Week 18, recorded by Paul Beard. 53 butterflies in total: 19 Gatekeeper, 8 Green-veined White, 1 Large Skipper, 3 Large White, 11 Meadow Brown, 1 Peacock, 4 Ringlet, 2 Small Skipper, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Small White. In addition, a … Continue reading
Week 17. Paul Beard recorded 1 Comma, 8 Gatekeeper, 1 Green-veined White, 2 Large Skipper, 31 Meadow Brown, 9 Ringlet, 2 Small Skipper, and 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
Whereas John Parlby had carried out his transect walk just before mid-day (see previous post), Nikki Mahadevan arrived at the reserve mid-afternoon, in much warmer conditions, to record 3 Comma, 11 Gatekeeper, 3 Green-veined White, 3 Large Skipper, 52 Meadow … Continue reading
Week 16. Marginal surveying conditions with little sunshine did not stop John Parlby from spotting 3 Gatekeeper, 22 Meadow Brown, 4 Ringlet, 3 Small Skipper, a Small Tortoiseshell, and a Small White.
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The trap was set up adjacent to the garden hedge at the hide end. Trap was emptied 6am 16/7/15. Recorder N. Mahadevan. Muslin Footman Nudaria mundana 6, Common Footman Eilema lurideola 3, Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata 1, Uncertain/Rustic agg. Hoplodrina alsines/blanda 1, Common White Wave … Continue reading
Birds: Chiffchaff, Juvenile Moorhen. Butterflies: Comma, Large Skipper, Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small Skipper, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Speckled Wood. Moth: Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet. Damselflies: Azure, Large Red. Dragonflies: Brown Hawker. Mammals: Water Vole droppings on monitoring raft. Other invertebrates: Black … Continue reading
The trap was set up at the start of section 3 of the butterfly transect on the evening of 9th July and emptied 5:30 the following morning. Recorder N. Mahadevan. Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata 6, Marbled Orchard Tortrix Hedya nubiferana 2, Latticed … Continue reading
Some sightings provided by John Parlby from a rather showery visit: 5 Swifts were observed, 2 Chiff Chaff, and a Chaffinch heard. Several Ringlet, Meadow Brown, a few Burnett Moths. John also provided a photograph of a fly, identified by … Continue reading
Week 14 and things are really heating up now, 26 degrees Centigrade in the morning, with butterfly numbers doubling since the last recording visit. Nikki Mahadevan was the lucky surveyor, and found 2 Small Skipper, 8 Large Skipper, 1 Red … Continue reading
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The trap was set up at the start of section 3 of the butterfly transect route on the evening of 30th June. It was a very warm night and the temperature was 16ºC @ 5:45 when the trap was emptied. … Continue reading