Category Archives: JMNR Sightings

The moth trap was set up on the evening of August 16th adjacent to Bottom Pond. The catch was disappointing with only 7 species recorded, although this may be in part because the trap was emptied rather late the following … Continue reading →

Week 20 and Paul Beard recording the following on his transect walk: Comma (3), Gatekeeper (1), Green-veined White (9), Meadow Brown (8), Peacock (7), Red Admiral (2), Small Skipper (1), and Speckled Wood (1). Outside of the transect area a … Continue reading →

Comma, Green-veined White, 5 Peacock, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Small Copper, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Elephant Hawkmoth caterpillar, 3 Mother of Pearl. Brown Hawker, Common Darter, 2 Southern Hawker (one male and one ovipositing female), Emerald damselfly. Wren, Woodpigeon, Wren, Nuthatch.

Speckled Wood, Painted Lady, 5 Peacock, 4 Comma, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Large White, Green-veined White, 3 Small Copper. Shaded Broad-bar, Udea lutealis, Celypha lacunana. Southern Hawker, Brown Hawker, Common Darter. Picromerus bidens (Spiked shield bug), Sericomyia silentis (Bog … Continue reading →

Amongst the usual range of butterflies at the reserve this afternoon were at least two, possibly four, Painted Lady. The one in this photograph doesn’t look like it has travelled far, it might be the British-born offspring of a migrant … Continue reading →

In the second of two visits for week 19 Nikki Mahadevan recorded 54 individuals from 9 species: Comma (4), Gatekeeper (11), Green-veined White (15), Large White (1), Meadow Brown (13), Peacock (2), Red Admiral (4), Small Skipper (3), and Speckled … Continue reading →

In the first of two visits for week 19 Nikki Mahadevan recorded 52 individuals from 8 species: Comma (7), Gatekeeper (8), Green-veined White (19), Meadow Brown (9), Peacock (1), Red Admiral (4), Ringlet (2), and Small Skipper (2). Additional butterfly … Continue reading →

Birds: Blackbird, Common Buzzard, Pheasant, Robin, Woodpigeon. Butterflies: Comma (5), Gatekeeper (2), Green-veined White, Meadow Brown (2), Peacock, Red Admiral (3), Ringlet, Small Skipper (2), Small White, Speckled Wood (2). Moth: Shaded Broad-bar. Damselfly: Jeff Davies found at least three … Continue reading →

Keith Turton endured the torment of an active and well-diversified insect fauna, on a windless afternoon, to carry out the week 18 transect walk. He survived, and recorded Comma (1), Gatekeeper (12), Green-veined White (11), Large White (2), Meadow Brown … Continue reading →