Blackbird 5, Mistle Thrush 1, Jay 1, Blue Tit 2, Great Tit 2, Wren 1, Bullfinch, Long-tailed Tit 13, Redpoll 8.
Blackbird, Great Tit, Green Woodpecker (heard), Kingfisher, Moorhen, Robin, Woodpigeon. Brown Hare.
Common Buzzard, Great Tit, Grey Wagtail, Long-tailed Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren.
As I was packing up this morning after doing some preparatory work for the coming weekend’s work party, a Kingfisher flew down the brook from above the weir, a Cormorant flew over the reserve, and a Green Woodpecker could be … Continue reading
3 Moorhens on the Hide Pond.
Jay (2), Long-tailed Tit, Nuthatch, Robin, Woodpigeon.
Bullfinch, Great Tit, Wood Pigeon, Magpie. 1 Southern Hawker over Bottom Pond, 7 Comma on Bramble, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Noon Fly, a Mirid bug Pantilius tunicatus, Woolly Alder Aphid larva (Eriocampa ovata).
A pleasant afternoon at the reserve with autumn sunshine and next to no wind, 13 degrees C. Birds: Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Common Buzzard, Magpie, Mallard (pair), Robin, Woodpigeon. Butterflies: Comma, Speckled Wood. Dragonflies: A Hawker, presumed to be Southern, working … Continue reading
Sightings from this morning’s work party members (updated 19th October): Birds: Common Buzzard, Goldfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, Long-tailed tit, Woodpigeon. Butterflies: Comma, Speckled Wood. Moths: Grey Dagger (larva), Ruby Tiger (larva), Nut Leaf Blister Moth Phyllonorycter coryli (blister-like … Continue reading
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The moth trap was set up on the evening of 16th October and emptied before the work party the following morning. It was a modest catch with just four moth species, however, all were new records for the site: 1 … Continue reading
