tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380630653488789421.post1302194061194295836..comments2018-09-20T03:59:32.761-07:00Comments on Natural Northumbria.: Decline and FallBrian Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06873156556707447816noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380630653488789421.post-51094512638845486372015-05-12T21:01:27.404-07:002015-05-12T21:01:27.404-07:00Ta for the comment John, been going through severa...Ta for the comment John, been going through several decades of notebooks, and noticed the difference between my early birding experiences and comparing them to today. Probably a bad idea as things always change, But as you point out dogs a now a major problem, along with other human activities.<br /><br />Of course our Springs just are not the same, on one day on Holy Island, i had Icterine Warbler, Scarlet Rosefinch, and both Nightingale, and Thrush Nightingale on the snook, soaked through too the skin but completely happy.<br /><br />I cant get to the places i used to frequent,so perhaps being reduced to local patches does mean more contact with people than wildlife, good to see a few youngsters around to carry on the hobby.<br /><br />Im just a grumpy old bugger probably. Brian Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873156556707447816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380630653488789421.post-18973635891072296592015-05-12T13:21:08.577-07:002015-05-12T13:21:08.577-07:00You've summed it up perfectly Brian. The wildl...You've summed it up perfectly Brian. The wildlife comes way before any sighting or image. Add this to the disturbance caused by the seeming hoardes of dogwalkers ( few seem to have ONE dog anymore) the wildlife, as you say, is under more & more pressure. There's hardly a piece of rough grassland or sand dune that isn't scarred with the tracks of humans !!Johnnykinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12076909025101532481noreply@blogger.com