============================================ || || 19th December 2010 || || 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 Bardney 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 12. ...and finally..... ============================================ The Lincolnshire Naturalists Union Bulletin is being read by 925 people and we are keen to encourage even more readers to subscribe. LNU Wildnews Bulletins are available on: http://rogerparsons.info/bulletinportal.html Note: Each address contains the relevant date. 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** Worlaby Carrs Wind Turbine *** Thanks to those who responded so helpfully to Jenny Haynes' note on the Worlaby Carrs Wind Turbine. Such issues are of interest to many readers, whether on not the LNU is involved. I know Jenny has appreciated the comments that several people made. I am told that the Lincs Bird Club have been airing this on a forum for some time, but as readers do not necessarily belong to the LBC or visit forums, I thought it a good idea to pass on Jenny's 11th-hour information. If you are dealing with an issue you would like to put before 900+ informed readers, do please feel able to follow Jenny's example. If appropriate I will give it a plug and readers people can form and express their own opinions. Bird Club contact details: see section 8. *** Deer *** It is very good to see readers reporting deer. I would like to encourage others to have a go at this. Reports in this issue show how the procedure works. Reporters send in their sightings and Chris Manning helps with a few key points of identification so that others pick up the skills and start to add to the big picture. *** More Cold Weather Ahead? *** The Weather Outlook website is forecasting a cold winter through to February. See: http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/ You may still have a chance to do animal tracking in the snow! http://www.which.co.uk/documents/pdf/animal-tracks--154038.pdf *** Heads up for celestial things *** A total lunar eclipse on December 21, 2010, only partly visible in UK. Cloud permitting. http://www.eclipse.org.uk/eclipse/1412010/ http://www.teachingevents.co.uk/2010/08/total-lunar-eclipse-211210/ *** LNU Events Diary *** For LNU meetings and updates see www.lnu.org/events.php or section 12 below. UPDATED! New Information. 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. [Unless otherwise stated! See NOTE!] Saturday, January 15, 2011 Extinctions and Invasions: A Social History of British Fauna Dr Naomi Sykes, Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Nottingham. This is the tile of the recently published book edited by Naomi and Terry O'Connor. Naomi Sykes is a lecturer in zooarchaeology in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Nottingham. Naomi's research focuses on human-animal relationships and how they inform on the structure, ideology and practice of past societies. Recent work by Naomi, advances our understanding of Norman hunting influences and reassesses the functioning of medieval parks and the role of hunting in society. Interrupting these functions leads to an assessment of past animal populations with Naomi's work at Fishbourne in Sussex proving that Fallow NOTE: This meeting is being supported by the University of Lincoln, the venue is Riseholme, admission £3.50. http://www.oxbowbooks.com/bookinfo.cfm/ID/88116//Location/Oxbow [Editor adds: Idea for a Christmas present?] *** Donna Nook *** Monday 13 December 243 bulls, 279 cows and 905 pups present. WHILE THERE'S ICE, THE ROAD'S NOT NICE! WHILE THERE'S SNOW YOU'D BEST NOT GO. For more seal information: http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/nr/reserve.php?mapref=15 http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/lwt/seals/index.php *** Wildlife Crime *** With cuts in Police budgets in the offing, there is a real risk that Wildlife Crime will be given an even lower priority. After all that has been achieved to combat Wildlife Crime, it would be a pity to see this initiative quietly downgraded or weakened. One way to avoid such