whats been your highlight of the year.

[Nicola Main]

My highlight was hearing my very first Cuckoo earlier this year. I had always wanted to see or hear a Cuckoo and after seeing them on Springwatch I was even more keen for it to happen. I was lucky and heard one a few miles from where I live in a cleared conifer woodland

P.S. I agree sunnydale that sounds awesome Seamus

[Johnny Redgate]

Originally Posted by seamusagleann

roaring stags everywhere ,an uncanny sound the first time you hear it through the mists!!

No kidding. I remember one October staggering around in a conifer plantation in the dark somewhere up the glen from Loch Arkaig trying to find a bothy I dimly remembered passing years before. Stags were roaring all around. Anyone seen the film Dog Soldiers?

[wildherbalian85]

Honey Buzzards and a Kite

[Jason Claxton]

Having 3 otters turn up on my patch at Lower Test nr Southampton.Finding Dahlmanns leatherbug on my doorstep.Still time left for more highlights ,heres hoping you all have many more this year.Jason

[Stinky Bob]

Almost being whacked by a hunting buzzard, he was flying at hedgerow height, skylarks on the increase again this year, saw the first ever lapwing in this area this summer, the last few weeks a tawny owl is hunting in the area and perching on my kitchen roof and waking me up at 05.15 this morning and lastly the other day a cow licked my dog as they were both leaning forward to sniff each other, surprised the hell out of the dog and he retaliated by fa**ing a stragety he uses to good affect against humans but didn't faze the cow at all , he ended up cocking he leg on the fence by the cow , certainly made my day.