Click on the link to send in your sightings info@foteb.org.uk to help us monitor Emm Brook wildlife.This type of ‘citizen science’ allows us to get a clearer picture of what is happening along the Emm.
For previous months sightings see Archive
The "Area Seen" refers to the 11 sections that the Brook has been split into for monitoring purposes (see Wildlife page under Monitoring ).
For what you can expect to see on the Emm this month, click here December
All sightings unless stated are from personal observations by Eddie Napper.
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Birds
06/12/25 In Area 5 a Song Thrush was singing from the bushes near Dragonfly Bridge at the start of the litter pick. Meanwhile Patrick Crowley was at Heathlake in Area 1 and saw 7 Tufted Duck 6 male 1 female, 3 Pochard 1male 2 female and 7 Shoveller 4 male 3 female. . 05/12/25 In Area 10 a Treecreeper was seen climbing a tree in the Dinton Activity Centre car park neear the entrance to the Old Golf Course by Philip Giles. 04/12/25 20 + Siskin were in a flock with Goldfinch feeding in the Alders along the river in Area 5. 03/12/25 Paul O'Neill was out at the Skinner Drive Balancing Pond in Area 7A and saw 3 Reed Bunting 1 male and 2 females , 6 Chaffinch and a solitary Kingfisher . 02/12/25 2 male Song Thrush were singing at Ashridge Meadows in Area 7A and 3 Stonechat 2 male 1 female were also seen. Both sightings by Paul O'Neill. |
Insects
03/12/25 With a change in the weather, the moth trap has been placed in the shed for the rest of the year and I will just be using the patio light and be checking the wall behind it at dawn to check for any arrivals. 01/12/25
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Plants/ Trees Every year the leaves on the trees and hedgerows change colour from green to a yellow/gold before falling , find out why at Why do leaves change colour . Fungi/ Lichen
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Mammals
Molluscs
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