seagulls behind the Plough....

[openspaceman]

I miss Peewits or Lapwings, they've dropped off in numbers too. As have curlews

 

Yes it was green plovers that followed the plough here and they are long gone from local fields

[IVECOKID]

Yes it was green plovers that followed the plough here and they are long gone from local fields

 

The Lapwings were always the last to stay behind the Plough when it became Dusk .

 

Also the little Pied wagtales would be under the frame of the plough picking away too and never seem to get run over .

 

 

Ste

[Dryad's saddle]

Poor soils, we are not feeding the soil anywhere near enough as we should which has s huge consequence to the life and cycles in the soil, many farmers just replace the bare minimum they need too N P K etc situations like this just show how unsustainable agriculture is. If only there was a simple solution

[Wood wasp]

Our area used to all be shooting estates with keepers reducing the predators, not just foxes etc but crows, magpies and other nest raiders too. The keepers are long gone and any wildlife management these days is on increasing raptor numbers, I wonder if that contributes to decline of ground nesting birds too?

 

Edit: the number of magpies around these days is remarkable

[IVECOKID]

 

Edit: the number of magpies around these days is remarkable

 

 

Same here Magpies and Jay numbers have increased massively to a point were Magpies have taken over .

Brakes my heart when you see them snatching live chicks from there nest !

 

 

 

Ste

[Wood wasp]

Just googled magpies protection status, seems you need a licence to control them. That surely needs looked at

[IVECOKID]

A Shopping trolley makes a good home made LARSON TRAP.

 

 

Ste

[Wood wasp]

If a Lanson trap is box propped up on roped stick and baited then I used to do that when a very young lad!

[Peasgood]

As I drove over the Widnes bridge this year I saw more seagulls than I have ever seen in my life, you have no shortage of them!

Landfill is where they are at most likely although I have seen plenty while ploughing not far from you. Saw loads in the summer when a local farmer flooded his fields with slurry.

I think they are doing OK.

 

Drove up the M6 today, just north of the Thelwall and a flock of peewits was flying alongside. I would guess at 300.

Nice to see.

[IVECOKID]

As I drove over the Widnes bridge this year I saw more seagulls than I have ever seen in my life, you have no shortage of them!

Landfill is where they are at most likely although I have seen plenty while ploughing not far from you. Saw loads in the summer when a local farmer flooded his fields with slurry.

I think they are doing OK.

 

Drove up the M6 today, just north of the Thelwall and a flock of peewits was flying alongside. I would guess at 300.

Nice to see.

 

Hi,there is a new re cycle plant just before Runcorn Bridge on the slip road for Stobarts/ditton hence the large amount of seagulls picking at the waste .

 

 

Ste

 

 

Ste