General Chat

The BBC in conjunction with The Woodland Trust is conducting a survey on the arrival of Spring in the UK. To find out more go to www.bbc(.)co(.)uk/springwatch. Tune in Monday to Thursday evenings from 8.00 to 9.00 on BBC2. This week is the last in the series. Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King are presenting the show. Brian, ;~D )

First-day-of-Spring nudge (or was that yesterday?)

Not sure - I thought first day of spring was today as well. I saw a bumble-bee - think it was Saturday. Kxx

thanks Brian, mum was talking about this the other day, will show her the site later when she comes over Maz. XX

Hi Marly, Harlequin ladybird? Tell us more, please. Brian, ;-x )

We went for a wlka in a local park yesterday and saw a huge bumble bee on a daffodil. I thought it was a bit early for them Jane

We've had bumbellies for sometime now. Jo.

Not totally on subject but we have a duck nesting in our old greenhouse. She hatched 2 batches of 12 ducklings in each last year but we haven't seen her since she left in July last year. Do they have long memories and return to the same place year after year? (By the way. Although she is a wild duck, who flys in over the roof tops to our high-fenced garden, she is white with a few distictive feathers, so I know it's the same one)

It was the Spring Equinox yesterday, when daylight hours equalled night, from now on the daylight gets longer - yippee! Lily

Thanx for that Marly, I remember reading about that spiteful little creature now; didn't know that is what it is called. Brian, ;-x )

Hi Brian Heard a blackbird singing his is heart out this morning. and there`s a couple of starlings in the house opposite taking a enough material in to build a three story nest. Does that mean a good spring and a dodgy summer? Keith

Hi Louise, Pop over to us during the weekend, we're not going far. Bring a jam jar or a bucket and you can have some of our spawn (and some active frogs, if you've somewhere to keep them!). Let us know what time you're coming and we'll put the kettle on. Brian, ;-x )

Marly, (me, nit-picking!), It was on on Friday not Thursday!! Yes, repeating tonite at 5.30. ;-x )

OK, Marly, Blame the school holidays.......you're obviously not old enough to have a Senior Moment! ;-x )

Pass....lol

Hi Brian I am also doing the BBC Nature Watch,so far plenty of Frogs sporn in my pond and on Friday saw my first Bumblebee. Just waiting for the next thing which is the 7 spotted ladybird. I live in Kent. Val

The more the merrier, Val, Have you recorded your finds online yet? The beeb wants us to do so on bbc(.)co(.)uk/springwatch If you watch the repeat of Springwatch Launch this afternoon you'll see a graph of the progress of the observations so far, regionally. Brian, ;-X )

I hav,nt recorded it yet Brian,but will do it straight away i have the dates for the frogs sporn as i printed iff the sheet from the site . Val

Hi Louise, That could be quite interesting; importing Welsh wild-life! Hope your daughter's spawn container has a tight-fitting lid. I dread to think what mess could occur should it slurp all over your car seats or carpet! YUK!! Brian, ;-x )

I've just recorded my first sighting of a peacock butterfly, has anyone else seen one yet? Heather