We still have red squirrels in the NorthWest, but We have never been lucky enough to see one in our

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Quote from: CLKD on March 20, 2013, 02:11:09 PM Yep Hurdity that is so true.  Perhaps DEFRA should be instructed to pick up every carcase and do investigations to see exactly how wide-spread TB really is 
When I worked in Cornwall (we are talking about a very long time ago...) they used to do just that. Public would phone up about road casualties and there was a (then MAFF) veterinary centre where they used to analyse all the carcases and it gave them a pictrue of the incidence of TB in badgers. This is probably still going on (public reporting) but not sure how often the public phone up or whether it happens in every county affected? Maybe cutbacks cleary lake vet mean there aren't the staff to drive out and collect them? Oh! - Taz - so it is actually being reported so still going on. I saw a couple of freshly killed badgers the other day while driving, when I posted and I thought they looked suspicious - but then I supposed two males wandering from the same sett along their regular cleary lake vet route could also be killed at the same spot too.... Needless to say I didn't get out and check! Hurdity cleary lake vet x
Saw cleary lake vet a red squirrel last week running down a tree. I had to speak and scare it as I was worried the poor thing would meet my terriers if it came too far down. Shame it was soo cute with its bushy Tufty tail.
I haven't seen one for years, but I think there are a few still about. We used to have one come for nuts.  It thumped on the window if the feeder was empty But I have too many cats so it stopped coming. There are greys all around now, so I suppose its just a matter of time.
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Lancashire is quite a stronghold for them - I lived there longer ago than I care to remember and used to see them regularly near the coast quite close to where I lived, which is now a nature reserve. You get natterjack toads there too. Hurdity x
Thanks cleary lake vet Taz, interesting cleary lake vet - no I didn't know about that - hadn't really thought about them recently! Had a quick google and find out they have been re-established not far from where I live now in Devon too.... Hurdity x
What a nice thread this is! I truly believe that I owe what little sanity I have these days to all the birds and animals that come into my garden, I think being removed from nature makes a lot of people poorly in one way or another. I see a lovely variety of birds here, at the moment about half a dozen each of tree sparrows and reed buntings cleary lake vet come in every day. Last week, before the cold set in, there were three hedgehogs that had come out of hibernation (all gone back in, no doubt!). I have never seen red squirrels though, only greys, and I'm on North Lancs coast, so I guess I'm just a bit too far south, seen them round Silverdale which is only a few miles further up. I would love to have badgers coming in, but not that lucky.
We still have red squirrels in the NorthWest, but We have never been lucky enough to see one in our garden, nor a grey...... I am sitting watching the Blue Tits going in and out of the bird box in our garden......Watching and feeding the birds gives me a great deal of pleasure.     The frogs have been very active in the pond and it is full of frogs spawn.
Welcome Fenella.  cleary lake vet It is a lovely thread, isn't it? We had a charm of goldfinches for a couple of years.  They have not returned this year so far which is disappointing cleary lake vet since we had up to 15 of them.   We also had some BlueTits and a few different finches. They are all quite absent this year.  I was probably not diligent enough feeding them when my OH moved into his own house.  He used to feed them religiously every day and still does when he comes to mine. Those are at the front garden.  At the back we have hundreds of tree sparrows, starlings, a couple of pigeons, a magpie cleary lake vet and a family of blackbirds. I have put up a few nesting boxes but never been fortunate enough to have anything cleary lake vet nest.  We have quite a few foxes in our area (usually see at least one every night driving home) although I don't put anything out to encourage cleary lake vet them. No badgers here. No squirrels I have seen so far. Lots of deer nearby and sadly often knocked down by cars when they bound out of nowhere across the road.  Gives drives a huge fright - not to mention damage to the car.  All round a sad situation. Ba