tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post3464670973748022518..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-72342112000563161122014-12-12T01:57:58.808+00:002014-12-12T01:57:58.808+00:00Roy Sanderson wrote a paper about the effect of le...Roy Sanderson wrote a paper about the effect of leaf blowing and the dumping of half-rotted leafmould and sent it to the park management. He also organised the KG Blackbird survey, in which several people including myself counted them over the spring and summer. And I wrote several times to the park people, pointing out that they were wasting money and making more work for themselves (a powerful argument even for bureaucrats). It is like turning round an oil tanker, but much slower. Still don't know whether they are answering to the helm.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-40170534777287862612014-12-12T01:38:01.659+00:002014-12-12T01:38:01.659+00:00Glad to hear of another voice against leaf blowers...Glad to hear of another voice against leaf blowers, not so good to hear of another outcome of them. Removing leaves is also bad for amphibians using them as day cover. Jim n.L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-29118236665462922772014-12-11T23:39:43.148+00:002014-12-11T23:39:43.148+00:00There is our park policeman Steven Barnes, the off...There is our park policeman Steven Barnes, the official Wildlife Crime Officer, and he does a good job. But he can't be everywhere all the time. And there are an awful lot of people with dogs, and a fair proportion of them are idiots.<br /><br />Gulls really do learn from each other. A successful feeding strategy spreads quickly. The most famous example is <a href="http://goo.gl/RghKTQ" rel="nofollow">Herring Gulls stealing ice cream</a>, which I think started in a Dutch seaside resort, where these pictures were taken, but has now spread to Britain and elsewhere.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-21360161100882642732014-12-11T23:23:45.976+00:002014-12-11T23:23:45.976+00:00Poor gosling, and they were doing so well (still a...Poor gosling, and they were doing so well (still are, the rest of them). Aren't there any park wardens left to at least berate these people who don't control their dogs?<br />On a lighter note - except for the pigeons: the gulls are getting a bit Bonny & Clyde, are they? Do you think it's a going to be growing trend, gulls teaching each other?Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-344264104782411762014-12-11T21:35:56.958+00:002014-12-11T21:35:56.958+00:00I'm afraid that many dog owners think that eve...I'm afraid that many dog owners think that everything their dog does is clever and amusing.<br /><br />I count the water birds on the lake once a month and have records going back to 2005 on Excel spreadsheets. When I get to the end of this year, I intend to put them on my private web site and put a permanent link on this blog.<br /><br />I don't have records of all birds in the whole park. There were other bird counters who did other areas, and the system worked till 2011 when Roy Sanderson, who was collating them, retired. The work was transferred to the Royal Parks Ecology department and fell into chaos as counters dropped out and were not replaced, and data was irretrievably lost.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-24720507339353999782014-12-11T20:13:21.548+00:002014-12-11T20:13:21.548+00:00So sorry.
Did the owner do anything!?
Do you have ...So sorry.<br />Did the owner do anything!?<br />Do you have a summary of bird species and their status/population in the park?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-3587328851881381452014-12-11T20:04:17.118+00:002014-12-11T20:04:17.118+00:00Poor baby... I too am glad that you didn't tak...Poor baby... I too am glad that you didn't take the picture :-( TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-58368255912097186372014-12-11T18:55:18.657+00:002014-12-11T18:55:18.657+00:00Terrible news about the gosling. I am glad that y...Terrible news about the gosling. I am glad that you didn't post a picture. It would have been unbearable. :(Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683657915069578017noreply@blogger.com