A pair of Tree Creepers today at Toad Holes Beck near the same location as the spring pair that were in courtship. A juvenile male Blackcap + 2 Chiffchaff were also present with a good count of 10 Coot including…
This morning at the watchpoint a Rose-ringed parakeet came in from the N and flew overhead to the south. Also whilst this is an urban site with sedantary House Sparrows in the locality I have never recorded a HS at…
This morning it was an early start at the Vis-mig ( visible migration) watch point. Migration in our area in early September is just starting and it’s always nice, like this morning to find the first moving Chaffinch of the…
You may remember the great news I had when I found this beetle (opposite) Ancistronycha abdominalis ( Blue Soldier Beetle) at Caldene fields on the 14/6/2021. Because the beetle is uncommon I sent my observation to IRecords for clarification. I…
I have been studying and recording moths at Caldene fields, Raw Nook NR and Toad Holes beck for well over 20 years. The data I have collected gives a good indication not only into the population trends of the moths…
On Monday the 23/8 I did some survey work at the heather patch near the bridge at the top end of Raw Nook NR. I was netting to see if I could find any moths or other insects of interest.…
Relating to migrants starting to leave their breeding grounds at this time of the year prior to autumn migration, yesterday at Caldene fields 4 Willow Warblers were seen. Three of them were juveniles and this morning a Lesser Whitethroat appeared…
This period of unexpected cool weather has certainly affected the number of moth species attracted to the moth trap. It appears mainly to be the micro moth that are suffering which in turn affects other feeding species like Bats. However,…
On 10/8/21 I took my granddaughters on a nature walk at Raw Nook NR. We quickly found a number of butterflies species including this lovely Holly Blue which was feeding on Rosebay willowherb One of the places they love to…
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