============================================ || || *** The Lincolnshire Wildlife News Bulletin *** || || 22nd November 2009 || || LNU Website: http://www.lnu.org/ || || News of Lincolnshire Wildlife || ============================================ In this issue..... 1. Readers hints, tips and requests 2. Wildlife Highlights 3. Wildlife reports from around the county 4. News from the Lincolnshire Coast NNRs 5. News from Far Ings NNR 6. News from Lincolnshire Limewoods NNR 7. Sending in Reports - contributors please read! 8. Contact information 9.. Notes about these wildlife reports 10. Bulletin publicity policy 11. Events Diary ....and finally..... ============================================ The Lincolnshire Naturalists Union Bulletin is read by 890 people each week and we are keen to encourage even more readers to subscribe. LNU Wildnews Bulletins are available on: http://rogerparsons.info/bulletinportal.html Each address contains the relevant date. Note: Views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the Lincolnshire Naturalists Union or any associated organisations. Please make contact via the LNU Website: http://www.lnu.org/ or e-mail wildlifenews@lnu.org, or contact the Editor to join up and contribute articles or reports. [Or cancel!] E-mail: rparsons@enterprise.net ============================================ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Readers hints, tips and requests ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** More About LNU Archives *** Ian Macalpine-Leny writes: Rex Johnson is quite correct (see last week's issue of the Bulletin), copies of LNU's Transactions up to 1911 have now been digitised in a project sponsored by the Natural History Museum and can be accessed on line, and it is expected that more will be digitised in time. In the meantime, a complete run of Transactions is held in the LNU room of the Riseholme Campus of Lincoln University, and can be consulted by any member by getting in touch with me on macacalpinei@doddington.demon.co.uk. The complete run of Transactions up to 1979 so generously donated to the LNU by Rex Johnson last year is currently on loan to Past President Colin Smith for carrying out just the type of research mentioned by Rex. *** Round Island *** You can use Google Maps or Google Earth to see this extraordinary artificial island off Sutton Bridge in the Wash. Have a look at the video which explains it. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7659304.stm *** Donna Nook *** Rob Lidstone-Scott on 17/11/09 Count for 14 Nov: bulls 305, cows 613 and pups 425. Total reserve pup count this year now 492. c5,500 people visited on Sunday 15! Heaving! http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/nr/reserve.php?mapref=15 *** Harlequins *** To report your sightings: www.harlequin-survey.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. Wildlife Highlights ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** Birdnews from FOCALPOINT *** UPDATED DETAILS. Sign up for local and national news for only £15 p.a. with text messaging also available, details of this and other services at www.fpoint.co.uk 17/11/09 LINCS ad Black Brant. Frampton Marsh, 10am on saltmarsh by R.Witham with 300+DbBrents. LINCS Great White Egret. Gibraltar Point NNR, 12.25pm flew to creek S.of Vis Cntr. 18/11/09 LINCS 5 Shorelark. Theddlethorpe NNR, pm at Saltfleetby NNR on beach 400m S.of Brickyard Lane + 100 Snow Bunting, 50 Twite. 19/11/09 LINCS 7 Shorelarks Theddlethorpe 11.40am at Saltfleetby NNR on beach 400m S.of Brickyard Lane + 50 Snow Bunting, 100+Twite. LINCS juv Red-necked Phalarope. Barton-Upon-Humber, 12.40pm at Chowder Ness (5th day). 21/11/09 LINCS juv Red-necked Phalarope. Barton-Upon-Humber, 12.25pm at Chowder Ness on beach TA007233. LINCS drk Ring-necked Duck. North Hykeham, 1.45pm in nW cnr of Apex Pit SK932662. We are very grateful to FOCALPOINT for allowing us to reproduce Lincolnshire Birdcall reports, and strongly encourage keen birders to sign up to receive these on a regular basis. