Category Archives: JMNR Sightings

The Derbyshire Mammal Group carried out it’s second annual survey of small mammals at the reserve on the weekend of the 4th to the 6th September 2015. Over the three sessions 53 specimens of four species were recorded and released. The … Continue reading →

Week 24. Alan Kydd picked the penultimate day of the short Indian summer to carry out this week’s survey, finding most of the action focussed on the Buddleja. 1 Comma, 1 Large White, 1 Painted Lady, 10 Peacock, 5 Red Admiral, 3 … Continue reading →

Week 23 and a drop in the temperature combined with a shortage of sun did not provide John Parlby with ideal conditions for seeing butterflies. Nevertheless, he managed to spot a late-flying Gatekeeper, 3 Peacock, 2 Red Admiral, a Small Copper, … Continue reading →

The moth trap was set up by the garden hedge, hide end, on the evening of 29/08/15 and was  emptied 6.20 am the following morning. 10ºC wind calm, recorder N Mahadevan. 6 Small Square-spot, 1 Dark Fruit-tree Tortix, 1 Yellow … Continue reading →

Week 22 walked by Nikki Mahadevan: 1 Comma, 7 Gatekeeper, 13 Green-veined White, 1 Large White, 2 Meadow Brown, 1 Painted Lady, 13 Peacock, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Small Copper, 2 Small Skipper, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Small White, 1 … Continue reading →

Week 21 on the butterfly recording calendar, with the transect being walked by Alan Kydd. 2 Comma, 8 Gatekeeper, 8 Green-veined White, 2 Large Skipper, 6 Large White, 3 Meadow Brown, 1 Painted Lady, 11 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, and … Continue reading →

Sightings from this morning’s work party: Birds: Blue Tit, Bullfinch, Common Buzzard, Great Tit, Kestrel, Moorhen (Juv.), Nuthatch, Wren. Butterflies: Comma, Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Peacock, Ringlet, Small Skipper, Small White, Speckled Wood. Moth: Silver Y. Damselflies: … Continue reading →

Week 20. Paul Beard recorded 43 butterflies: 2 Comma, 14 Gatekeeper, 15 Green-veined White, 3 Meadow Brown, 6 Peacock, 2 Small Skipper, 1 Small White. In addition a female Migrant Hawker was seen resting on bramble in section 3.