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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 May
All sightings unless stated are from personal observations by Eddie Napper.
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Birds
11/05/25 2 Swift were feeding over my Area 4 garden this morning. 10/05/25 A Swallow was flying along the Ashridge stream at Ashridge Meadows in Area 7A a male Reed Bunting was singing around the eastern ponds and 2 singing Whitethroat were in the eastern boundary hedge.A male Stonechat was also at the eastern ponds. All sightings by Paul O'Neill. 09/05/25 A pair of Mallard with 7 ducklings were on Skinner Drive balancing pond in Area 7A also seen was a Kingfisher and a pair of Mute Swan all sightings by Paul O'Neill. 07/05/25
06/05/25 In Area 10 a Common Sandpiper was on the beach by the Dinton Activity Centre seen by Fraser Cottington. 05/05/25 In Area 10 on the bridge over the Emm Brook at Lavells Car park field a female Bullfinch was seen, also seen were 20 Swift over Black Swan Lake both sightings by Tim James. 04/05/25 A Kingfisher was calling and seen heading downstream on the Emm Brook towards Ripple stream bridge in Area 4 by Paul Bright Thomas and in Area 10 a large passage of Swift and a few Swallow were seen over Black Swan Lake by Patrick Crowley. 03/05/25 In Area 10 a Mistle Thrush was singing just East of the Activity Centre car park by Fraser Cottington. 01/05/25 A Whitethroat was singing from the bushes at the Skinner Drive balancing pond in Area 7A and the first returning Swift of the year were seen high over Eamer Crescent both sightings by Paul O'Neill.In Area 10 a Whitethroat was heard singing by Alan Jackman and a Garden Warbler was heard By Colin Hughes. |
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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 . 04/05/25
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