Birds .
25/03/10
A Herring=20
Gull and a Greylag Goose =
were seen=20
today flying over the Emm today in Area 4 and a Chiffchaff was heard singing and =
flycatching in=20
Willows.alongside the river. Sightings by Paul Bright-Thomas.=20
20/03/10
In Area 10 today that harbinger of Spring the =
first Chiffchaff of the year(near the car park =
) on=20
Sandford Lane and a Grey Wagtail on =
the banks=20
of the Emm near the old Golf Club.=20
15/03/10
A Nuthatch was seen =
today=20
taking the bark of a Silver Birch and then flying to a nest hole =
in an=20
adjacent tree in Area 5.=20
14/03/10
With Spring in the air it was no suprise to see =
2 pairs of=20
Jays and pairs of Song=20
Thrush, Moorhen,Blue Tits,and Great Tits. in Area 4 & =
5 today=20
A Great spotted Woodpecker was =
drumming in=20
trees near the Woosehill . A Green =
Woodpecker=20
was calling adjacent to the Brook in area .
11/03/10
Flying Notth over the Emm this morning at 07:30 =
was a=20
Cormorrant
07/03/10
Seen today in area 4 & 5 of the Brook =
between the=20
bridge to the rear of Morrisons and Meadow Road were Herring Gull, Nuthatch,4 Mallard,15 Redwing, =
Blue Tit,=20
Great Tit,Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, =
Chaffinch,=20
Wood Pigeon, Blackbird, Collared Dove, Great spotted Woodpecker, =
Starling,House Sparrow, Siskin and on the Thames Water =
Balancing=20
pond adjacent to the Emm Brook Moorhen and=20
a male Teal. Sightings by Eddie =
Napper. Also=20
seen by Paul Bright-Thomas Stock Dove, =
Pied Wagtail=20
and Grey Wagtail.=20
03/03/10
Seen in Area 4 today by Paul Bright-Thomas a =
Herring Gull,Long tailed-Tit and Siskin.=20
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Insects=20
21/03/10
A Peacock=20
Butterfly was seen today in Area 5=20
18/03/10
The first butterfly of the year. A Brimstone was seen in Area 1 in Gorrick =
Woods.=20
15/03/10
In Area 4 today the =
first Buff-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus =
terrestris)=20
of the year( See March Wildlife Page for more information)=20
14/03/10
With 8 moths of 5 =
species the=20
highlight was a Satellite =
(Eupsilia=20
transversa)=20
13/03/10
The only new moth in last nights moth trap was a =
Hebrew Charecter (Orthosia =
gothica).=20
12/03/10
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The moth trap produced the best haul of the year =
with 1=20
Oak Beauty (Biston strataria) =
,1 Small Brindled Beauty ( Apocheirna =
hispidaria=20
),3 Tortricodes alternella =
and 5=20
Common Quaker(Orthosia cerasi) =
. This=20
brings the year total to 8 species=20
11/03/10
The moth trap was on for a few hours before the rain tonight. =
It=20
caught only 2 moths . A micro moth Tortricodes=20
alternella and a Small Brindled =
Beauty=20
(Apocheirna hispidaria)=20
05/03/10 =20
With the promise of a frost free night the moth =
trap was=20
left on all night. It produced a Dotted=20
Border ( Agriopis marginaria) and the micro =
moth Agonopterix heracilana . This brings the =
total so=20
far this year to 4 species=20
02/03/10=20
With warmer weather =
during the=20
day the moth trap was deployed between 18:00 and 23:00. The only =
moth=20
was a Pale Brindled Beauty ( =
Phigalia=20
pilosaria) the 2nd for the year. Sighting by Eddie Napper.=20
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Other Wildlife
Plants
27/03/10=20
The Lesser =
celandine=20
(Ficaria verna) is a woodland plant that was found =
flowering=20
today . It is=93one of the first heralds of Spring=94. Its rich, =
bright=20
yellow flowers can form a carpet under the empty, leafless =
canopy of=20
woodland, (like bluebells, they take advantage of the light that =
is=20
available for growth at this time of year); . The flowers of the =
lesser=20
celandine can be an important source of nectar for early =
insects, such=20
as bumblebees emerging from hibernation.
Trees
27/03/10=20
Goat Willow,=20
Salix caprea also known as Pussy Willow or Sallow, =
can be=20
seen flowering in Area 5. Salix caprea has buds that open in =
spring=20
before the plant=92s leaves make an appearance. These furry =
buds, in the=20
picture are the male catkins the =91pussies=92 in the name pussy =
willow. All=20
willows are dioecious, meaning that male and female flowers =
occur on=20
separate plants. The female tree bears longer more silky green =
catkins.=20
Amphibians
14/03/10=20
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Approx 12 Common Frog =
( Rana=20
temporaria) and a large amount of frog spawn adjacent to the =
Emm in=20
Area 4 today.=20
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