January is always busy on the peregrine front, a number of boxes/trays to clean out and the odd repair, here and there, as yet another breeding season is nearly on us. Peregrines are messy beasts and not house proud and I always like to replace/turn the substrate over, in case any parasites are lurking in the substrate.
I have also made another Little Owl box, this will be going up on Sunday, hopefully it will not be taken over by the Squirrels. I have another couple of these Little Owl boxes, on one, it’s been in situ since early last year.3 times I have turfed out squirrel nests, each time I have done it they have stuffed it full again using it as a Drey the little buggers. The mindset is that eventually they will come to realise it’s not a good place.
On another note recently, some good friends very kindly took down a Barnie box that I had on the side of a tree, a Barnie had been in it (pellet at the bottom) however I had seen Squirrels entering it, so time to relocate it.
Take a look at what came out, quite amazing.
Take a look at what came out, quite amazing.
I also recently got lucky and found a couple of Pink footed Geese locally, initially on Damyns Hall Aerodrome before relocating to Ingrebourne Valley and from there Rainham RSPB. Hopefully they will remain in the area for a while so everyone can catch up with them.
The record is only the 2nd record for the Valley and more or less 12 years after the first, which was February 10th 2010.
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