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The "Area Seen" refers to the 10 sections that the Brook has been split into for monitoring purposes (see Wildlife page under Monitoring ).
All sightings unless stated are from personal observations by Eddie Napper
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Birds
30/12/16 An afternoon walk in Area 1 at Luckley Wood was shrouded in fairly thick fog and mist. Not much seen, mostly heard. Plenty of Jackdaw , a few Blackbird a solitary Song Thrush , Robin , a few Wood Pigeon and a calling Stock Dove.My Area 5 garden feeders produced the usual fare of Goldfinch , Chaffinch, Robin Blue & Great Tit , Wood Pigeon and Collared Dove .Its been the same for the last week. Only other noteable birds Nuthatch , Wren and a Greenfinch . 19/12/16 In Area 4 Paul Bright Thomas saw and heard the following, A Song Thrush singing distantly with another feeding on the ground. A Mistle Thrush feeding on a Rowan tree in his front garden and a Rook low NW over his garden. 15/12/16 In Area 4 Malcolm Dunmore got an early reward for feeding 3 Mallard from the Meadow Rd bridge this morning at 09:00 when a Kingfisher flew from under the bridge downstream and round the bend towards Kingfisher Bridge . As Malcolm said it was so spectacular and iridescent. 10/12/16 Paul Bright Thomas saw a Little Egret moving E along the Emm Brook in Area 4 this morning and a Siskin flew over his garden. In Area 5 a solitary Redwing appeared in my Area 5 garden at dusk. 01/12/16 Ring-necked Parakeets were heard calling over the car park field in Area 10. 03/12/16 In Area 5 my garden feeders were full with Goldfinch, Blue Tit & Great Tit . Also visiting was a Nuthatch . Down by the river a large flock of Goldfinch also contained several Siskin which were feeding on the seeds of the pondside Alder's. 01/12/16 Ring-necked Parakeets were heard calling over the car park field in Area 10. |
Insects
23/12/16 Paying a brief visit to a few flowers still in bloom in a sheltered part of my Area 5 garden was the Bumblebee Bombus terrestris probably no suprise with a temperature of 11.0C. Other Wildlife Mammals
30/12/16
A Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
has been seen everynight in my Area 5 garden during December. It shows no sign of hibernating and appears to be of a good weight.
At 22:30 a Red Fox Erinaceus europaeus
09/12/16
02/12/16
Fungi
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Molluscs
Fish/ Crustacean Plant/Trees
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