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 7th June 2016

N.Mahadevan Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Blue tit (feeding young and removing faecal sacs, box 4), Woodpigeon, Mandarin, Long-tailed tit, Moorhen in brook, Robin, Goldfinch, Nuthatch, Great tit. Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Peacock, Orange tip, Large White, Brimstone, Silver-ground Carpet, Nettle tap, Green … Continue reading

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JMNR Sightings June 5th

Birds: Whitethroat, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, juv. Robin, Nuthatch, Great tit, Chaffinch, Blackcap, Blue tit, Chiffchaff, Swallow, Bullfinch, female Mandarin with 3 young in brook. Butterflies and moths: Green-vein White, Small White, Orange tip, Nettle tap, Diamond-back moth, Ancylis Badiana, … Continue reading

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Moth Trapping JMNR 4th June 2016

This gallery contains 4 photos.

The moth trap was set up on the evening of 4th June at the hide end of the garden hedge. It was emptied the following morning 6:15, min temperature 9.7ºC White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) 4, Foxglove Pug (Eupithecia pulchellata) 1, … Continue reading

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JMNR 29th May 2016

*UPDATED* 2nd June 2016 Birds: Blackbird, Blackcap, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Goldfinch, Great Tit (box 8), Moorhen, Raven, Robin, Song Thrush, Whitethroat, Woodpigeon. Butterflies: Green-veined White, Large White, Orange Tip, Speckled Wood. Moths: Cocksfoot Moth (Glyphipterix simpliciella), Grass … Continue reading

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JMNR butterfly transect – 29th May 2016

Week 9 on the rota: Nikki Mahadevan recorded Green-veined White (5), Orange Tip (4) and Speckled Wood (3) in the transect area. Additional sightings outside the transect included a Peacock butterfly and several moths: Common Carpet (2), Grass Rivulet (4), … Continue reading

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JMNR Sightings 29th May 2016

N. Mahadevan pm: Speckled Wood 3, Green-veined White 5, Orange tip 4, Common Carpet 2, Nettle Tap, Lattice Heath 1, Grass Rivulet 1, Grapholita compositella, White-barred Gold (Micropterix aruncella), Meadow Long-horn (Cauchas rufimitrella). Large Red damselfly, Azure damselfly. Soldier beetles: … Continue reading

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JMNR 28th May 2016

P. Beard Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Nuthatch, Song Thrush, Crow, Woodpigeon, Wren, Gt Tit, Grey heron, Chaffinch, Moorhen. Orange Tip, Green Veined white, Large White, Speckled Wood, Peacock. Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly N. Mahadevan Triple-stripe Piercer (Grapholita compositella) http://www.ispotnature.org/node/802261, An ichneumon … Continue reading

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JMNR 27th May 2016

Jeff Davies reports that a female Mandarin with 7 ducklings was at the reserve this afternoon, and that the ducklings looked younger than the ones seen earlier in the month. The incubation period for this species is 28-30 days, and … Continue reading

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JMNR butterfly transect – 24th May 2016

Keith Turton was the recorder for week 8, seeing 14 individuals of six species: Green-veined White (4), Orange Tip (5), Peacock (1), Small Tortoiseshell (1), Small White (1), Speckled Wood (2).

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JMNR 23rd and 24th May 2016

Sightings made by Simon Moody: Birds: Blue Tit (nesting in box 441), White Throat, Wren, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Nuthatch, Swallow (OTT), Carrion Crow, Moorhen (back pool), Long-tailed Tit, Song Thrush, Wood Pigeon, Blackcap, Robin, Great Tit, Magpie. Butterflies: Peacock, Orange … Continue reading

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