N. Mahadevan pm, Sunny but cold 5C 2 Great tit, 3 Blue tit, 5 Carrion Crow, 5 Long-tailed tits, 1 Dunnock, 1 Woodpigeon, Nuthatch, Bullfinch. Hazel catkins and flowers, Alder catkins.
From log book – Jeff Davis 10.30-13.00 3 Buzzards displaying over field r/o stream. Blue tits moving through central hedges. Painted bat box r/0 hide
Three souls braved temperatures in the lower single figures; fortunately without wind or rain. Whilst two members finished off some hedge-laying left over from the 2015/2016 season, the other applied a lump-hammer and chisel, sledge-hammer, and pick-axe (more or less … Continue reading
Sightings from today’s work party: Blue Tit, Bullfinch (2), Carrion Crow (over), Chaffinch, Great Tit, Grey Heron (over), Long-tailed Tit, Redwing (flock over), Wren. Various fungi, including Candle Snuff Fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon), Jelly Ear (Auricularia auricula-judae), King Alfred’s Cakes (Daldinia … Continue reading
From log book – Jeff Davis 10.30-12.45 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Blackbird, 2 Gold Crest, 1 Blue tit, 1 Willow tit, 2 Great tit. As I left, 9 Redwing flew into trees by stream and small flock of Long-tailed tits.
From log book – Ian W 2 Great tit, 3 Blue tit, 2 Buzzard sitting in a tree by the pumphouse, 5 Blackbird, 2 Mallard. Topped up the clay on the mink raft.
Blue Tit (3), Great Tit, Nuthatch, Wren. One pair of Mallard on each of the Hide and Bottom Ponds.
Blackbird (2), Blue Tit (4), Great Tit (1), Mallard (2 – a pair on the Hide Pond). The decaying Horse Chestnut in the hedge along the roadside has a large bracket fungus on it. This is probably the same one … Continue reading
Sightings from today’s work party: Birds: Blackbird, Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Great Tit, Jackdaw, Kestrel (2), Nuthatch, Robin, Redwing, Rook, Sparrowhawk, Woodpigeon, Wren. Mammal: Grey Squirrel. A black Cat Felis catus was reported, seen on the reserve on 14th November (Peter … Continue reading
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The moth trap was set up on the evening of 29th October near the hide. It was a relatively mild night for this time of year (10-11ºC min.) with some drizzle. Eleven moths were trapped, 4 different species, 3 of … Continue reading