Category Archives: JMNR News

Week 16 of the butterfly transect recording produced a big count for Nikki Mahadevan on the 16th: Comma (11), Gatekeeper (10), Green-veined White (15), Large Skipper (2), Meadow Brown (41), Red Admiral (2), Ringlet (37), Small Skipper (4), Small Tortoiseshell, … Continue reading →

In addition to carrying out the butterfly transect (see separate post), Nikki Mahadevan recorded the following: Moths: Latticed Heath, Shaded Broad-bar, Silver-y, Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet. Azure damsels, Blue tailed damsels, Emerald damsels, 2 Brown Hawkers. Buzzard, Woodpigeon, Bullfinch.

From Logbook – Jeff Davis White Throat, feeding yound]g in area of C2 right hand top corner. Several young Great Tits around. 3 Hares in farm field to left of entrance. Nuthatch calling from trees back of C6b.

From Logbook – Jeff Davis Hot 20+ Azures on bottom field and pond. 1 pair of Southern Hawkers, flying over Bottom pond mating. 10+ green damselflies in grass around bottom pond. 1 Brown Hawker flying between middle pond and bottom … Continue reading →

Dave Clay recorded the butterfly transect today for week 15: Comma (4), Gatekeeper, Green-veined White (9), Large Skipper (2), Meadow Brown (8), Peacock, Ringlet (36) and Speckled Wood (2). Four whites were unidentified. On the Bottom Pond a Brown Hawker, … Continue reading →

From Logbook – Jeff Davis 13:30-14:30 sunny and warm Bottom Pond 40+ Azure damsels, some egg laying.

Paul Beard was fortunate to find a brief window of half reasonable weather, on the very last day of recording for week 13, to find just two species of butterfly flying: Meadow Brown (7), Ringlet (9). However, no adult dragonflies … Continue reading →

From logbook – Jeff Davis, 10.30-13.00 cloudy but warm Lots of brown butterflies in grass and small moths. 1 Southern Hawker deep in leaves of yellow iris, bottom pond. See also Paul Beards transect report for details. Whitethroat and wrens … Continue reading →

Very hot afternoon 28°C 14 Large Skipper, 2 Speckled Wood, 2 Green-vein White, 1 Small Copper, Silver-ground Carpet, Brown China Mark, Nettle tap, Timothy Tortrix, Celypha lacunana, Crambus lathoniellus, Yellow Shell. Golden-bloomed Grey-longhorn beetle, c100 Azure damselfly, c30 Large Red … Continue reading →