If seems the pertinent word: short distance return presumably but 53 Skylarks back on my survey site this week after a winter with less than ten and lots of territorial activity/ song on a less wet day

Thanks Richard interesting

Lice not live

Is that dark patch on the underside staining or maybe live? Have seen it on disappearing groups of Tree Sparrows that have disappeared in the following spring

No audience for facts and likelihood just sensationalism: MET Office seem to still be over reacting to Michael Fish

A Mute swan wandering round the fences trapped by wires and fencing

Keep checking all my ancient local churches in passing

Don’t play with dictators

Thanks Steve

Thanks

In the Bearded also inaccurate? Moustachioed Reedling ?

But downward trend reflected in all aspects of species abundance and variety

Brilliant