I try and make my garden as wildlife friendly as possible. I live in a town in the UK but there are still things you can do to help. I have a hole in my fence for my hedgehogs and I put out water for them in summer and hot days. I leave my grass long for the grasshoppers and don't get rid of any weed flowers (in fact I spread their seeds) and I plant bee friendly flowers. I put out fat balls for my families of sparrows and starlings that live in my bushes. My garden is messy but it is bustling with beautiful life.
It's quite worrying that British wildlife is declining in the massive numbers that it is; we need to bring in laws to prevent nature-depletion, such as protecting their habitats and changing the way we farm our foods. Unfortunately, with an ever increasing population, those laws cannot be future-proofed and would be difficult to enforce, resulting in the U.K. becoming devoid of its wildlife and a much less pleasurable place to live.
Starlings mimic human voices, my nan had one that used to visit her garden in the morning and it mimicked her voice calling her cat in for breakfast. The cats name was Mitzi and when she was called the Starlings would copy, it's hard to believe until it's heard. I think the entire family heard it eventually then phone calls saying I heard that bird the other day !
I really enjoy your channel. I find you informative and not condescending. This clip has made me realise your love and enthusiasm about wildlife is greater than I thought. It would be great if you get the chance to travel further afield with your interest. Thank you
Another beautifully-paced, well -researched video. I live in Colombia Liam and, of you list, I have seen only House Sparrow here - in Tumaco in the SW coast and also in La Guajira (almost within the Vermilion Cardinal territories!!!!). No crabs or starlings. Are starlings not in Argentina too? No red fox either - we only have Crab-eating fox and Culpeo here as far as I know.
I'm pretty sure I recognize these starlings, as being just everywhere where I live in Toronto. Are they in Canada as well, or is that some vaguely different starling? So odd to think of what bird life in Canada must have been like before Europe and it's birds got established here. Our most numerous and ever-present birds here in Toronto are pigeons, seagulls, sparrows and starlings. If three of the four come from elsewhere, what was the super-common bird here before that? Maybe seagulls in proximity to water and crows everywhere else in the wild space that became my city? American robins are also wildly common. But it's hard to imagine not seeing and hearing hoards of starlings and the neutral bird call to my ears being defined by European sparrow twitter. Of course urbanization and agriculture change what birds dominate as much as anything. But if no foreign birds had come here right up to today, what would that even BE like?!
I feed my foxes every night and they make a crying noise for there food . bless em. I really love animals and wild life. It’s a shame the world is messing up things
New Zealand. Here's an island nation with a sensitive and unique range of fauna. Western settler: here's an idea. Try this animal. Oh, and this one. And how about this one.
The Antipodeans never met an animal they didn't like . They brought in Locusts to deal with the grasshopper problems . And what did the Podeans do to them to piss them off ?
Maori brought the rat and pig in 800 years ago, which really saw off all the ground-nesting birds after 20 million years of no mammalian predators. European 'lets make this place like home and introduce ...' was the icing on the cake, with rabbits and then the various (bird-killing) predators brought in to control rabbit numbers.
When I went to Western Australia in the 1960's "English Sparrows" as the farmers called them with disdain. If one was spotted it was announced on local radio and all the farmers armed with guns would go out to get the poor things. I must ask my cousin what it is like now as I am back in the UK. I see there is currently a Biosecurity Alert out for Sparrows in the Kununurra and Wyndham in the East Kimberley region. Amazing as that is tropical far removed from English weather.
I was shocked when I did one of my newest bike riding places because it has swans there! maybe if I was a duck hunter I would see a lot more places where they hand around...
Hi Sylvia. If you look on the channel, there is a video titled "things you need to know about carrion crows" you might enjoy it and find it interesting :)
Nice channel! These are actually very valuable foreign workers. They benefit the ecosystem much more than any harm they may cause. The ecosystems of the earth are dynamic and ever changing. Attempts to freeze a local ecosystem or restore it to an imagined state result in disaster.
Not just invasive in other countries - well-meaning but seriously misguided individuals introduced hedgehogs to various Scottish islands to control slugs, but they had a major impact on ground-nesting birds. When control/eradication measures were proposed many so-called animal lovers protested vigorously.
Ahh yes, I wasn't sure if I should nention the Scottish Island hedgehogs but decided not to. There are also stoats on some I believe. Maybe I'll find a way of including that in a future video. Cheers
They will soon be starting a cull of them on the Isle of Barra due to the destruction they have caused, and hopefully they will carry on with the cull throughout the rest of the western Isles of Scotland
I didn't include rabbits because they are also an introduced species here. Although now they are desired in wild places because how they graze and burrow creates a suitable habitat for some of our rarer species.
Someone needs to come tell the Sparrows & Starlings around my house that they are meant to be declining in numbers, because each day when I put bird food out, they seem to at least double in numbers!