erosion is by being relentless in reporting incidents of suspicious behaviour in the countryside. If 900+ pairs of eyes are keeping a lookout, we can ensure that poaching, badger- digging and other countryside crimes are dealt with appropriately. Don't put yourself in danger, but do please make that phone call. Ask for an incident number, as that way it will not be filed under WPB [Waste Paper Basket] and will show in Police crime statistics. Phone details to: 0300 111 0300 or dial 999 in an emergency. Meanwhile, why not sign up to Farm and Country Business Watch via: http://www.lincs.police.uk/ You will need to search for Farm Watch, it is not very prominent. *** Meeting Change - Barton *** Viv Rowett writes: Due to difficult weather conditions, the Barton Area Group of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust cancelled the Wednesday evening meeting booked for 8th Dec at the Far Ings Visitor centre, Far Ings Road, Barton. The members' photographic evening will now take place at 7.30pm on Wednesday 19th January instead of the advertised meeting for that date. Please make use of this spell of unusual weather to take interesting photographs, and bring them along on disc or memory stick or slides to show at the meeting.   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. Wildlife Highlights ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** Bird News from Rare Birds Alert *** Rare Bird Alert has kindly given permission to reproduce reports. A big thank you from us all. Interested readers should have a look at the RBA website: http://www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/ Note: I am adapting RBA pager information for the Bulletin by eliminating or summarising/consolidating repeated messages. When there is a lot of information I will stick to highlights. Please visit the RBA website for updates or fuller details. 12/12 Hen Harrier, Goxhill Hooded crow, Mablethorpe 32 Waxwings, Lincoln, Tentercroft Street Waxwing, Langtoft, Stowe Road Rough-legged buzzard, South Ferriby Waxwing, Stamford 13/12 2 Waxwings, Langtoft 14/12 Rough-legged Buzzard, South Ferriby 15/12 2 Lapland Buntings, Slatfleetby St Clement Waxwing, Riseholme College 75 Snow Bunting, Cleethorpes coast Rough-legged Buzzard, South Ferriby 16/12 4 Waxwings, Boston by 269 Sleaford Road 4 Waxwings behind 189 London Road 10 Waxwings, Lincoln Outer Circle road nr MacDonalds 2 Firecrests, Gibraltar Point Rough-legged Buzzard, South Ferriby 17/12 Short-eared owl, Deeping High Bank 2+ Lapland Bunting, Cleethorpes coast 18/12 Rough-legged Buzzard, South Ferriby 11 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, Frampton Marsh 19+ Waxwing. Lincoln, Tentercroft St Bird Alert website: http://www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/ Here you can register free to use the site and get free trials of their subscription services. [Please mention the Bulletin if you decide to subscribe.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. Wildlife news from around the county ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** The Roger Goy Column *** Remembering Roger Goy's wildlife information work. Chris J Manning – Mammal Recorder - writes: John Nickson's deer record of the 5th Dec 2010 questioned the species; Roe or Chinese Water Deer. We have many records of roe in this area and to date none for Chinese Water Deer. Both species are similar in size and have dull coats in the winter, a key difference is the tusks on male Chinese Water Deer and the absence of antlers, but this is not useful at this time of year as the roe bucks will be casting their antlers. The Chinese water deer has a teddy bear type appearance with fluffy ears http://www.fredericdesmette.com/gallery_select.php?kat=2&sub=11 In contrast the roe is sleeker with a prominent rump patch in the winter (both sexes), see Dean Eades excellent photo on the Lincolnshire Bird Club site: http://www.lincsbirds.co.uk/album/displayimage.php?album=9&pos=2 For more info Roe - http://www.bds.org.uk/roe.html Chinese Water Deer http://www.bds.org.uk/chinese_water_deer.html *** 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. BRANSTON, VALLEY ESTATE Janis Wright W/C 12/12/2010 2 long tailed tits seen at the feeders this week. Goldfinch numbers back up to 10. Male blackbird getting very territorial around the bird table and chasing off a female making it difficult for her to feed. BRANT BROUGHTON Jeremy Hutchinson Brant Broughton 8/12/2010, 08.40 Barn Owl hunting road verge Brant Broughton 11/12/2010 Jay foraging under roadside oak: first Jay I've seen in this area. CARLTON LE MOORLAND Jeremy Hutchinson Carlton le Moorland 5/12/2010. 