martin using his palpae to gently pass his sperm on to Gillian...

 

[Son of Stan]

Doesn't sound pleasant at all so you have my sympathy. It's the Asberger's that surprises me slightly.

I'm not sure this spider love story is working and I'm now imagining Martin using his palpae to gently pass his sperm on to Gillian...

 You need help!
No - the dual voice over isn't doing it for me. Too much like an M&S advert... if they did adverts for spiders, that is.

 

[Barnacle Boy]

Kingfishers

 

[Fetch Fletch]

We've got a robin keeps coming and sitting on our fence. Proud little fella he is.

 

[Son of Stan]

We've got a robin keeps coming and sitting on our fence. Proud little fella he is.

Do you know for certain it's a he? Males are bolder coloured than the females I think.

 

[Fetch Fletch]

Do you know for certain it's a he? Males are bolder coloured than the females I think.

He's VERY red breasted.

 

[Dinsdale]

We've got a robin keeps coming and sitting on our fence. Proud little fella he is.

Absolute psychopaths of the bird world. Mam had one at hers that would attack its own reflection in car mirrors.

 

[Son of Stan]

He's VERY red breasted.

That's me told!

 

[Fetch Fletch]

Absolute psychopaths of the bird world. Mam had one at hers that would attack its own reflection in car mirrors.

now that's territorial! It's a very friendly little chap, has no issue with being watched.

 

[Arkle]

now that's territorial! It's a very friendly little chap, has no issue with being watched.

You've put a webcam in the robin's bathroom?

 

[Fetch Fletch]

You've put a webcam in the robin's bathroom?

now there's an idea! We are actually getting our nest cam fitted now the soffit is finished!

 

[Barnacle Boy]

It flexes its anus

 

[Swindon On Tour]

Do you know for certain it's a he? Males are bolder coloured than the females I think.

Male has a tiny white streak under its wing.
Apart from that very difficult to tell them apart.

 

[Arkle]

The packmeister taking the piss out of Chelsea's fally over Brazilians there...

 

[Barnacle Boy]

Amazing!
Haway the surrogate peregrine

 

[Son of Stan]

That's just incredible. I feel rather emotional by that. Especially seeing the other chick accepting it. Fabulous.

 

[Arkle]

That's just incredible. I feel rather emotional by that. Especially seeing the other chick accepting it. Fabulous.

That was ace, followed so quickly by the loft martens as well...

 

[Son of Stan]

That was ace, followed so quickly by the loft martens as well...

I am loving the martens. How big is the adult marten? I couldn't gauge it properly. She has got some tail there.

 

[Arkle]

I am loving the martens. How big is the adult marten? I couldn't gauge it properly. She has got some tail there.

Wikipedia reckons body up to 53cm and tail up to 25cm. Females usually a little bit smaller than males. They're not overtaking red pandas or fennec foxes worldwide yet but they've drawn level with aardvarks worldwide but they are well clear for me as far favourite British wild mammal is concerned.

 

[Son of Stan]

Wikipedia reckons body up to 53cm and tail up to 25cm. Females usually a little bit smaller than males. They're not overtaking red pandas or fennec foxes worldwide yet but they've drawn level with aardvarks worldwide but they are well clear for me as far favourite British wild mammal is concerned.

Definitely bigger than I had thought! Have you ever seen one?