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Post by on Mar 12, 2024 18:53:25 GMT
I was unsure where to put this.
Global warming is changing the wildlife.
Has anyone else seen shockingly unusual animals in waterways or watercourses?
I am keeping quiet about the alligator as do not want to spread fear.
There are NO alligators in the Thames.
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Post by brummieboy on Mar 12, 2024 23:23:02 GMT
I regularly see Terrapins up from Autherly Junction on the Shroppie. They bask on some of the big stones opposite Barnhurst Sewage outfall. There must be some connection.
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Post by dogless on Mar 13, 2024 7:53:05 GMT
Perhaps the green, noisy parakeets which are a feature of journeys down the GU should be included.
Rog
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Post by on Mar 13, 2024 7:57:12 GMT
Yes the parakeets are getting everywhere. I remember when they were rare. Used to see them in Home park (Hampton Caught) walking the dogs in the early 90s. They spread rapidly. Horrible noise they make.
We get the terrapins on the River as well occasionally.
Otters here and there too and a seal was spotted near Kingston.
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Post by on Mar 13, 2024 7:57:49 GMT
Dolphins in the tideway last week.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Mar 13, 2024 8:14:49 GMT
There's a water otter on the top of my stove.
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Post by kris on Mar 13, 2024 8:34:46 GMT
There’s a troll on this forum.
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Post by brummieboy on Mar 13, 2024 15:16:47 GMT
Only one?  ? |
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Post by dogless on Mar 17, 2024 22:18:16 GMT
Bright sunlight today and saw something skimming the surface of the water as I was waiting for a lock.
It came quite close and I could see it was a bat !
Clearly hunting flies, it followed us for quite a distance ... I got clear views and even got a video on my phone.
Turns out it was a daubentons bat (also called water bat) which indeed feeds on flies over water.
Twenty years on the boat and I've never seen one before !
Rog
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Post by Jim on Mar 19, 2024 17:57:31 GMT
Bright sunlight today and saw something skimming the surface of the water as I was waiting for a lock. It came quite close and I could see it was a bat ! Clearly hunting flies, it followed us for quite a distance ... I got clear views and even got a video on my phone. Turns out it was a daubentons bat (also called water bat) which indeed feeds on flies over water. Twenty years on the boat and I've never seen one before ! Rog Once saw a bat flying over a stream in daylight. Next there was an audible thwack as a peregrine got it. I reckon it was a Daft Bat. |
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Post by on Mar 19, 2024 19:19:40 GMT
The great tits have returned.
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Post by Jim on Mar 20, 2024 15:18:49 GMT
The great tits have returned. Has Andyberg posted some? |
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