09.30 Barn Owl hunting. Carlton le Moorland 11 & 12 /12/2010 Goldcrests in garden spruce tree: they have become regular visitors recently, after a long absence. GARTHORPE. North Lincs Paul Gee 8.00am 15/12/10 Directly opposite house in trees Owl hooting, didn't sight but very vocal. Then within the next two miles saw two separate Barn Owls flying at sight of road next to/parallel with car, two foxes running in fields, (again at separate locations). And then to top the morning off a Red Deer Stag with a female, this was very close to Blacktoft Sands. A couple of hundred yards from the entrance in the direction of Adlingfleet SE843232l SE843232 Chris Manning comments: The mane is diagnostic of a red deer. (sika aren't known in Lincs and normally you see the spots) and excludes fallow deer (and roe). Red occur on Crowle Moor, which is under 10 miles away so this record isn't surprising, although probably a transient record, but next time I am working there I will keep my eye out and a camera ready. FAR INGS , BARTON 17/12/10 Mick Binnion There are only two sections of open water, one on Target Lake being used by a few Coot, Swans and Dabchick, the other on a new pit with Swan, Mallard, Coot and one pair of Tufted Duck. However the reserve is alive with Blackbird, Redwing and Fieldfare. Plenty of Greenfinch, Chaffinch and the most spectacular pairs of Bullfinches, seem to be in full breeding plumage. The feeding stations are very popular with the usual species. Last but not least Greater Spotted Woodpecker opening a tit box. (shelter perhaps). GRIMSBY and area. 16/12/10 Mick Binnion ALEXANDRA DOCK We have Kingfishers ignoring each other, normally murderously territorial. Sanderling and Turnstone ignoring humans. Coot in heavily saline waters. Plenty of Lesser Blackbacked Gull juveniles. GRIMSBY 16/12/10 Magpies feeding on window cills. My local vixen taking peanuts, bacon and cooked meat fat. LACEBY 16/12/10 When things get rough, I put out washed carrots for the local deer. However should you be tempted to feed local deer please be aware that it takes a while for their gut bacteria to build to a new food. Oh - and mashed potato and mealworms for our overwintering Blackcaps. Mike's recipe: Mealworm Hash 1 packet of instant potato Finely chopped mealworms Plenty of Butter Add boiling water to consistency Serve loose and while still warm on an elevated surface. (a life saver in harsh times) HUTTOFT George Rutter 12.12.10 Around the Huttoft pit area today were c200 pinkfeet on fields to the west of the hide, c300 wigeon on a small pool just north of the pit, surprisingly the whole of Huttoft pit was frozen over whereas this smaller pool was ice free, that was where all the birds had congregated, also on arable field just north of this smaller pool there was a mixed flock of swans comprising of 15 mute and 49 whooper. RIVER WELLAND Spalding to Deeping St James R & K Heath 13/12/10 Some of the birds we saw In the few unfrozen patches and adjacent fields. Buzzard 1 (On a fence post) Blackheaded Gulls 101 Curlew 2 (On the bank) Fieldfare 430 ( In hedges) Gadwell 28 Goosander 13 Kestrel 3 (Sitting in bushes) Mallard 153 Mute Swan 248 ( Some in rape fields) Tufted Duck 520 Wigeon 107 River Welland, Spalding Upstream from Welland Yacht Club 16-12-2010 K J Seaton Goosanders 21 Little Egret in adjacent field RAF WADDINGTON Brian Eke - December 2010 Finally able to get around airfield safely for the first time in 2 shift blocks. 