Dorchester WeBS Count - September

Monday 19 September 2011

1828 individuals of 20 species, highlights being Common sandpiper, 8 Egyption geese, 13 Little Grebe and large numbers of Canada Geese (402), Greylags (164) and Coot (804). Biggest Coot count since January 2009.

Squash x 16

Thursday 15 September 2011

Any suggestions for a collective noun for Squash bugs? 13 counted on a dock with another 3 on adjacent nettles.

Moths

14 September 2011

 As predicted not exactly a full trap but 27 individuals of 14 species. some of the nicest ones pictures here.

Rosy Rustic

Lunar Underwing

Copper Underwing spp.

Burnished Brass

Bullrush Wainscott

Birds and Dragons

13 September 2011

During a walk round the cress beds this morning I was pleased to see a couple of Goldcrests, a Kingfisher and a Migrant Hawker.

The BEST picnic (indoors) in the evening with a couple of moth traps deployed together with my trail camera so we will see what we have caught.  I am not too hopeful with the wind, cold temperatures and a near full moon.

Yellow Wagtail

5 August 2011
Yellow Wagtail still around and managed a distant pic today.

New bird for Ewelme, 2011

1 August 2011
At long last a Yellow Wagtail appeared at the Watercress Beds outside the centre whilst an education meeting underway. 65th species for the year!

Battle Farm Survey

30 July 2011

A good farm survey with 276 individual birds of 33 species - my best ever for July.  Highlights included family parties of Kestrels ( ad +2 juv) & Grey partridge (2ad+9 Juv), 2 Common terns over the river, a Spotted Flycatcher and good numbers of Chiff Chaff, Blackcap and Common Whitethroat. Also for good measure a couple of Goldcrest and 5 Yellowhammer.