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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: pgkevet on March 14, 2017, 12:35:18 pm

Title: P day
Post by: pgkevet on March 14, 2017, 12:35:18 pm

As in I finally realised what that smaller wasn't-quite-a- pheasant birdie that had joined them foraging round the house is... my first partridge on this land. That and the first season's primroses have just blossomed on a sunny bank in my woodland. This is Llanfyllin area

Title: Re: P day
Post by: in the hills on March 14, 2017, 01:44:16 pm

Red legged partridge?

We have lots here. Put down by the shooting estate. They are comical little birds. Found one sitting on chicks in the hedgerow last year.

First primrose spotted in a sunny spot on the lane about 2 weeks ago. It was an early one though.

Between Welshpool and Newtown.

Title: Re: P day
Post by: pgkevet on March 14, 2017, 04:24:42 pm

Actually was a grey.
So you're down south in vine country :roflanim:

Title: Re: P day
Post by: in the hills on March 14, 2017, 06:35:26 pm

Oooooo lucky you .... Only seen reds here.

Yep, in the sunny south. Didn't know you were so close! :sunshine:

Title: Re: P day
Post by: big soft moose on March 14, 2017, 07:28:41 pm

The reds aren't bad to eat if you can catch or shoot them (on your land of course) - don't eat the greys as they are endangered

Title: Re: P day
Post by: pgkevet on March 14, 2017, 09:09:36 pm

we wouldn't kill or eat our wildlife as you could see by the number of near hand tame pheasants wandering around...