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. Wildlife news from around the county ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** The Roger Goy Column *** Remembering Roger Goy's wildlife information work. *** A Good Year For Barn Owls? *** Bob Telford writes: Back in the mists of time Roger published the results of my plotting on the map of Barn Owl sightings along my 16 mile route to work between Gainsborough and Nettleham during 2003. From a total of 7 Barn Owl sightings in that year 34 were on this route and allowed me to define 2 territories. Wildnews of 7.3.04 contained a report by Gary Steele on Barn Owls being found dead at roosts and being seen hunting during daylight, which was unusual for the time of year, plus evidence from pellet analysis pointing to a shortage of prey animals. Which explains a drop in total sightings for the year to 29, 25 of which were along the defined route, and a July sighting of a Barn Owl hunting in broad daylight at 1.35pm. In 2005 total sightings fell again to 25, only 12 of which were along the relative route. Of interest in that year was a road kill found on the A46 east of Newark, the ring from which showed the bird to have been one of a brood of 5 nestlings ringed on 9.7.04 at Collingham. On 26.9.06 a 75% crash in the numbers of Barn Owls was announced on national news. The reasons given were cold weather in March, which delayed breeding of prey species, and prolonged wet weather in May. Despite this, sightings for 2006 topped out at 33, 17 of which were along the route. 2007 showed a slight increase in total sightings of 35, 27 being along my route. 2008 was similar with 26 along the route from a total of 33. The nocturnal nature of the subject dictates that many of the sightings were frustratingly brief glimpses. However, all were welcome, allowing me to follow the ebb and flow of Barn Owl presence along those 16 miles, to experience the satisfying build up of sightings in an area previously devoid of them, or to ponder the inexplicable disappearance from locations I had come to regard as strongholds. Set against these are the memorable and educational encounters, examples being - a December night at Stow Park with a Barn owl repeatedly circling over the road and on each pass swooping at the guttering of a house, wings beating furiously, as though to flush prey - a sunny April morning at Normanton by Stow with a white owl reeling and wavering over pasture turned to silver by a heavy frost - Recently spending 5 enjoyable minutes with a bird near Scampton which was hunting above the narrow but open gap between the grass verge and a field crop, and which seemed unphased by my presence. At one point it dropped into the gap, emerging over a minute later, presumably after swallowing a successful kill. I clocked its hunting flight at between 10 and 15 mph, until it perched on a road sign and turned an accusingly direct stare on me, which I took as a sign of having trespassed on its good will for long enough! Always entertaining is to find a Barn Owl hovering. Compared to a Kestrel, a master flier balancing seemingly perpetually and effortlessly on the edge of a stall, a white owl is a clumsy hoverer, staying in approximately the same place only by dint of much wing beating. They generally hover much lower that a Kestrel, at around 6 to 8 feet. One bird that I watched hovering at no more than 3 feet suddenly tipped through 90 degrees to fly directly upwards, flipping over to drop like a stone from around 6 feet and disappear into the grass. I hope all that effort was rewarded with success! Which brings me, finally, to the point. Without my making any more effort than in previous years, my total Barn Owl sightings up to mid-November of 2009 total 58, 45 of which are satisfyingly spread like a measles rash along my designated route, prompting me to wonder - Is 2009 a good year for Barn Owls, or have I just been incredibly lucky? *** County Wildlife Reports From Readers *** Please keep your reports coming, We rely on you to send in your observations and We welcome information from all readers, be they beginners or professionals. Thanks. ALKBOROUGH Alkborough Flats 587500 422600 Tom Collins & Darren Ettrich 14th November 2009 Black Tailed Godwit - 5 Blackbird - 1 Cormorant - 2 Crow - 3 Curlew - 1 Dunlin - 50 – Feeding upon mudflats Gadwall - 2 Golden Plover - 150+ Grey Heron – 1 – periodically seen along the mudflat edge within the reeds. Greylag Geese - 40+ - Flew in from west and settled on the River Trent Kestrel 1 – Hunting over rough grassland adjacent to River Humber Kingfisher 1 – Flitting along drainage ditch to the west of bird hide Lapwing - 300+ Mallard - 6 Marsh Harrier - 3 – Late afternoon - Initially a single bird