A mild autumn day on the reserve. Two Common Darter were seen over Bottom Pond and a Red Admiral butterfly in section 3 of the butterfly transect. Additional sightings: Buzzard, Jackdaw, Nuthatch, Long-tailed tit, Blue tit, Great tit, Wren, Robin. … Continue reading
Four members turned out for the penultimate work party of 2016. The main aim was to improve the amount of light reaching the edges of the enclosed garden area (Cyril’s Patch). The ground vegetation had been cut in preparation so … Continue reading
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Rather than end the recording season after the normal 26 weeks, the continuing good weather prompted Nikki Mahadevan to carry on into week 27. Six Comma and one Speckled Wood were noted inside the transect area, with another four Comma … Continue reading
The final week of the 2016 transect recording season: Alan Kydd was fortunate to be able to choose a warm late-summer’s day to visit the reserve, finding Comma (5), Red Admiral and Speckled Wood enjoying the conditions.
Three Speckled Wood butterflies were recorded on the transect by Paul Beard.
3 Speckled Wood, 3 Red Admiral, 10 Comma, 1 Silver Y. Noon Fly, Marmalade Hoverfly,8 Common Darter, 3 Southern Hawker. Woodpigeon.
2pm, 21C 2 Speckled Wood, 1 Comma, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 unidentified White. Silver y moth. Common Darter, Sparrow Hawk, Squirrel.
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The moth trap was set up on the evening of 14th September adjacent to the hide bridge. Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria – 1 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba – 19 Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria – 1 Rivulet Perizoma affinitata – … Continue reading
Week 24: Despite it being a warm sunny day, Keith Turton found that the butterflies were few, with only 6 Speckled Wood enjoying the conditions.
The Derbyshire Mammal Group carried out its third annual survey of small mammals at the reserve on the weekend of the 2nd to the 4th September. Over the three trapping sessions 68 individuals were recorded and released. The mix was … Continue reading