tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post769508397356270290..comments2024-03-29T08:25:42.543+00:00Comments on Of Esox & observations : Newlands RavenDylan Wrathallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-7290607749389204092019-12-30T12:14:55.971+00:002019-12-30T12:14:55.971+00:00It must have been around thirty years ago when Ste...It must have been around thirty years ago when Steve Dudley (an employee of the BTO which was based at Beech Grove, Tring) claimed Raven over Wilstone Res.No-one believed him and his name became synonymous with "stringer". Steve was to get the last laugh out of this mass disbelief when Ravens were, shortly after, discovered breeding in Ashridge Forest just to the North of the Tring complex.<br />The population in Kent appears to be an expansion of the original colonisation which occurred along the White Cliffs between Kingsdown and Folkestone. It's not often I visit the marshes or the Royal Military and don't encounter at least one of these magnificent corvids! As you say, an awful lot has changed in thirty years. - DylDylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-86914301864210578342019-12-30T06:25:34.359+00:002019-12-30T06:25:34.359+00:00I love Ravens Dyl. The sight and sound of them see...I love Ravens Dyl. The sight and sound of them seem to have something different.<br />They appear well established where I live judging by the frequency I come across them. Along with Little Egret, Common Buzzard and Red Kite, the Raven makes a set of birds that thirty years back in the Colne valley, would have been unbelievable.Richttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714117508358025668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-47012521460466930072019-12-29T20:43:47.932+00:002019-12-29T20:43:47.932+00:00Gav,
I think they're wonderful birds - I saw m...Gav,<br />I think they're wonderful birds - I saw my first as a junior school pupil when I visited the Tower of London with my older cousin Jacqui!<br />It would seem that our little corner of blogdom has recently discovered some new verve and, as such, is a very interesting place to inhabit? Loved that photo of you and your granddaughter - absolutely brilliant!<br />Wishing you and the family a great 2020 - take care and stay safe - Dyl Dylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-5092906461760882392019-12-29T20:13:46.820+00:002019-12-29T20:13:46.820+00:00Regular Ravens are one of the pleasures of birding...Regular Ravens are one of the pleasures of birding this neck of the woods Dyl. I never tire of them, and always look up when I hear them overhead...Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.com