observed upon the River Humber mud flats eating from a carcass, possibly a Lapwing. Subsequently two further birds arrived along the Reed edge from the River Trent and appeared to be playing, swiftly flying down wind to the east and slowly battling back against the wind to repeat the sequence and periodically settling within the reed bed edge apparently to rest. Pheasant - 1 Redshank - 2 Ruff - 100+ Shelduck - 10 Snipe 2 – Hidden in long grass approximately 5 & 10m the from bird hide, the closer bird remained still throughout the afternoon, the second began feeding within an approximately 5m2 area as dusk approached. Starling – 60+ - flock swooping and circling over the River Trent reed beds. Teal - 12 Wood Pigeon – 2 ARNOLDS MEADOW Meadow N R 09.11.2009 Keith J Seaton Woodcock Water Rail BOSTON 19/11/2009 ROY AND KATH PEARSON Grey Wagtail on the Haven near Van Smirren's Warehouse. HOLBEACH RANGE R & K Heath 15/11/09 Seen hunting over the saltmarsh in late afternoon: Barn Owl 1 Hen Harrier 1grey 1 brown Marsh Harrier 1 female Merlin 1 Flying over at sunset: 3 Skeins of pinkfeet of 50+ Also. Out on the mud and put up by shots from wildfowlers: Thousands of Knot, Oystercarchers and other waders. HOLYWELL LAKE Ian Misselbrook 15/11/2009 Little Grebes 6 Mute Swans 3 - a lone bird flew in and was immediately pursued by the resident pair Greylag Geese 2 - a particularly low count. Canada Geese 102 Mallard 146 Shoveler 10 Teal 27 Gadwall 27 Tufted Duck 11 Coot 22 Moorhen 27 Kingfisher 1 Green Woodpecker 1 GS Woodpeckers 2 Grey Wagtail 1 male Pied Wagtail Meadow Pipits Dunnock Wren Robin Blackbirds Mistle Thrush Fieldfares 16 Redwings 1 Red Kite 1 Common Buzzard 1 Sparrowhawk 1 female Kestrel 1 Woodpigeons Pheasants Great Tit Blue Tit Marsh Tit 1 Long-tailed Tits Coal Tits Goldfinches Chaffinches Yellowhammers 2 Rooks Carrion Crows Jackdaws MARKET RASEN Ray Halstead 17th November 2009. We seem to be having something of an extended season for fungi this year due to the lack of frost so far. In Market Rasen at the old Police Station there is currently a fine display of Honey Fungus, Armillaria mellea and Glistening Inkcap Coprinus micaceus in the grassed area adjacent to the carpark. They are growing at the base of the stumps and along the root system of the recently felled Horse Chestnut, Aesculus hippocastanum, trees. These two trees were felled in the last couple of years due to them being deemed unsafe due to disease and fungal infection. SLEAFORD, Mareham Lane area Diane Maltby 15/11/09 Wasps and flies on flowers of Fatsia Japonica 17/11/09 8.30 a.m. Owl heard calling – sounded as though coming from Bass Maltings area. 20/11/09 7 spot ladybird ‘swimming’ in puddle after rain – duly rescued. WILDMORE FEN TF216534 A & R Parsons 15/11/09 Flock of fieldfares in hedge on Hurnbridge Road. WRANGLE COMMON 18/11/2009 Roy and Kath Pearson Dreadful weather today and the wildlife was keeping a low profile. Nevertheless, Blackbirds were present in good numbers. After a small 'fall' in early October, large numbers were later than usual this year. A single Fieldfare was present and the Jay that has been around for a few weeks is still in residence. A Muntjac was seen in the plantation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. Lincolnshire Coast NNRs including RSPB Wash Reserves See: http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/species/birds/index.php http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/lwt/seals/index.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GIBRALTAR POINT N.N.R. http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/gib/index.php Katherine Bocock No report yet. SALTFLEETBY THEDDLETHORPE NNR. http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/nr/reserve.php?mapref=41 THEDDLETHORPE John Walker on 19/11/09 The snow bunting flock has now increased to c120 and c 70 twite, also 5 possibly 6 shorelark all feeding in the embryonic saltmarsh off Brickyard Lane, last Sunday , 6 and 11 whooper swans south, also a great skua and the latest ever NNR sighting I am aware of a swallow. c220 crow feeding on the sea buckthorn fruit and on the foreshore. Also seen on Tuesday, 2 peacock butterflies and 3 large bumblebees in the mild afternoon sunshine. RSPB WASH Reserves - Frampton Marsh and Freiston Shore http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/f/framptonmarsh/index.asp http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/f/freistonshore/index.asp No report yet. