On 2009-07-13 16:19:29 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme
said:

On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:05:45 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 2009-07-13 16:02:15 +0100, David in Normandy
said:

Sacha wrote:

here in France are mean and hard. S.A.S. Slugs.

lol oh dear. When I read this, I had a vision of the slugs parachuting
in))

You mean nobody's told you...........? ;-)

Anyway, isn't it thrushes that snails parachute from? Usually to a rocky place?

Oh for more thrushes! I've seen two this year. ;-(

What ever happened to the Song Thrush? We used to see them in the
garden smashing snails but I haven't seen any for years.

Steve

They're in decline almost everywhere, I believe. This place is a real
haven for birds but those have declined badly and even blue tits, which
used to trample all over the place, are down in numbers. It's a
mystery to us because the majority of the farming in this area is
organic and no major tree-felling has gone on, while the hedgerows are
as high and as dense as ever.
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Sacha
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South Devon