Birds .
26/04/10
1 Common Tern seen =
flying over=20
Area 4 this morning.=20
25/04/10
In Area 8 a male Whitethroat=20
was singing from a hedgerow near Old Forest Rd and a Chiffchaff was calling from an Ash tree . =
Apair=20
of Bullfinches were als seen. In =
Area 5.=20
A Stock Dove, Blackcap, Chiffchaff =
and Willow Warbler were seen in Area 4& =
5.=20
20/04/10
A Willow Warbler =
was heard=20
singing in bushes by the balancing pond in Area 4 and 2 Chiffchaff's and a Blackcap were singing in Area 8.=20
19/04/10
1 Swallow and =
2 Sand Martins over Area 4 of the Emm =
brook.=20
Sighting by Paul Bright-Thomas=20
15/04/10
In Area 5 at least 2 singing male Blackcaps and a Chifchaff this morning. Also several =
calling Nuthatches & a pair of Jays.=20
12/04/10
Heard in Area 10 at 20:00 a Sedge =
Warbler=20
in the reeds adjacent to the Emm at Lavells Lake=20
08/04/10 =20
Seen in Area 5 between 16:00 & 17:00 today =
Chiffchaff,Jay,Magpie, Robin,Blue Tit,Great =
Tit,Carrion=20
Crow,Chaffinch,Nuthatch,Tree Creeper,5 Mallards, =
Greenfinch,Robin,Green=20
Woodpecker,Song Thrush,Wood Pigeon & Collared Dove=20
05/04/10=20
In area 8 today a Kingfisher=20
was seen flying up the Emm=20
02/04/10=20
In Area 5 today a =
Sparrowhawk=20
was seen flying over the woods near Woosehill roundabout. =
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Insects=20
20/04/10
An afternoon walk in Area 8 (OldForest Rd) =
proved very=20
good for Butterflies with at least 5 =
Peacock=20
, 5 Small Tortishell, 3Orange Tip ,1 Small =
White=20
and 1 Speckled Wood.=20
15/04/10
A beautiful Comma=20
butterfly the first of the year and an unidentified white =
butterfly were seen in Area 5=20
12/04/10
First Common Wasp Vespula =
vulgaris=20
was seen in Area 5=20
08/04/10
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Seen in Area 5 between 16:00 & 17:00 today =
in the=20
glorious sunshine 3 Peacock and 1 =
Brimstone Butterfly . The first 6 Spot Ladybird of the year and a Bee Fly=20
05/04/10
At least 4 Buff tailed=20
Bumblebees were seen feeding on nectar from a Pussy Willow adjacent to Toutley Bridge =
on Old=20
Forest Rd in Area 7.=20
02/04/10=20
Despite the overnight rain the moth trap was put =
out..=20
Only 11 moths of 6 species were trapped. New moths for the =
year were Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea) and =
the micro=20
moth Light Brown Apple Moth =
(Epiphyas=20
postvittana) .=20
This brings the years total to 18 species. |
Other Wildlife
Mammals=20
05/04/10=20
A male Roe Deer was =
seen=20
adjacent to the Emm in Area 8 near the motorway this afternoon.
Plants & Trees=20
25/04/10
.Cowslips were seen growing in the willdflower =
meadow in=20
Area 4=20
15/04/10
Despite the best =
efforts of the=20
Councils grasscutters a small patch of =
Ladies=20
Smockhave survived in the wildflower meadow area.in Area =
4 This=20
area is only supposed to be mowed twice a year.=20
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It was a nice suprise =
to find 2 Wood Anemonein Area 5.=20
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05/04/10
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Blackthorn (also =
known as sloe)=20
can be seen coming into flower adjacent to Toutley Bridge on Old =
Forest=20
Rd in Area 7. Their bushes are covered in clouds of white =
blossom borne=20
on its dark, thorn laden branches. This shrub is sometimes =
confused with=20
Hawthorn, but the Hawthorn does not flower until May and comes =
into leaf=20
before the blossom opens.=20
As a taste of things to come (but not yet in =
flower) the=20
following plants can be seen emerging through the ground on most =
of the=20
Emm. Stinging Nettle (Urtica =
dioica)=20
,Garlic Mustard (Alliaria=20
petiolata),Goosegrass =
(Galium aparine)=20
, Hogweed (Heracleum =
sphondylium)=20
and Broad-leaved Dock (Rumex=20
obtusifolius). =
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