Fine weather with occasional thunderstorms for this period.
The ongoing Butterfly Transects undertaken indicate that, over the last 3 weeks, numbers of Silver Studded Blues have increased compared to the corresponding period last year.
A Tawny Owl reported calling along the west side of Slop Bog.
SIGHTINGS/OBSERVATIONS
Kingfisher Creek: China Mark Moths, Large Red/Small/Azure/Azure Blue Damselflies, Four Spot Chasers/Broad Bodied/Common Hawker/Emperor Dragonflies.
Western Enclosure: Stonechats, Tree Pipits, Green Woodpeckers, Fox, Broad Bodied/Four Spot Dragonflies, Small Red Damselflies.
Beaufoys Bog: Stonechats.
Wild Wood: Buzzards, Chiffchaffs, Green/Great Spotted Woodpeckers.
Hazelwood: Siskins, Wrens, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Songthrush, Nuthatch, Tree Creeper, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Chiffchaff, Blue/Great/Coal/Long Tailed Tits, Buzzard, Magpies, Jays.
Wet Wood: Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Songthrush, Chiffchaff, Jays, Blackcaps, Male and Female Roe Deer.
Nightjar Twirl: Grass Snakes, Azure Blue Damselflies.
Eastern Enclosure: Adder, Tree Pipit, Jay, Green Woodpecker.
Boardwalk: Two Common Lizards, Keeled Skipper/Four Spot Chaser Dragonflies.
Flowering Plants: Common Cudweed, Dwarf Gorse, Bell Heather, Cross-leaved Heath, Cotton Grass, Bog Asphodel, Cat's Ear, Tormentil, Cinquefoil, Hedge Woundwort, Hedge Bindweed, Bird's Foot Trefoil, Common Vetch, Black Medick, Smooth-sow Thistle, Ragwort, Groundsel, Herb Robert, Marsh Beadstraw, Water Lily, Sheep's Sorrel, Common Chickweed, Wall Speedwell, Herb Bennet, Enchanter's Nightshade, Stinging Nettle, Nipple Wort, Smooth Hawksbeard, Curled Dock.
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Tuesday, 14 July 2009
Thursday, 18 June 2009
Nature Watch
Several weeks of fine, warm weather resulted in water evaporation from the acid peat pools. They were partially replenished as a result of recent thunderstorms.
SIGHTINGS/OBSERVATIONS
Hazelwood - Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs, Nuthatches, Treecreeper, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Goldfinches, Greenfinches, Siskins, Willow Warbler, Wrens, Bullfinch, Swifts, Speckled Wood/Painted Lady butterflies, Pipistrelle bats.
Silver Studded Heath - Swifts, Broad Bodied/Large Hawker/Common Hawker/Emperor dragonflies, Small Red/Azure Blue damselflies, Painted Lady butterflies.
Western Enclosure - Tree Pipits, Stonechats, Jays, Pipistrelle/1 Daubenton's bats, Fox, Broad Bodied/Four Spot Chaser dragonflies, Small Red/Azure Blue damselflies.
Beaufoys Plantation - Mistle Thrush, Jays, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Pipistrelle/1 Daubenton's bats.
Dragonfly Drop - 3 young Grass snakes, Jays, Green Woodpecker,Chaffinch, Mistle Thrush.
Wild Wood - Buzzards, Chaffinches, Chiffchaff.
Wet Wood - Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps, Wrens, Jays, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Nuthatches, Roe deer.
Beaufoys Bog - Stonechat.
Kingfisher Creek - Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Long Tailed/Great/Blue/Coal Tits,Treecreeper, Nuthatch,Great Spotted Woodpecker, Song Thrush,Speckled Wood butterflies, Large Red/Azure Blue damselflies, Female Roe deer, Smooth snake.
Nightjar Twirl/Boardwalk - Four Spot & Broad Chaser dragonflies, Azure Blue damselflies, Common Lizards.
Although no Common Lizards have been seen by recorders or reported by visitors in other warm periods this year, two were observed on the 6th June, a noticeable drop on previous years.
There have been no recorded sightings of Raft Spiders as yet.
No sightings or the sound of Nightjar so far and no sign of Dartford Warblers in the past two months. On a more positive note, two singing male Tree Pipits are resident on site as are a number of Siskins which are likely to remain for the Summer in the pine trees bordering Hazelwood and Beaufoys Plantations. Many fledgling birds have been spotted over the past few weeks.
