So I was driving to Southampton from Portsmouth and about half way I saw a very large black/dark grey bird in a field which I initially thought was a cormorant but it then stood up and it was about the size of a heron if not larger and had none of the markings a heron has and had the same stretchable gullet as a cormorant whilst being twice the size. I searched and it is possible it was black heron but I’ve never seen one of those before. It was very tall with a very long neck definitely not a cormorant.
anyone got any ideas?
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PimperneBloke said:Unless the bee's all die out because of destruction of habitat
Gosh, I hope not but they are declining like so many other creatures; even on our balcony I have a few pollinator plants like Echinacea but only seen hoverflies and butterflies so far. The company here that owns the parkland areas are excellent in leaving long grass, wild flowers and planting plants to attract bees and butterflies and they've had some good sightings as the estate manager and team member are very knowledgeable about butterflies especially and ensure lots of areas around are suitable habitat for them along with more tree planting. Even in apartments we can all do our part to help the bees and other insects so B-friendly everyone and save nature !
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Unknown said:As Dave says, good research and call Tony and Wendy;
Unless Fionn gets back to us we wont know if this is what she saw. Unfortunately, as you've probably noticed, you never hear back from some people even though you've attempted to answer their question. It's happenend to me on many occasions. Can be rather disheartening.
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Unknown said:Unless Fionn gets back to us we wont know if this is what she saw. Unfortunately, as you've probably noticed, you never hear back from some people even though you've attempted to answer their question. It's happenend to me on many occasions. Can be rather disheartening.
Yes, as you say Tony, it can take quite some time answering questions including a sick bird that we didn't hear what the eventual outcome was although I suspect it didn't survive and hence the lack of update. Having said this, the website isn't that user friendly for newbies so maybe they just give up when they can't navigate their way back again. I often think people coming on here for the first time believe this like live chat and expect answers within minutes rather than understanding there may be no forum members looking in for a hour or two or five !
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