tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post2861671981676413521..comments2023-11-27T06:32:36.077+00:00Comments on Hedgeland Tales: Grey PartridgeJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14873306254026879892noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-42461730420691245712013-04-15T21:21:03.977+01:002013-04-15T21:21:03.977+01:00Thanks Andrew!
Yes, I see plenty of Red-legs, as y...Thanks Andrew!<br />Yes, I see plenty of Red-legs, as you say, bred for the shooting industry, but sort of 'wild' hereabouts.<br />JJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873306254026879892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-8075757930579413032013-04-15T21:20:14.534+01:002013-04-15T21:20:14.534+01:00Thanks Britta!
You have got good eyesight if you c...Thanks Britta!<br />You have got good eyesight if you can see two, as there is only one in the photo! ;) The other one was tucked very well down in the grass.<br />JJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873306254026879892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-8206748076817816132013-04-15T21:19:26.814+01:002013-04-15T21:19:26.814+01:00Thanks Jan!
I don't really know what the answe...Thanks Jan!<br />I don't really know what the answer is, unfortunately all farmland birds are in free fall thanks to the dwindling areas of farmland and the way farms are now managed to feed an ever growing population! <br />Very depressing.<br />JJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873306254026879892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-34115989007074484692013-04-15T21:16:53.353+01:002013-04-15T21:16:53.353+01:00I suppose that we are lucky in the fact that they ...I suppose that we are lucky in the fact that they are relatively 'common' in our neck of the woods Keith, but I struggled a bit this year to see one!<br />JJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873306254026879892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-38242861182990032282013-04-15T21:15:49.950+01:002013-04-15T21:15:49.950+01:00Too rare these days Roy!
JToo rare these days Roy!<br />JJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873306254026879892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-10875441109859098952013-04-14T17:51:39.814+01:002013-04-14T17:51:39.814+01:00Well seen John...I see plenty of Red-legs on my co...Well seen John...I see plenty of Red-legs on my commute to work but they have been bred by the shooting estates.theconstantwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06243294919370970037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-74150680940483291652013-04-13T18:28:30.207+01:002013-04-13T18:28:30.207+01:00Great view! (Though I have to confess that I strai...Great view! (Though I have to confess that I strain my eyes to see the second - still not sure if I do :-) Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-91510094777773021812013-04-13T17:17:44.699+01:002013-04-13T17:17:44.699+01:00Well done John! Sadly, as you said, they are beco...Well done John! Sadly, as you said, they are becoming a rare sight. I was lucky enough to see a pair last year on farmland which has been very sympathetically managed wildlife wise. If only all land owners would get the message.ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-63751119963203435242013-04-12T18:51:45.035+01:002013-04-12T18:51:45.035+01:00To think how common these were when I was a kid.
N...To think how common these were when I was a kid.<br />Not seen one in years John.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2142825947393690787.post-43953026940616971762013-04-12T14:06:45.718+01:002013-04-12T14:06:45.718+01:00That is a rare sight John.That is a rare sight John.Roy Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054701497328213666noreply@blogger.com