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. News from Far Ings NNR http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/far_ings/index.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No report yet. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6. News from Bardney Limewoods NNR http://microsites.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Limewoods/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reports from the following locations will now be posted here to give an overview of Limewoods ecology. The NNR includes the following sites: Chambers Farm Wood (please detail specfic area when reporting e.g. Ivy Wood, Little Scrubbs Meadow etc); College Wood, Cocklode & Great West Woods, Hardy Gang Wood, Newball Wood, Scotgrove Wood, Southrey Wood, Wickenby Wood Other woods included in the NNR but without public access: Stainfield Wood; Stainton & Fulnetby Woods (access by public bridleway only) Adrian Royle's website for photos of species from the Limewoods. http://www.flickr.com/photos/adiroyle/sets/72157616635241942/ No reports yet. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7. Sending in reports to Roger Parsons ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The purpose of the Bulletin is to encourage biological recording in Lincolnshire using modern Information and Communication Technology. We hope to increase the number of people reporting observations to LNU Recorders and improve the quality of reports, as well as the quantity and the geographical coverage. In return for this FREE service, we ask you to provide reports, questions, news or relevant articles from time to time. Descriptive pieces are welcome - you don't have to stick to lists! Mailing times vary, depending on what I am doing. The Bulletin usually goes out on Sundays. Please e-mail in your contributions as early as possible to ensure they are included, to: rparsons@enterprise.net [A backup e-mail address you can use if ever you experience problems with my "Enterprise" address is: aintree2@yahoo.co.uk ] When sending in reports please follow this layout to save reediting: Place Name: IN CAPITALS with Grid Reference if you have it. Your Name: Real names please, not aliases. Put it in each time, for each location Date: Species list [Alphabetical?] & numbers [and observations?] e.g. Blackbird - 24 [And please, no home-grown abbreviations. Names in full.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8. Contact Information & Useful Websites ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please let me know ASAP if any of these weblinks fail! *** Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union Website *** A full list of LNU Country Recorders is given here. http://www.lnu.org/ LNU e-mail: info@lnu.org If you are not yet a member, the LNU needs good naturalists like you! Anyone interested can get membership application forms via Tori Sandilands at the Lincs Wildlife Trust Horncastle office, e-mail vsandilands@lincstrust.co.uk LNU publications [listed on LNU website] may be ordered via: csmith668@btinternet.com *** Contacts List *** PC Nigel LOUND Wildlife Crime Officer - Community Safety Police HQ Deepdale Lane Nettleham Lincs LN57PH Tel 01522 558684 e-mail: nigel.lound@lincs.pnn.police.uk or Nige LOUND Wildlife Crime Officer County Police Station Sea Lane Ingoldmells Lincs PE24 44XX Tel: 01522 558684 *** Lincs Amphibian and Reptile Group *** The Lincolnshire ARG (Amphibian & Reptile Group) has assembled a committee in order to access funding sources, develop training courses and survey for reptiles and amphibians in Lincolnshire. For further details please contact ashleybutterfield@btinternet.com tel.07984 66 5847 *** The Lincolnshire and Rutland Limestone Grassland Project *** We need as many volunteers as possible over the next two summers to help us survey roadside verges in your area. You will not need previous experience as a wild flower ID guide and training will be provided. Contact: Mark Schofield, Limestone Grassland Project Officer, Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, Banovallum House, Manor House Street, Horncastle, LN9 5HF, mschofield@lincstrust.co.uk, Mobile: 07825970930, Switchboard: 01507 526667. *** Local Bat Helpline *** Gounded bats, bat problems, advice and information? Contact Annette