When will they learn that releasing none native species is never a good idea, even domestic dogs and cats are destructive to local wildlife populations
Funny how alot of the creatures on here are declining here but seem to thrive in other countries I wonder if climate change could be argued. Or lack of habitation
What a load of tosh ! They are all European species and nothing to do with exporting them from the UK as your title suggests. These species just happen to live in the UK as well as other places round the globe.
Hello Mr Bean, all if the species in this video are introduced and invasive in other places around the world. If you disagree, pick a species and provide any evidence to support your statement.
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I try and make my garden as wildlife friendly as possible. I live in a town in the UK but there are still things you can do to help. I have a hole in my fence for my hedgehogs and I put out water for them in summer and hot days. I leave my grass long for the grasshoppers and don't get rid of any weed flowers (in fact I spread their seeds) and I plant bee friendly flowers. I put out fat balls for my families of sparrows and starlings that live in my bushes.
My garden is messy but it is bustling with beautiful life.
Great stuff. My little terraced garden is much the same. Hedgehogs are only rare visitors but there are plenty of invertebrates about.
That’s admirable; those critters would more than make up for anything sacrificed for me .
It's quite worrying that British wildlife is declining in the massive numbers that it is; we need to bring in laws to prevent nature-depletion, such as protecting their habitats and changing the way we farm our foods. Unfortunately, with an ever increasing population, those laws cannot be future-proofed and would be difficult to enforce, resulting in the U.K. becoming devoid of its wildlife and a much less pleasurable place to live.
How about they just reduce foxes?
True but there’s still a fuck of lot more the government could do to reduce habitat loss. It’s not like they’re actually trying
@paulgibbons2320 Foxes aren't causing the problem. Our roads and farming practices are. Every day a shit ton of animals are killed on the roads.
Your videos are brilliant Liam.
Thank you Charles.
Big thumbs up mate , great what your doing.
Starlings mimic human voices, my nan had one that used to visit her garden in the morning and it mimicked her voice calling her cat in for breakfast. The cats name was Mitzi and when she was called the Starlings would copy, it's hard to believe until it's heard. I think the entire family heard it eventually then phone calls saying I heard that bird the other day !
I really enjoy your channel. I find you informative and not condescending. This clip has made me realise your love and enthusiasm about wildlife is greater than I thought. It would be great if you get the chance to travel further afield with your interest. Thank you
Thanks John. I would love to travel more both in the UK and further afield in search of interesting and overlooked wildlife. Maybe one day!
Another beautifully-paced, well -researched video. I live in Colombia Liam and, of you list, I have seen only House Sparrow here - in Tumaco in the SW coast and also in La Guajira (almost within the Vermilion Cardinal territories!!!!). No crabs or starlings. Are starlings not in Argentina too? No red fox either - we only have Crab-eating fox and Culpeo here as far as I know.
This is super interesting. As humans we really have mixed things up haven't we XD
What a great list (Wasps aside, they are horrible) my favourites are the Mute Swan and the Rook; love those birds.
Seriously incredible post !!! Great great info ! Again every day is a school day !! Amazing info 👍👍👏🏻
I'm pretty sure I recognize these starlings, as being just everywhere where I live in Toronto. Are they in Canada as well, or is that some vaguely different starling? So odd to think of what bird life in Canada must have been like before Europe and it's birds got established here. Our most numerous and ever-present birds here in Toronto are pigeons, seagulls, sparrows and starlings. If three of the four come from elsewhere, what was the super-common bird here before that? Maybe seagulls in proximity to water and crows everywhere else in the wild space that became my city? American robins are also wildly common. But it's hard to imagine not seeing and hearing hoards of starlings and the neutral bird call to my ears being defined by European sparrow twitter. Of course urbanization and agriculture change what birds dominate as much as anything. But if no foreign birds had come here right up to today, what would that even BE like?!
I feed my foxes every night and they make a crying noise for there food . bless em. I really love animals and wild life. It’s a shame the world is messing up things
New Zealand. Here's an island nation with a sensitive and unique range of fauna.
Western settler: here's an idea. Try this animal. Oh, and this one. And how about this one.
Not to mention Australia & the King toad 😂
The Antipodeans never met an animal they didn't like . They brought in Locusts to deal with the grasshopper problems .
And what did the Podeans do to them to piss them off ?
Maori brought the rat and pig in 800 years ago, which really saw off all the ground-nesting birds after 20 million years of no mammalian predators.
European 'lets make this place like home and introduce ...' was the icing on the cake, with rabbits and then the various (bird-killing) predators brought in to control rabbit numbers.
How very interesting ,really enjoyed that & look forward to many more . Big thanks
Great video and with great surpriseing information !
Thank you! It took quite a while to get this one together so im glad for the positive feedback.
When I went to Western Australia in the 1960's "English Sparrows" as the farmers called them with disdain. If one was spotted it was announced on local radio and all the farmers armed with guns would go out to get the poor things. I must ask my cousin what it is like now as I am back in the UK. I see there is currently a Biosecurity Alert out for Sparrows in the Kununurra and Wyndham in the East Kimberley region. Amazing as that is tropical far removed from English weather.
