Alan Ball

General wildlife, especially birds with owls and raptors in particular. 'S' ringer.
Have great wife Jo and three 'kids' (all now 20+)

[Alan Ball @alanball101]

@nicklin_terry Thanks.

[Alan Ball @alanball101]

@andysims4049 @philespin Was at Taormina last month. Did manage one Shearwater on our last few days when it got very windy, but otherwise nowt!

[Alan Ball @alanball101]

Out with Bob Sheppard today checking our local Little Owl boxes. 20 boxes occupied and most with 5 or 6 eggs !
Normal clutch size is 4, but today averaged 4.8, so looks like being a bumper year. (Needs to be, as Little Owls are declining nationally)

[Alan Ball @alanball101]

@andysims4049 @Sahrish1278 7581

[Alan Ball @alanball101]

Having a short break in Sicily and these beauties were in the hills behind the hotel. Bee-eaters passing through at the moment.

[Alan Ball @alanball101]

@Photos2Print Fantastic picture

[Alan Ball @alanball101]

If the minister for nature uses a pet rabbit to signify "nature", heaven help us!

[Mary Creagh MP @MaryCreagh_]

Labour's Land Use Framework is supporting four key areas:
🏠Building
🐇Nature
🥕Growth
⚡Energy

More information👇
https://t.co/Sbvhwvq032

[Alan Ball @alanball101]

@MaryCreagh_ If the minister for nature uses a pet rabbit for "nature" heaven help us!

[Alan Ball @alanball101]

@GarrityPete Brilliant ! Pleased you put a lot of effort in to get the sequence.

[Alan Ball @alanball101]

A good year for Siskins with nearly 300 ringed at Bourne, Lincs. They've all headed north now and one ringed last week was photographed by @GarrityPete nr Sheffield on 31st Mar.

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@rhbirding Fantastic !

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@LincsCC_roads Great job guys. Just a shame the police don't do anything about some westbound drivers using the left-hand lane to avoid queuing traffic, then cutting in on the roundabout going straight on or right !

[Alan Ball @alanball101]

@WfldPeregrines That gravel does not look very deep and looks quite large...not pea gravel.

[Alan Ball @alanball101]

@andysims4049 @FlyinginFordham @ClevedonMoths @ManfromMarton @SteveBotham6 @LewisStuff Fantastic caterpillar!

[Alan Ball @alanball101]

@andysims4049 @FlyinginFordham @ClevedonMoths @ManfromMarton @SteveBotham6 @LewisStuff That was one of several different hawk moths found early morning under a street lamp in misty conditions. Wish I knew the names!

[Alan Ball @alanball101]

@andysims4049 @FlyinginFordham @ClevedonMoths @ManfromMarton @SteveBotham6 @LewisStuff vey similar to this one...from Venzeuela

[Alan Ball @alanball101]

@andysims4049 @Lufbrabird87910 @philespin @stuarta21 @Chris2Grimshaw @Birdmanhayes @ManfromMarton @Chrisbirdlady Hope all goes well. Ecuador is great, saw some great birds there with the late legendary Alex Parker.

[Alan Ball @alanball101]

@wathingsmecca Will that make the landward side of the bridge non-tidal ?

[Alan Ball @alanball101]

@BBCNews The picture is a Nighthawk, an American species, not our Nightjar!