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 butterfly and dragonfly transects – 26th August 2017

Week 22 of the butterfly transect. John Parlby recorded Comma (2), Gatekeeper (2), Green-veined White (9), Red Admiral (3), Peacock (5), Small Copper (2) and Speckled Wood (8). On the Bottom Pond, the dragonfly survey yielded a Brown Hawker and … Continue reading

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JMNR Sightings – 23rd August 2017

From the logbook – Jeff Davis pm warm and breezy Both Brown and Southern Hawkers egg laying in Bottom Pond.

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JMNR butterfly and dragonfly transects – 20th August 2017

Dave Clay recorded the week 21 butterfly transect, finding Gatekeeper (2), Green-veined White (12), Small Copper (2), Meadow Brown (2), Painted Lady, Peacock (6), Red Admiral (4) and an unidentified white. The Hide Pond was the subject of this week’s … Continue reading

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JMNR Sightings – 19th August 2017

From logbook – Jeff Davis Bright but cold wind 11:30 2 Southern Hawker mating, 3 Common Darter, 1 Brown Hawker. 1 Painted Lady, 2 Small Coppers C4d/C2; 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Gatekeeper C4c on fleabane. 1 Vapourer moth on my … Continue reading

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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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