Thanks for vid , I think your getting more confident? , The intro and out, are you using more body language hands? Any way I noticed.🙂
Thanks Martin. I do feel much more confident in front of the camera, helped by great feedback like yours. Cheers!
There is a small feral population of mute swans in Western Australia in a town called Northam
I think you are a great presentation. Thank you
I was shocked when I did one of my newest bike riding places because it has swans there! maybe if I was a duck hunter I would see a lot more places where they hand around...
Can I please 🙏 what you know about the crow and ravens please thank you so much 💓 for your lovely channel stay safe xxx
Hi Sylvia. If you look on the channel, there is a video titled "things you need to know about carrion crows" you might enjoy it and find it interesting :)
Thank you so nuch.. if every you need a Foster mummy to look. After any wild life please 🙏 feel free to contact me xx
Nice channel! These are actually very valuable foreign workers. They benefit the ecosystem much more than any harm they may cause. The ecosystems of the earth are dynamic and ever changing. Attempts to freeze a local ecosystem or restore it to an imagined state result in disaster.
Very interesting, thanks!
Thanks
Are there any wild goldfish/koi? Id love to a vid about them!
Nice video!
That was so interesting 😊
Thanks :)
Could you do red kites and buzzards?
I've done buzzards mate. Have a look for "things you need to know about buzzards". I haven't done red kites yet, but they're on my list :)
@@AShotOfWildlife Just seen it, not sure how I missed that. Thanks.
Hi Joe, I have also just done a Red kite video: ruclips.net/video/hFWHDPG6KgY/видео.html Hope you like it.
What about the brown trout?
Great video mate, never knew red deer were non native!
Really interesting to hear the opposite side of the decline in our country due to invasive species over here.
The red fox in Australia has been blames for the decline in a lot of species not just birds!
I expected as much, I think I may have had that in my script but it felt a bit too listicle.
Cheers
@@AShotOfWildlife it was an example & it would have taken a whole video to list off all the species lol
@@Spacey7 yeah, especially given its only one country and one introduced species. The video would've been 2 hours long lol.
@@AShotOfWildlife exactly 🤣
can anyone help with who said: 'what does it serve to know the name if we know not the nature of things'?
Not just invasive in other countries - well-meaning but seriously misguided individuals introduced hedgehogs to various Scottish islands to control slugs, but they had a major impact on ground-nesting birds. When control/eradication measures were proposed many so-called animal lovers protested vigorously.
Ahh yes, I wasn't sure if I should nention the Scottish Island hedgehogs but decided not to. There are also stoats on some I believe. Maybe I'll find a way of including that in a future video.
Cheers
They will soon be starting a cull of them on the Isle of Barra due to the destruction they have caused, and hopefully they will carry on with the cull throughout the rest of the western Isles of Scotland
Haven’t watched it yet but I predict that house sparrows, starlings, foxes, stoats/polecats and wild boar
You've got some of them correct. Let me know once you've watched it if any were surprising.
@@AShotOfWildlife yeah it was great I was surprised about the swans
I find it odd that you hear about entire species being wiped out 50-100 years ago, but now with all our technology we cant control invasive species.
Thanks.
What about rabbits in Australia? The reason why foxes were introduced to Australia was to control rabbit populations.
I didn't include rabbits because they are also an introduced species here. Although now they are desired in wild places because how they graze and burrow creates a suitable habitat for some of our rarer species.
Someone needs to come tell the Sparrows & Starlings around my house that they are meant to be declining in numbers, because each day when I put bird food out, they seem to at least double in numbers!
it is important to remember that the distribution of animals and plants have always been changing
When will they learn that releasing none native species is never a good idea, even domestic dogs and cats are destructive to local wildlife populations
That's not true, sometimes it does work and is needed
Blame Shakespeare for the accursed Starlings of North America. It's a great story despite it's tragic outcome... typical Shakespeare !:-)
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Funny how alot of the creatures on here are declining here but seem to thrive in other countries I wonder if climate change could be argued. Or lack of habitation
Yeah mate. I think there's probably a few things to blame but I would guess intensive farming and pesticides has a lot of the blame.
It’s all about the insects.
Change is inevitable. How about humans ? We seem to be everywhere where we shouldn’t be too …..
You exported them import them back.
One word. Australia.
Thats nothing,check what invasive species has done to Australia!
What a load of tosh ! They are all European species and nothing to do with exporting them from the UK as your title suggests. These species just happen to live in the UK as well as other places round the globe.
Hello Mr Bean, all if the species in this video are introduced and invasive in other places around the world. If you disagree, pick a species and provide any evidence to support your statement.
I'm sorry but red foxes don't live in mexico remake the video
Lol, yes they do. www.wildlifeonline.me.uk/animals/article/red-fox-distribution
@@AShotOfWildlife oh okay
Of course, the Britain's most invasive contribution to the world, was the British.....
Lol. And it's where your name comes from :)