Where have all the Hares gone?

Not sure if anyone else has noticed this or if it's just in the fenland area I live, but up until September even after the harvest I was seeing Hares everyday including the wheat field behind my house (7 in the field at once!) For the last five weeks though not one and I travel along backroads where normally I would see several on my journey to work (around 6:30) and again they seemed to have vanished. Has anyone else come across this or does anyone know why?

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Permalink Reply by The Black Rabbit on October 7, 2010 at 15:16

I'll let you know when I start my winter (short-eared owl) walks on the pastures round 'ere Mark.
I should see many then?

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Permalink Reply by Mark Williams on October 8, 2010 at 12:38

Umm hope you do. Just makes you wonder what has happened to them at the moment. Short-eared owls! I hope you post some of the images here. I'm now looking forward to watching Barn Owls - who says the dark mornings and evenings are bad!

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Permalink Reply by The Black Rabbit on October 8, 2010 at 17:46

I haven't really taken any photos of owls Mark - too busy just enjoying them if I see them!
Good luck seeing your barn owls!
And I'll keep an eye open for hares for you. I hope I see em too!

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Permalink Reply by stephen cummings on December 18, 2010 at 1:34

This year I struggled to find hares to film. I had loads of site suggestions from people but views were few and far between. These were filmed in April http://www.youtube.com/user/TheBaldIbis?feature=mhum#p/c/28C2E00156...

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Permalink Reply by Mark Williams on December 18, 2010 at 16:10

Thanks for sharing the great footage Stephen. Speaking with a farm worker acquaintance and they are about just hunkered down in the fields. I was hoping for some snow to go and track them but as yet we have none!

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Permalink Reply by Mark Williams on March 28, 2011 at 20:38

Hi Charles, thanks for the reply. I've since found out that here in the Fens in February they hold two hare shoots and leave what they think is a reasonable amount. I've now found a great place nearby where hares seem to be in good numbers.