12th Sparrowhawk f Fieldfare 11 Blackcap f Mistle thrush 12 13th Fieldfare 150 Raven on ground at A15 end at 1009 headed for Bracebridge heath in the fog and mist Buzzard 3/4 Sparrowhawk f Pink footed geese? 100 playing low level circuits trying to avoid an aircraft headed over Coleby church towards Harmston and disappeared west at 1340 Kestrel, Magpie   14Th 2215 Tawny owls calling SARACENS HEAD Anneli Killen Week commencing 13th December 2010 Max numbers seen   3 Blackbird 3 Blue Tit 1 Chaffinch 1 Coal Tit 44 Collared Dove 4 Dunnock 8 Goldfinch 25 House Sparrow 4 Long Tailed Tit 1 Magpie 1 Pied Wagtail 1 Robin 1 Woodpigeon 1 Wren WAINFLEET CONSERVATION PONDS 12/12/2010 Roy and Kath Pearson Despite the slow thaw, the water was still frozen solid and there were few birds present as a consequence, with only five Reed Buntings and a similar number of Wrens counted in the reeds. At this time of the year, we would normally expect to hear Water Rails, but they are absent this winter. There was much more interest on the river where there was a small patch of open water with a few gulls, two Mallards and four Mute Swans, and in the surrounding trees where there was a large flock (c200) of Woodpigeons, two Fieldfares and assorted corvids. The fields hosted four Lapwings, one Redshank and a flock of thirty Starlings. WILDMORE FEN TF216534 A & R Parsons 12/12/10 09.30hrs - fox crossing field W to E, TF 219536. 14/12/10 Tawny owl on electricity pole in garden - 20.00hrs. Later calling from post on road. 17/12/10 Dead Hedgehog on Dogdyke TF 219571 seen 7.45am. Tawny owl seen in hedge on Hurnbridge Road. TF 216536 seen twice in period 18.00-18.30hrs 18/12/10 Fieldfares 20+ on windfall apples with many blackbirds. WRANGLE COMMON 12/12/2010 Roy and Kath Pearson Once again, the recent trend for a large number of Blackbirds to be using the hedgerows continued, with some 47 being counted, though they may not be surviving quite as well as hoped, as we received a report of five corpses being found in one small area. Are they are becoming easy prey for the resident Sparowhawk? By contrast a steep decline in Woodcock numbers has occurred with only a single bird being seen. Magpies were quite numerous, with 11 seen and the Curlew flock was up to 23. Perhaps the top layer of unfrozen soil is yielding food! Woodpigeon numbers were very low at c30. I suspect they are roaming quite widely to find food. There were singles of Golden Plover, Lapwing, Fieldfare and Gold- crest, but very small numbers of finches (5 Chaffinches being the only ones counted). Even our usual Blue and Great Tits and Tree and House Sparrows were few and far between, probably foraging in gardens. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 NNR. http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/gib/index.php Katherine Bocock 08/12/2010 Goldcrest 1 Waxwing 17 Woodcock 10/12/2010 Waxwing 17 SALTFLEETBY THEDDLETHORPE NNR. http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/nr/reserve.php?mapref=41 John Walker. w/e 11/12/10 Lowest temperature recorded minus 11.0oc weds morning, snow thawing fri/sat. 4 roe deer and 2 muntjac feeding along field margins adjacent to dunes, in a thawed zone. A  washout of starfish early this week bought in c 1200 herring gulls and c200 greater black gulls, a flock of 540 pink foot geese have spent the week roosting on the foreshore and feeding on local oilseed rape, also, c 20 woodcock c220 crows including 1 hooded, 2 peregrines 2 hen harriers, 1 merlin, 1 barn owl. p.s. counted the local pink foot geese flock this mooring (sat) and 1034 feeding in local field. RSPB WASH Reserves - Frampton Marsh and Freiston Shore John Badley RSPB Lincs Wash Reserves sightings November 2010. RSPB Frampton Marsh http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/f/framptonmarsh/index.asp Three Bewick's Swans on 12th were more unexpected than the more numerous records of Whooper Swans. A Black Brant was seen in company of the regular flock of 2500 Dark-bellied Brent Geese on several occasions. Good counts of duck on the Scrapes included 700 Teal on 6th and 650 Wigeon on 13th. Two Scaup were on the Reedbed for much of the month. A Little