and Colin Faulkner on 01775 766286 or e-mail: A.Faulkner@care4free.net *** Bat Recorder *** You may send confidential bat records direct to Annette Faulkner on: A.Faulkner@care4free.net *** Butterfly Conservation Recorder *** Allan Binding asks contributors of butterfly records to the Bulletin to include their address or contact telephone or e-mail address and Grid Reference if possible. e-mail: allan.binding@ntlworld.com See: http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/species/bfly/index.php *** LNU Bees and Wasps Recorder *** Dr Michael Archer 17 Elmfield Terrace, Malton Road, York YO31 1EH. [Willing to check or identify any aculeate wasp or bee specimen. Such a specimen usually has to be relaxed and mounted on a pin before it can be examined. If more than a few specimens are sent in, they must be mounted.] *** OTTERS *** Readers are reminded that all dead Otters should be reported to the Environment Agency on 0800 807060. Mammal records can reported to chris_j_manning@hotmail.com Mink reports also of interest and can be sent via the Bulletin. *** New Met Office Service *** The Met Office website now offers an email notification service for severe weather and other matters which may interest readers. Worth having a look and signing up. Be warned of the possibility of severe weather. See: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/pressoffice/2009/pr20090727.html *** LNU Moths Gallery *** There is now a moth page on the LNU Website, to promote the recording of moths across the county. http://www.lnu.org/ Also see: http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/species/hawkmoths/index.php *** LNU Plant Galls Recorder *** Graeme Clayton 2 The Dene Nettleham Lincoln LN2 2LS g.clayton@ntlworld.com Willing to check or identify any plant gall material. Recording forms www.british-galls.org.uk *** Slug ID Help *** Chris du Feu will help with slug identification. You can telephone him on: 01427 848400 or e-mail: chris@chrisdufeu.force9.co.uk *** Lincolnshire Badger Group *** If you have important information about badger activity or badger road casualties please e-mail the information to: Ian Frudd, e-mail address Fruddfolk@tiscali.net *** Bird Club Recorder *** LBC County Bird Recorder Steve Keightley: steve.keightley@btinternet.com *** Other Useful Websites *** Key links are now being posted on the LNU website. http://www.lnu.org/ This should save space in the Bulletin, Check it out. Suggestions for other useful Websites are welcome. Natural England http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ Still includes SSSI Information and "Nature on the Map" Lincolnshire Environmental Awards http://www.lincsenvironmentalawards.org.uk/ Lincs. Wildlife Trust Website http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/ Useful emergency numbers for wildlife crises. http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/factsheets/ Lincs Environmental Records Centre The Lincolnshire Biodiversity Partnership (of which LERC is a part) Contact: Charlie Barnes, cbarnes@lincstrust.co.uk or for more general queries: info@lincsbiodiversity.org.uk Tornado and Storm Research Organisation www.torro.org.uk Contact Ian Loxley on colarain@tiscali.co.uk RSPB Contact Details RSPB Website: www.rspb.org.uk www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/f/freistonshore www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/f/framptonmarsh John Badley, Site Manager for RSPB Lincolnshire Wash reserves e-mail: freistonshore@rspb.org.uk South Lincs RSPB Local group's website address: http://www.southlincsrspb.org.uk/ Sub Regional Country Park North Kesteven District Council Contact: Project Officer, Luisa McIntosh Sub Regional Country Park North Kesteven District Council Tel: 01529 414155 ext 2469 Direct Line: 01529 308069 www.n-kesteven.gov.uk/subregionalcountrypark Bardney Limewoods www.limewoods.co.uk [New URL] limewoods@lincolnshire.gov.uk Harlequin Ladybird Survey To report your sightings: www.harlequin-survey.org/ Sir Joseph Banks The Sir Joseph Banks Society is based at the Sir Joseph Banks Centre in Horncastle and a programme of events has been arranged for both members and non-members. New members to the Society are always welcome. Contact 01507 528223 or by email: enquiries@joseph-banks.org.uk. Latest newsletter and related articles are available on: www.joseph-banks.org.uk Trent Aegirs Don't