Local Wildlife

[Fester]

Brilliant, I’ve never seen one of those.

[SteveH]

North Wales put on high alert after bird flu outbreak on poultry farm
Members of the public are being urged not to touch any sick or dead birds they come across

The H5N1 strain has been confirmed in both poultry and wild birds in Wrexham county.

To limit spread, temporary Disease Control zones of 3km and 10km have been imposed around the infected premises.

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/north-wales-put-high-alert-22037295

[SteveH]

AN AVIAN Influenza (bird flu) Prevention Zone (AIPZ) has been declared across the UK as a number of detections have been made in wild birds.

Chief Veterinary Officers from Wales, England and Scotland have declared the AIPZ across the whole of Great Britain to mitigate the risk of the disease spreading among'st poultry and captive birds.

cont  https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/19693674.avian-influenza-bird-flu-prevention-zone-declared-across-uk/

[DVT]

So how are they going to inform the migratory wild birds not to enter the UK ?

[SteveH]

I hear the local council are good with signs 

[SteveH]

Thunder of hooves turns annual round-up of wild Welsh hill ponies into a spectator event
People came from miles around to witness the time-honoured tradion of mustering on the Carneddau Mountains

cont plus photo gallery https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/thunder-hooves-turns-annual-round-22095892?IYA-mail=a05105fc-304d-4c50-9807-edab51f779a4

[SteveH]

Pod of dolphins spotted 'playing' off Llandudno's Great Orme
Around seven of the incredible creatures gave an amazing display for around 30 minutes

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/pod-dolphins-spotted-playing-llandudnos-22115041?IYA-mail=a05105fc-304d-4c50-9807-edab51f779a4

[Hugo]

I've got three nut feeders in the garden and the two in the fenced off area are regularly topped up but the nuts soon get eaten by the Squirrels.       I've noticed small holes in the lawn where the Squirrels have buried them for the Winter months but I'm not the only one to have seen them digging in the lawn because the Wood Pigeons keep their eyes on the Squirrels and then dig up the peanuts after the Squirrels have left.
I'm going to have to order a Squirrel proof peanut feeder soon

A few years ago a friend and I visited the Palaces of Owain Glyndwr and collected many acorns that had fallen on the ground as I wanted to grow them as Bonsai plants.    When I got home I put them in the shed until I was ready to plant them and then a few weeks later when I went into the shed the acorns had all vanished somewhere
A year or so later little Oak saplings appeared everywhere, in the lawn, in borders and in plant pots etc so I knew then who had pinched the acorns

[Fester]

Hugo, I can only imagine the disappointment and confusion the squirrels will feel when they return for their hidden treasure.

[Hugo]

I'm hoping that they will go to my neighbours houses and scoff their peanuts.     Not only are they eating all those peanuts they are biting through the wire on the peanut holders and I have to replace the peanut feeders on a regular basis too         

[SteveH]

When I opened the curtains this morning, something caught my eye, that took me a while to identify, (too early in the morning to focus), but it did come closer, and I was able to see it was a Jay, I think it is over 25 years since I last saw one.

stock photo

[Fester]

Excellent Steve, I’ve never seen one in Llandudno

[DVT]

Seen a few in Bodnant recently, or may be the same one time and again!  Lot of food for the birds this year - sign of a bad winter to come?

[Hugo]

I haven't seen one in our garden for years but we were lucky a few years ago to see about 4 Jays together.    They were the parents and two  young Jays
A beautiful looking bird but their bird call is something else, it's easy to identify because it's so awful.    You're lucky to get a photo of it Steve because they are normally a shy bird

[Hammy]

We regularly spot a couple of pairs of jays in our garden (Bryn Pydew), they seem to have a love/hate relationship with the magpies!