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| Low Sadgill, Longsleddale: wildlife | ||
| site name:- | Low Sadgill | |
| locality:- | Sadgill | |
| civil parish:- | Longsleddale (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Westmorland | |
| locality type:- | garden | |
| coordinates:- | NY48230564 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY4805 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY40 | |
| altitude:- | 650 feet (approx) | |
| altitude:- | 198m (approx) | |
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 BJQ92.jpg Red squirrels, Sciurus vulgaris; feeding on the berberis outside the front door. (taken 1.8.2005) |
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| We see red squirrels often, but they usually feed on the bird table at Middle Sadgill. |
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 BMH79.jpg Greater spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopus major, immature bird. (taken 6.7.2006) |
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| Greater spotted woodpeckers are a regular feeder. Summer 2005 we had a male and female,
then later a young as well. We can never remember the exact markings for each; but
the bird book is always handy to check. |
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 BQD56.jpg Long tailed tits at the kitchen window. (taken 18.2.2009)  BVU83.jpg Long tailed tits at the kitchen window. (taken 14.1.2012) |
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| Long tail tits flock through every year, and we see them climbing over each other
on the bird feeders. In 2008 we had a nest in a shrub in the lower garden, which had
a successful brood, whose beaks could be seen poking out the clever nest. But, later
all was gone; we suspect a magpie ... |
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 BRL05.jpg Polecat, caught in a [live] rabbit trap. (taken 18.9.2009)  BRL06.jpg Polecat, caught in a [live] rabbit trap. (taken 18.9.2009) |
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| The rabbit trap has been set in the garden most of the summer, near a rabbit run which
was filled in after evicting the rabbits. Without any bait this trap has caught 6
rabbits, so far. And one polecat. |
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