forget that the bore often comes up to half an hour before the expected time. www.environment-agency.gov.uk and go to Midlands link or search for 'Trent Aegir'. or try: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/static/documents/Leisure/timetable_2-Trent.pdf EasyTide Check tide times on Admiralty EasyTide: http://easytide.ukho.gov.uk/EasyTide/EasyTide/index.aspx Check the weather forecast for the location or postcode: http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/ *** Other Useful E-mail Addresses *** Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union: info@lnu.org Gibraltar Point: gibpoint@lincstrust.co.uk Far Ings: farings@lincstrust.co.uk Whisby Nature Park: whisbynp@lincstrust.co.uk NEW Syke's Farm: lwt@sykesfarm.org.uk Lincs. Trust HQ: The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust main e-mail address: info@lincstrust.co.uk Lincolnshire FWAG: lincoln@fwag.org.uk Chambers Farm Wood NEW contact - Mary Porter Mary.porter@forestry.gsi.gov.uk Lincolnshire Bird Club Secretary - Janet Eastmead: janet.eastmead@talktalk.net Membership Secretary - Mike Harrison: michael@michaelharrison1.wanadoo.co.uk If you would like your e-mail listed here, please let me know. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 9. Notes about these wildlife reports ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We do our best to ensure accuracy in our reporting but these records are sent in by a variety of reporters, from complete beginners to professionals. They therefore vary in reliability and in certain cases they are impossible to verify. If further information is needed on locations or reporters, or if you wish to question/confirm any of these records, contact: rparsons@enterprise.net Bulletins are sent to Biological Recorders at the Lincs. Wildlife Trust, Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union and Lincolnshire Bird Club. [Note: Where plants are reported, this is usually because they have been seen "in flower".] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10. The Bulletin's publicity policy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We will not be giving precise details of the location of rare or endangered species. Please point out any sensitive or "tricky" reports of this kind. We ask that you respect the interests of wildlife and site owners if you report to national networks. Make a point of explaining site sensitivity and any restrictions on access. An interest in wildlife is not a licence to act irresponsibly/thoughtlessly to landowners, who may well be partners in important conservation work. [Remember - views expressed in the Bulletin do not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions on the LNU or associated organisations. In particular this applies to such agencies, especially charities, taking a political stance.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11. LNU Events Diary For LNU meetings also see www.lnu.org/events.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Indoor Meetings are held on Saturdays at the Whisby Education Centre, Whisby Nature Park, Moor Lane, Thorpe on the Hill, Lincoln and start at 2pm. As shown on LNU Website: Saturday, November 14, 2009 Williwaws & Wildlife Hunting for Aliens in Antarctic South Georgia A presentation by Dr Roger Key of his travels in South Georgia. Saturday, January 09, 2010 Grizzly Biology - an Introduction to Forensic Entomology Dr Dorothy Gennard is principal lecturer in Biological Science at Lincoln University. Saturday, February 13, 2010 Recorders Meeting The annual reports from the LNU recorders for 2008. Saturday, February 27, 2010 Dragonflies Dragonflies Saturday, March 13, 2010 Annual General Meeting & Presidential Address Mammal review, atlas update. A century of recording, progress and opportunities ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ....and finally..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** MailFails This Week *** The following address(es) gave an error message. I have deleted them from the mailing list. If you recognise any, please pass on the message "Contact me if you wish to continue to receive the Bulletin." Thanks. Roger Mailfails Most hotmail users. Please tell any hotmail contacts to collect their Bulletins from the website. 33lawson ---------- ~ THE END ~ ----------- (..until next week!) Roger Parsons http://rogerparsons.info/