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<blockquote data-quote="lindisfel" data-source="post: 2311999" data-attributes="member: 57698"><p>Hi Dunelm, yes Curlew and Cuckoos and other birds are still in the high pastures which are unimproved. Their song in Spring was the continual backdrop in our cottage garden down here on the low side.</p><p></p><p>You must have been near the narrow road along the fell side.</p><p></p><p>When our two were young we use to take them sledging up near Dead Crag on the way to Skiddaw House on the slope down to the track.</p><p></p><p>I did a lot of bird atlas work for a number of tetrads including all of NY24.</p><p></p><p>When we came here on the low side between the sea and the mountains all the fields were unimproved hay meadow full of Curlew, Skylarks etc. It was converted to silage grasses and now there are no curlews when the air was full of curlew song in spring. I used to be able to count 40+ different bird species by song or sight in spring in 30mins in my garden.... it is sad we have lost so many. </p><p></p><p>Silage, and slurry have polluted the rivers since we lost the hay meadows. The dippers, grey wagtails and kingfishers are disappearing from the Waver.</p><p></p><p>I hope the next generation can turn it all round.</p><p>D.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lindisfel, post: 2311999, member: 57698"] Hi Dunelm, yes Curlew and Cuckoos and other birds are still in the high pastures which are unimproved. Their song in Spring was the continual backdrop in our cottage garden down here on the low side. You must have been near the narrow road along the fell side. When our two were young we use to take them sledging up near Dead Crag on the way to Skiddaw House on the slope down to the track. I did a lot of bird atlas work for a number of tetrads including all of NY24. When we came here on the low side between the sea and the mountains all the fields were unimproved hay meadow full of Curlew, Skylarks etc. It was converted to silage grasses and now there are no curlews when the air was full of curlew song in spring. I used to be able to count 40+ different bird species by song or sight in spring in 30mins in my garden.... it is sad we have lost so many. Silage, and slurry have polluted the rivers since we lost the hay meadows. The dippers, grey wagtails and kingfishers are disappearing from the Waver. I hope the next generation can turn it all round. D. [/QUOTE]
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