Category Archives: JMNR Sightings

These are sightings for the Jim Mart NR. Please record your sightings in the hide logbook or send them to the Site Records Co-ordinator, Paul Beard.

JMNR 19th June 2015

Carrion Crow, Chiffchaff, (Common) Whitethroat, Woodpigeon. Large Skipper (3), Green-veined White, Silver-ground Carpet.

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JMNR Butterfly transect 18th June 2015

Week 12, and quite a windy day for Alan Kydd who recorded 1 Orange-tip and 2 Speckled Wood on the transect. In addition there was a Silver Y moth which, although commonly seen in the UK, is actually an annual … Continue reading

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Moth Trapping JMNR 16th June 2015

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The moth trap was set up, between the garden hedge and the brook, on the evening of 16th June and emptied 6:10 on 17th June. Recorder N. Mahadevan. Warm night, wind calm evening but B5 by morning. Common Swift (1), The Snout … Continue reading

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JMNR 16th June 2015

am 19ºC 8 juvenile Great Tits, Woodpigeon, Coot, Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Carrion Crow. Speckled Wood (3), Green-veined White (2), Small Tortoiseshell caterpillars, Large Skipper (2). Silver-ground Carpet (5), Chimney Sweeper (2), Nettle Taps, Blood-vein (1). Grey Golden Bloomed Longhorn beetle, Large … Continue reading

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JMNR 15th June 2015

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Sunny intervals and 18C. Birds: Blackbird, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Dunnock, Goldfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Moorhen, Robin, 2 (Common) Whitethroat collecting food, Wood Pigeon. Butterflies: Green-veined White (1), Peacock (1). Moths: Common Marble (2), Common Nettle-tap (10+), Grass Rivulet (4), … Continue reading

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Moth Trapping JMNR 11th June, 2015

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The moth trap was set up, between the garden hedge and the brook, on the evening of 11th June and emptied 7:45 on 12th June. Recorder N. Mahadevan. Green Carpet 1, Peppered Moth 1, Common White Wave 1, Silver-ground Carpet 3, White Ermine 1, Small Square-spot 2, Brimstone … Continue reading

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JMNR Butterfly transect 10th June 2015

Week 11 results recorded by Paul Beard: Brimstone (2), Dingy Skipper (1), Green-veined White (3), Large Skipper (1), Large White (1), Orange-tip (2), Peacock (1). One of the Brimstones was a female laying eggs on the North Hedge, so we … Continue reading

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Moth Trapping JMNR 6th June 2015

The moth trap was set up in the fire pit 5th June and emptied 7 am 6th June. Wind B5, clear, 10°C. Recorder N. Mahadevan. 1 Silver Ground Carpet 1 White Ermine Hardly worth getting up early for, although it’s always nice … Continue reading

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JMNR Sightings 27th May 2015

Early afternoon 17°C 10 Long-tailed tits, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (a lot of calling from the wooded area across the brook), Blue tits (feeding in box 8), Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Robin, Whitethroat, Moorhen. Adela reaumurella, Nettle Tap, Common … Continue reading

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JMNR 23rd May 2015

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A cloudy afternoon at the reserve, however it did not prevent the day-flying moth Grass Rivulet from being on the wing in good numbers. Birds: Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Garden Warbler, Goldfinch, Pheasant, Woodpigeon. Butterflies: Green-veined White, Orange-tip, Peacock, Small White. Damselflies/Dragonflies: … Continue reading

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