Posted by Mark sellings on January 25, 2008 at 10:10 AM
Hi all,
Been many many months since I even picked up a camera, but starting to think about Spring and Dippers etc so hopefully will get out and do some photography soon. By chance went to look at a local site today I had never been to and found a pair of Great Crested Grebes with a nest already built and displaying away! Is it me or is this very early - does it suggest Spring is here already in January?!
We too have witnessed early displaying and nesting, haven't been able to get close enough or had decent enough weather to take photographs... its possible that the unsettled weather, in particular the unseasonal mild temperatures is fooling them a little, I worry that if they do succesfully breed what will be the consequences of a cold snap in February... anyone?
Oh we also have insects flying around...
Speak soon
Phil
Posted by Andy Astbury on January 25, 2008 at 10:24 AM
Well it's not too normal in Cheshire and one lake I visited yesterday had 3 pairs starting.
I always worry in case the weather goes cold, or stays wet and the levels rise - but what can you do
Phil - I got bitten by a midge on Monday
Posted by Elliott Neep on January 25, 2008 at 12:33 PM
Saw my first bumblebee on Tuesday - it nearly flew into a lamp-post it was so groggy. Things are messed up all over!
Posted by Anthony House on January 25, 2008 at 2:53 PM
Normal on my lakes local to me.. Nothing to do with the so called globle warming as Grebes pair up and nest during the winter months anyway..
The cold isn't a problem for them, like Andy said, it's the rain and the increasing water levels that does all the damage.
The more concrete this government keeps laying down on our country side the bigger the problem will become.
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4 repliesBeen many many months since I even picked up a camera, but starting to think about Spring and Dippers etc so hopefully will get out and do some photography soon. By chance went to look at a local site today I had never been to and found a pair of Great Crested Grebes with a nest already built and displaying away! Is it me or is this very early - does it suggest Spring is here already in January?!
Please someone tell me its normal!
Mark
We too have witnessed early displaying and nesting, haven't been able to get close enough or had decent enough weather to take photographs... its possible that the unsettled weather, in particular the unseasonal mild temperatures is fooling them a little, I worry that if they do succesfully breed what will be the consequences of a cold snap in February... anyone?
Oh we also have insects flying around...
Speak soon
Phil
I always worry in case the weather goes cold, or stays wet and the levels rise - but what can you do
Phil - I got bitten by a midge on Monday
The cold isn't a problem for them, like Andy said, it's the rain and the increasing water levels that does all the damage.
The more concrete this government keeps laying down on our country side the bigger the problem will become.