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Non-native species
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 12:51 pm
by Polchraine
Yesterday afternoon, I was looking out of the study and could see:
- Muntjac - 25m away just wandering around and jumping up at the foliage
Ring Necked Parakeet - 10m away in a tree and it remained there for at least a couple of hours
Grey Squirrels - several
All of them are non-native and would have been easy safe targets and had I checked the river there would have been Amaerican Signal Crayfish too.
Re: Non-native species
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 4:12 pm
by froggy
Same here ... I was walking down Walworth Road, SE17 ...
no native species either
Re: Non-native species
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 4:23 pm
by Ovenpaa
Bravo Froggy, that is the post of the year :)
Re: Non-native species
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 6:35 pm
by Gazza
That turned rascist quickly
Re: Non-native species
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 8:55 am
by waterford103
Re: Non-native species
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 7:10 pm
by Christel
Gazza wrote:That turned rascist quickly
Yeah I know, the mere mention of Muntjac makes me cringe, how can that word be used in this day and age
Re: Non-native species
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 8:19 pm
by Polchraine
Re: Non-native species
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2020 7:50 am
by Ovenpaa
On the subject of Muntjac, we had an early and very frosty start in the truck yesterday and drove past a group of farm cottages just up the road from us. Outside on the verge was a very large brown dog of indescribable parentage tucking in to a Muntjac. I have seen a lot of things in the Wolds however that is a first for me.
Dealing with the non native one at a time I guess.
Re: Non-native species
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2020 8:08 am
by Christel
Anyone has any rhododendron in their garden?
Japanese knotweed?
Re: Non-native species
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2020 1:36 pm
by waterford103
christel wrote:Anyone has any rhododendron in their garden?
Japanese knotweed?
Rhododendron yes , Japanese knotweed no ! I keep my Rhodie under tight control clapclap clapclap clapclap
