Have you seen any kingfishers or herons?

[peterpikefisher]

seen 1 pair on the river almond in the calderwood country park near mid calder this morning and 1 pair on the linhouse burn which runs in to the almond

[chesters1]

spotted the two alternating resident herons and one king fisher.

as you know kingfishers nest in banks so i expect they guard last years burrow (or the bank itself) about now to make sure they keep it so you see little of them until the young fledglings are introduced further afield as the visit they pond (no banks on it suitable for a nest) as a family group then on until the late autumn when they disappear again.

as for common birds getting scarcer note how many raptors are getting commoner

Edited March 21, 2010 by chesters1

[Worms]

as for common birds getting scarcer note how many raptors are getting commoner

Just goes to show how common the "common" birds are without noticing!

[stooby]

Saw about 4 herons and about the same number of kingfishers at Emberton Country Park on Saturday....

[davedave]

I've just seen this rather worrying article, has anyone noticed any drop in heron or kingfisher numbers?

 

I can't remember seeing either so far this year....

 

Rich

Edited April 2, 2010 by davedave