Category Archives: JMNR News

This section shows news items specific to the Jim Mart Nature Reserve. It pulls together the posts from JMNR Sightings and JMNR Work Parties.

JMNR Sightings – August 16th

From logbook – Jeff Davis 9.00 – 12.00 Warm and Sunny Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Comma, 2 Holly Blue on brambles at C4a stream side; Speckled wood, 1 Brown Hawker, 1 Southern Hawker, Several Common Darters, several … Continue reading

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JMNR Sightings 13th August 2017

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Blackbird, Buzzard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen Butterflies and Moths:1 Holly Blue, 2 Small Copper, 10+ Peacock, 10+ Red Admiral, 5+ Comma, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, 4 Speckled Wood,Shaded Broad-bar, Mother of Pearl. Dragonflies: 2 Brown Hawker, 2 Southern Hawker, C20 Common … Continue reading

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JMNR butterfly and dragonfly transects – 12th August 2017

UPDATED 18 August 2017 Week 20 of the butterfly transect. Nikki Mahadevan recorded a total of 75 individuals from 11 species: Comma (4), Gatekeeper (4), Green-veined White (13), Large White, Meadow Brown (10), Painted Lady (2), Peacock (27), Red Admiral … Continue reading

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JMNR Sightings – 7th August 2017

4.30pm 20+ Peacock, 10+ Red Admiral, 5 Comma, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, GV White, 1 HOLLY BLUE, 1 Speckled Wood, Mother of Pearl, Udea lutealis, Brown Chinak Mark, The Snout, Silver-ground Carpet. Male and female Southern Hawker, 1 Brown Hawker, 4 … Continue reading

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JMNR Sightings August 4th 2017

A late afternoon visit, sunny but breezy. Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns, 6 Red Admiral, 6 Peacock, 5 Comma, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Small Skipper, Green-veined Whites, 1 Small Copper (on Fleabane, now in flower),  2 PURPLE HAIRSTREAK ‘dog-fighting’ around the top … Continue reading

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JMNR butterfly and dragonfly transects – 3rd August 2017

A very windy day with showers. Nevertheless Paul Beard picked a sunny spell and recorded the butterflies for week 18 of the transect season (only another 8 weeks left): Comma (2), Gatekeeper (6), Green-veined White (22), Large Skipper (2), Large … Continue reading

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JMNR Sightings – August 1st 2017

From logbook – Jeff Davis 9.30-11.30 1 Gatekeeper C2, 4 Red Admirals on buddliea C5a, 1 Comma and 2 Red Admirals on buddlia in C7, 1 Brown Hawker over C4a. Plenty of White butterflies all over. 1 Southern Hawker C6c.

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JMNR butterfly and dragonfly transects – 22nd July 2017

Week 17 of the butterfly transect. John Parlby did the honours and, despite the weather deteriorating, recorded plenty: Comma (10), Essex Skipper, Gatekeeper(8), Green-veined White (15), Meadow Brown (26), Red Admiral (4), Ringlet (3) and three unidentified Skippers. On the … Continue reading

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JMNR Work Party Report – July 22nd 2017

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Just three members turned up for this morning’s work party. However, all the proposed tasks were carried out: removing large areas of Cleavers, cutting the butterfly transect paths and removing some vegetation around the Hide Pond to enable recording for the Dragonfly … Continue reading

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JMNR – 18th July 2017

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In addition to carrying out the butterfly transect (see previous post), Nikki Mahadevan recorded the following: Moths: Shaded Broad-bar, Udea lutealis, Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet, Brown China-Mark, Yellow Shell. Emerald, Azure and Blue-tailed damselflies, Brown and Southern Hawkers, Common Darter, a … Continue reading

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