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 31st March

Male and female Grey Wagtails, Goldcrest, Tree Creeper, Chiffchaff, Wood Pigeon, Mallard, Carrion Crow, Kestrel, Blue tit, Great tit, Chaffinch, Blackbird, Pheasant, Robin, Wren. Dead frog Bottom Pond, frogspawn Hide and Middle Ponds. Several hoverflies on willow (Eristalis pertinax) In … Continue reading

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JMNR Sightings March 25th 2016

A lovely sunny day, 1pm 1m Mandarin, 2 Mallards, Blackbird, Blue tit, Great tit, Goldfinch, Pheasant, Moorhen, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Tree Creeper, 3 Nuthatch, Buzzard, Robin. 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Small Tortoiseshell, Bumblebees, a hoverfly (Eristalis pertinax). Dead frog Bottom … Continue reading

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20/3/2016 JMNR sightings

Chaffinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Moorhen, 2m Mandarin Duck, 4 Crow, Buzzard, Pheasant, Wood Pigeon, Wren, 2 LT Tit, Great Tit, Nuthatch. A lot of small fish fry in the hide pond. Paul Beard

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JMNR – 19th March 2016 work party report

A decent turnout of 5 members saw all of the advertised tasks completed, with the exception of cleaning out the west ditch, which somehow got forgotten about. Some additional tasks were completed, including raking old vegetation off the drier part … Continue reading

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JMNR 19th March 2016

Sightings from today’s work party: Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Common Buzzard (3), Great Tit, Mandarin Duck (2 flew out of the big trees on the north boundary and landed in the brook in the Jolly Cobbler’s field), Moorhen, Nuthatch, Pheasant, Woodpigeon, … Continue reading

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JMNR work party – 19th March 2016

For those members not heading off to the Derbyshire moors on the first of this year’s club meets, the alternative is to come and help out at this month’s work party at the Jim Mart reserve. The accumulated ash in … Continue reading

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JMNR 11th March 2016

Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Common Buzzard, Goldfinch, Great Tit, Nuthatch, Robin. Two mating Frogs and a lot of fresh frogspawn in the shallows of the Bottom Pond.

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JMNR 7th March 2016

Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch (singing), Great Tit, Mallard (pair), Pheasant, Wren. Blackthorn beginning to flower, Spring Crocus (or it might be Early Crocus) in C4a, and a few Lesser Celandine and Dandelions. Bluebells leaves are coming up, but not … Continue reading

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JMNR 20th February 2016

Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Nuthatch, Song Thrush, Wren. Field Vole, Rabbit. A few Lesser Celandine in flower between the Bottom Pond and the Brook (C6a), and in front of the Hide. Another patch of Snowdrops has emerged from the … Continue reading

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JMNR – 20th February 2016 work party report

Two members turned out for this month’s work party. The priority task in the advertised list was cleaning out of the twenty nest boxes in Liz’s Wood, so it was indeed fortunate that this had already been attended to by … Continue reading

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