Birds: Whitethroat, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, juv. Robin, Nuthatch, Great tit, Chaffinch, Blackcap, Blue tit, Chiffchaff, Swallow, Bullfinch, female Mandarin with 3 young in brook. Butterflies and moths: Green-vein White, Small White, Orange tip, Nettle tap, Diamond-back moth, Ancylis Badiana, … Continue reading
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The moth trap was set up on the evening of 4th June at the hide end of the garden hedge. It was emptied the following morning 6:15, min temperature 9.7ºC White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) 4, Foxglove Pug (Eupithecia pulchellata) 1, … Continue reading
The first half of this month’s ‘guided’ walk resembled a mystery tour. The stand-in guide had got it into his head to investigate some of the paths that he did not recall the walk taking in the last nine years. … Continue reading
We will be having a stand at the Wildlife day at the Pleasley Pit Country Park, a Local Nature Reserve. 10am to 4.00. Free entry Pleasley Pit Country Park Derbyshire NG19 7PH Sunday 5 Jun 2016 Contact telephone: 01623 818928 … Continue reading
*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