From logbook – Ian Wilbur 1 Kestrel, 1 Wren, 2 Tawny, 2 young Moorhen on Bottom Pond, 1 female Mandarin with juv on Hide Pond. Perch feeding on tadpoles in Hide Pond.
Nikki M – early morning after emptying moth trap Moths: Celypha lacunana, Timothy Tortrix, Blood-vein, White-headed dwarf (Elachista albifrontella). Speckled Wood. Chiffchaff, Blackbird, gull (overhead), Moorhen, juvenille Blue tit and Great tit. Brown-lipped Snail. Flowers: Ox-eye Daisy, Marsh Orchid, hybrid … Continue reading
Two moth traps were set up on the evening of 12th June and emptied the following morning. The usual 8W actinic Heath trap was set up near the hide. In addition, a 9W LED uv lamp powered by an USB … Continue reading
From logbook – Jeff Davis, hot and dry, 3.30-5.00 pm Still only a few Whites moving down by stream. 4-Spotted Chaser showing on BP with large number of Azure damsels moving about the pond. Moorhens bred on banks of BP … Continue reading
From logbook – Jeff Davis, warm and overcast, 10.00-1.30 Few GV Whites, Chiffchaff and Chaffinch singing. A Four-spotted Chaser emergent from BP onto dead stalks. Made short flight then flew left towards reserve.
From logbook – Bill Padley, hot and sunny 3pm Wren at nest box inside pump house.
From logbook – Bill Padley, warm sunny evening 8.30 pm Blue Tits feeding young in box in far corner across stream (opp Bottom Pond)
From logbook – Ian W 2 Moorhen, on Hide Pond, female Mandarin with chicks on brook, hundreds of tadpoles in brook above weir, 2 Robins, 2 Blue Tits, 1 Heron, 2 Mallards, 1 Tawny owl, 1 Kestrel. Nikki M Common … Continue reading
Nikki M Common Blue, Orange-tip, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Peacock, GV White, Grass Rivulet, Nettle tap. Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn Beetle. Large Red damsel, Azure damsel, Blue-tailed damsel, 4-Spot Chaser. Limnephilus lunatus (caddis fly). In flower: Cut-leaf Cransbill, Hogweed.
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Nikki M – A rather warm afternoon on the reserve 22ºC. Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Bullfinch, Blackcap, 2 Moorhen, Great tit chicks being fed in box over Hide pond (opp. end to hide). Peacock, Green-veined White, Orange-tip, Common Blue butterflies. Ancylis badiana, … Continue reading