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 23rd June 2016

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Nikki M

Moths: Common Carpet, Silver-ground Carpet, Middle-barred Minor, Celypha lacuana, Yellow Shell, Brown-china Mark (ovipositing on Bottom Pond), Nettle tap, Timothy Tortrix, Grass Rivulet, Celypha striana.2323

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JMNR 21st June 2016

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Nikki M

Orchids in flower: Bee*, Hybrid (Dactylorhiza x grandis), Southern Marsh*. Birds seen during this visit to the reserve were few, just a single Great Tit on the reserve, but a bird of a different kind flew low overhead. This was … Continue reading →

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JMNR butterfly transect – 21st June 2016

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Nikki M

Butterfly numbers remained very low for the week 12 transect. John Parlby recorded Large Skipper (1), Green-veined White (1) and Speckled Wood (1).

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19/6/2016 JMNR sightings

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Paul Beard

8 Swift, Blackbird, Wren, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Blue Tit, Dunnock, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Kestrel 3 Green Veined White, 2 Speckled Wood, 2 Large Skipper Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly. Additional sightings Nikki M: Fork Tailed Flower Bee (Anthophora (Clisodon) furcata), Tree bee, … Continue reading →

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JMNR Sightings 14th June

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Nikki M

In between dodging rain showers and raking some very wet grass: Moorhen chick on hide pond, Blackbird. 2 Green-veined White, 1 Speckled Wood,1 Large Skipper, 1 Straw Dot, 1 Grass Rivulet, 2 Diamond-back moth, 10 Silver-ground Carpet, 2 Brown China-mark … Continue reading →

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JMNR butterfly transect – 13th June 2016

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Nikki M

Mild, sunny and calm weather. Alan Kydd was no doubt disappointed to find that, despite 40 minutes of observation, not a single butterfly could be detected on the week 11 transect walk. There is often a reduction in butterflies on … Continue reading →

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JMNR June 18th work party – cancelled

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Nikki M

The work party due to be held at the Jim Mart reserve on Saturday 18th has been cancelled, in large part due to the coordinator having broken a toe.

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JMNR butterfly transect – 9th June 2016

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Nikki M

After a good spell of warm dry weather, butterfly numbers have increased for week 10 giving Paul Beard a total of 18 individuals from 5 species: Green-veined White (4), Orange Tip (8), Small Tortoiseshell (1), Small White (1) and Speckled … Continue reading →

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JMNR Sightings 8th June 2016

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Nikki M

Sawfly larva on Oak leaf Periclista sp. – http://www.ispotnature.org/node/808193 Broad bodied Chaser on Bottom Pond

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JMNR 6th June 2016

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Nikki M

Jeff Davies carried out the June ‘PondNet’ adult dragonflies survey for the Bottom Pond and recorded a pair of Broad-bodied Chasers with the female ovipositing, and large numbers of Large Red Damselflies [count code D (21-100 individuals)] and Azure damselflies … Continue reading →

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