Regular Bat recordings have continued which has identified a Daubenton's Bat, picked up on the detector on a different frequency to the Pipistrelles.
SIGHTINGS/OBSERVATIONS
Hazelwood - Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs, Nuthatches, Treecreeper, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Goldfinches, Greenfinches, Siskins, Willow Warbler, Wrens, Bullfinch, Swifts, Speckled Wood/Painted Lady butterflies, Pipistrelle bats.
Silver Studded Heath - Swifts, Broad Bodied/Large Hawker/Common Hawker/Emperor dragonflies, Small Red/Azure Blue damselflies, Painted Lady butterflies.
Western Enclosure - Tree Pipits, Stonechats, Jays, Pipistrelle/1 Daubenton's bats, Fox, Broad Bodied/Four Spot Chaser dragonflies, Small Red/Azure Blue damselflies.
Beaufoys Plantation - Mistle Thrush, Jays, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Pipistrelle/1 Daubenton's bats.
Dragonfly Drop - 3 young Grass snakes, Jays, Green Woodpecker,Chaffinch, Mistle Thrush.
Wild Wood - Buzzards, Chaffinches, Chiffchaff.
Wet Wood - Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps, Wrens, Jays, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Nuthatches, Roe deer.
Beaufoys Bog - Stonechat.
Kingfisher Creek - Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Long Tailed/Great/Blue/Coal Tits,Treecreeper, Nuthatch,Great Spotted Woodpecker, Song Thrush,Speckled Wood butterflies, Large Red/Azure Blue damselflies, Female Roe deer, Smooth snake.
Nightjar Twirl/Boardwalk - Four Spot & Broad Chaser dragonflies, Azure Blue damselflies, Common Lizards.
Although no Common Lizards have been seen by recorders or reported by visitors in other warm periods this year, two were observed on the 6th June, a noticeable drop on previous years.
There have been no recorded sightings of Raft Spiders as yet.
No sightings or the sound of Nightjar so far and no sign of Dartford Warblers in the past two months. On a more positive note, two singing male Tree Pipits are resident on site as are a number of Siskins which are likely to remain for the Summer in the pine trees bordering Hazelwood and Beaufoys Plantations. Many fledgling birds have been spotted over the past few weeks.
Regular Bat recordings have continued which has identified a Daubenton's Bat, picked up on the detector on a different frequency to the Pipistrelles.
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
Nature Watch
August proved to be a very poor month for wildlife sightings with with few butterflies and dragonflies. This has been the case on many other nature reserves.
RECORDINGS
Kestrel, Buzzard, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Willow Warble, Blackcap, Wrens, Coal/Blue/Great/Long Tailed Tits, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Magpies, Jays, Nuthatch, Large White Butterflies, Common Darter Dragonflies, Bog Cricket Velvet Ant, Bees, Smooth Snake, Common Lizards, 30-40 species of Spider.
George Dunkling together with son Mark have undertaken an ongoing survey of spiders resident on the Reserve. Investigations were made at different locations ie on Heather, Gorse, Purple Moor Grass, brambles, rough ground and the boardwalk. Two thirds of the spiders found have been identified. Over coming months, photographs taken by George will be shown on this web site.
George, our site photographer, wildlife monitor and life long naturalist has recently been requested by the R.S.P.B to lead a fungi walk at their Sedgemoor reserve in Somerset. George led a very well attended and successful fungi walk for the R.S.P.B at Arne last Autumn as well as many nature walks on Slop Bog.
RECORDINGS
Kestrel, Buzzard, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Willow Warble, Blackcap, Wrens, Coal/Blue/Great/Long Tailed Tits, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Magpies, Jays, Nuthatch, Large White Butterflies, Common Darter Dragonflies, Bog Cricket Velvet Ant, Bees, Smooth Snake, Common Lizards, 30-40 species of Spider.
George Dunkling together with son Mark have undertaken an ongoing survey of spiders resident on the Reserve. Investigations were made at different locations ie on Heather, Gorse, Purple Moor Grass, brambles, rough ground and the boardwalk. Two thirds of the spiders found have been identified. Over coming months, photographs taken by George will be shown on this web site.
George, our site photographer, wildlife monitor and life long naturalist has recently been requested by the R.S.P.B to lead a fungi walk at their Sedgemoor reserve in Somerset. George led a very well attended and successful fungi walk for the R.S.P.B at Arne last Autumn as well as many nature walks on Slop Bog.
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