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JMNR butterfly transect 8th May 2016

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Nikki M

Week 6: John Parlby endured a pleasantly balmy visit to the reserve to count the butterflies. It was 24 degrees Celsius and cloudless, so not surprisingly John produced the best count of the year to date: 33 in total, of … Continue reading →

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JMNR Sightings 8th May 2016

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Nikki M

Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Blue tit, Pheasant, Woodpigeon. Orange tip 5, Green-vein White 4, Peacock 2, Speckled Wood 1. Large Red damselfly. Badger and Tawny Owl seen whilst setting up moth trap later in the day.

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May 2016 Guided walk report

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Nikki M

This month’s walk got off to a disappointingly chilly start and the “moderate” air quality didn’t give the best viewing conditions over the reservoir. Nevertheless the morning gradually warmed up, and with 22 pairs of eyes available the all-time May … Continue reading →

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JMNR 6th May 2016

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Nikki M

Amphibians: Common Frog (MP), Smooth Newt (BP). Birds: Blackbird, Blackcap, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Pheasant, Robin, Woodpigeon. Butterflies: Green-veined White, Orange Tip, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell. Other invertebrates: Woundwort Shieldbug Mammals: Rabbit (droppings). In flower: … Continue reading →

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JMNR Butterfly transect 4th May 2016

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Nikki M

Week 5 and the recent weather more late winter/early Spring than May. Alan Kydd sighted a Peacock, and a white (possibly a female Orange Tip).

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JMNR Sightings 29th May 2016

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Nikki M

Hoverflies: Platycheirus rosarum (male), platycheirus sp. (female), Melanostoma scalare (female). Cantharis nigra, Cantharis Rufus, Large Red damselfly, Azure damselfly, Speckled Wood 3, Green vein White 5, Orange tip 4, Common Carpet 2, Nettle tap, Lattice Heath 1, Grass Rivulet 1, … Continue reading →

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Jim Mart Sightings June 4th 2016

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Nikki M

N. Mahadevan: Whitethroat, Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Songthrush. Green-veined White 4, Orange Tip 4, Red Admiral 1, Small Tortoiseshell 1 (worn), Peacock 1, Brimstone 1, Speckled Wood 1.  Small Tortoiseshell caterpillars on Nettles. Moths: plenty of Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella), Silver-ground moth, … Continue reading →

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Whooper Swans Rescued

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Nikki M

Note from DOS to its members Members will have read in recent bird notes that more than 50 Whooper Swans have used Middleton Moor as a staging post during February and March as they headed back northwards. Most moved on … Continue reading →

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JMNR butterfly transect – April 2016

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Nikki M

The first four weeks of butterfly transect recording coincided with a period of weather not ideally suited to the task. Nevertheless members tried their best to pick out the best conditions, locating: Week 1: a Small Tortoiseshell Week 2: nothing … Continue reading →

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JMNR Sightings 27th April 2016

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Nikki M

Whitethroat, Chiffchaff Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue tit, Carrion Crow, Great tit, Mallard, Goldfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin, Tree creeper. Brown Hare, fresh Water Vole droppings. From ispot: Greater Water-moss (Fontinalis antipyretica) – http://www.ispotnature.org/node/792568

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