tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post7677756917860604424..comments2024-03-29T08:25:42.543+00:00Comments on Of Esox & observations : Sorry state of affairsDylan Wrathallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-66923185890045549112023-01-23T17:52:49.748+00:002023-01-23T17:52:49.748+00:00Ric, the status of local bird species must be infl...Ric, the status of local bird species must be influenced by so many factors as to be beyond the comprehension of us "ordinary folk". The habitat which surrounds my bungalow is still home to huge numbers of House Sparrows, yet I've not seen a Tree Sparrow on Thanet since 2011! I offer my slant on the situation purely as an observation and certainly have no answers to what are the causes and why. <br />If I were a gambling man, then I'd reckon climate change has as much impact upon avian distribution as any environmental impact caused by modern farming practices. Still, what do I know - I go fishing!!Dylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-48159307395384496102023-01-23T15:37:13.737+00:002023-01-23T15:37:13.737+00:00Dyl, I wonder if many birds have simply moved away...Dyl, I wonder if many birds have simply moved away from sterile farmland into the suburbs? In the Colne valley there appears to be plenty of Greenfinches. Song Thrushes still breed in the thicket beyond my garden and Yammers I hear calling in Rickmansworth when out on the bike. Come to think of it. I passed Chequers last year and swore I heard the chip chipping of Tree Sparrow. House Sparrow? Didn't sound like one. However, not many of those where I live nowadays. And to think that as a kid in 1970 while walking to school I wondered what it would be like if they all disappeared? The answer is silence. Deafening. Apart from Parakeets that is. Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714117508358025668noreply@blogger.com