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*UPDATED* 2nd June 2016 Birds: Blackbird, Blackcap, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Goldfinch, Great Tit (box 8), Moorhen, Raven, Robin, Song Thrush, Whitethroat, Woodpigeon. Butterflies: Green-veined White, Large White, Orange Tip, Speckled Wood. Moths: Cocksfoot Moth (Glyphipterix simpliciella), Grass … Continue reading →

Week 9 on the rota: Nikki Mahadevan recorded Green-veined White (5), Orange Tip (4) and Speckled Wood (3) in the transect area. Additional sightings outside the transect included a Peacock butterfly and several moths: Common Carpet (2), Grass Rivulet (4), … Continue reading →

N. Mahadevan pm: Speckled Wood 3, Green-veined White 5, Orange tip 4, Common Carpet 2, Nettle Tap, Lattice Heath 1, Grass Rivulet 1, Grapholita compositella, White-barred Gold (Micropterix aruncella), Meadow Long-horn (Cauchas rufimitrella). Large Red damselfly, Azure damselfly. Soldier beetles: … Continue reading →

Jeff Davies reports that a female Mandarin with 7 ducklings was at the reserve this afternoon, and that the ducklings looked younger than the ones seen earlier in the month. The incubation period for this species is 28-30 days, and … Continue reading →

Keith Turton was the recorder for week 8, seeing 14 individuals of six species: Green-veined White (4), Orange Tip (5), Peacock (1), Small Tortoiseshell (1), Small White (1), Speckled Wood (2).

Sightings made by Simon Moody: Birds: Blue Tit (nesting in box 441), White Throat, Wren, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Nuthatch, Swallow (OTT), Carrion Crow, Moorhen (back pool), Long-tailed Tit, Song Thrush, Wood Pigeon, Blackcap, Robin, Great Tit, Magpie. Butterflies: Peacock, Orange … Continue reading →

Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Mallard, Blue tit, Great tit (feeding young). Moths: Common Carpet, Ancylis Badiana, Cocksfoot Moth (Glyphipterix simpliciella) on Hawthorn blossom. Slender Ground-hopper (Tetrix subulata) http://www.ispotnature.org/node/800268 Tenthredo (Eurogaster) mesomela http://www.ispotnature.org/node/800338 Eutomostethus ephippium http://www.ispotnature.org/node/800339 Chrysolina polita http://www.ispotnature.org/node/867833

Sightings from this morning’s work party. Amphibians: Froglet. Birds: Blackbird, Blackcap, Blue Tit, Bullfinch, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Moorhen, Song Thrush, Woodpigeon, Wren. Butterflies: Green-veined White, Orange Tip, Speckled Wood. Damselflies: Azure (recently emerged), Large Red. Other … Continue reading →