Stint remained until 7th and up to 53 Ruff were also seen. A Water Pipit made a brief appearance on 1st, as did Frampton's first ever Bearded Tits (3) on 15th, but Lapland Buntings were a little more obliging, with up to eight seen. The highest count of Twite on the Saltmarsh was 90 on 17th. RSPB Freiston Shore http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/f/freistonshore/index.asp October's American Golden Plover remained with up to 8000 Golden Plovers until 1st. On the sea 75 Common Scoter and two Velvet Scoters were seen on 7th when a 1st winter Glaucous Gull was watched following a shrimp trawler. Two Goosander were also present on the Lagoon. Strong onshore winds on 9th produced Grey Phalarope, Sooty Shearwater, two Manx Shearwaters, 141 Common Scoters, Little Gull and a Red-necked Grebe, which was also seen on 14th and 21st. Two Long-tailed Ducks were seen on 10th and 14th and a Black Brant on 21st. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. News from Far Ings NNR http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/far_ings/index.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FAR INGS NNR  Week ending  11.12.10 BIRDS Max. Numbers =   bearded tit 2 bittern blackbird 20+ black headed gull 50+ blue tit  6 bullfinch 4 carrion crow 4 chaffinch 5 common gull 6 coot 50+ cormorant 3 curlew 11 dunlin 20 dunnock 4 fieldfare 11 GC grebe great tit 4 grey heron greylag goose 3 house sparrow 9 kestrel kingfisher long tailed tit 5 magpie 6 mallard 10 moorhen 17 pheasant 2 pochard 6 redshank 5 redwing 30 reed bunting 2 robin 10 snipe song thrush starling 4 sparrowhawk tree sparrow tufted duck 4 water rail 3 whooper swan 4 wigeon 60 willow tit wood pigeon 14 wren 6 FAR INGS NNR  Week ending  17.12.10 BIRDS Max. Numbers =   bar tailed godwit 8 bearded tit 2 bittern 3 blackbird 20+ black headed gull 50+ blue tit  6 bullfinch 6 carrion crow 4 chaffinch 5 common buzzard common gull 4 coot 50+ cormorant 3 curlew 2 dunlin 25 dunnock 4 fieldfare 100+ goldcrest 3 goldeneye 2 goldfinch 13 GC grebe GS woodpecker greenfinch 4 great tit 4 grey heron greylag goose 2 hen harrier house sparrow 9 lapwing 8 little grebe 2 long tailed tit 6 magpie 6 mallard 15 moorhen 20 mute swan 6 pheasant 2 pochard 2 redshank 5 redwing 100+ reed bunting 3 robin 8 song thrush starling 4 sparrowhawk 2 tree sparrow 2 tufted duck 4 water rail 3 waxwing 4 willow tit 2 wood pigeon 30+ wren 6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 specific 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 bridle way only) Adrian Royle's website for photos of species from the Limewoods. http://www.flickr.com/photos/adiroyle/sets/72157616635241942/ No report 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. [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 Bulletin layout to save editing: 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 e-mail: nigelound@btinternet.com *** Lincs Amphibian and Reptile Group *** The Lincolnshire ARG (Amphibian & Reptile Group) For further details please contact ashleybutterfield@btinternet.com tel. 07984 66 5847 *** Limestone Grassland Project *** Mark Schofield, Limestone Grassland Project Officer, mschofield@lincstrust.co.uk Mobile: 07825970930, Switchboard: 01507 526667. *** Local Bat Helpline *** Grounded 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 *** Butterfly Conservation Lincolnshire link *** http://www.lincolnshire-butterflies.org.uk/index.html *** 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 *** Mammal records can reported to Mink reports also of interest and can be sent via the Bulletin. *** New Met Office Service *** The Met Office website now offers an e-mail 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 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 Update *** Ally Townsend of the Weirfield Wildlife Hospital, writes: If you would like to give people the Lincoln number 01522 530428 a member of staff will record the sighting or RTA. Or use the Weirfield website: http://www.weirfield.co.uk/ where a reporting page can be used to send in reports. *** Bird Club *** LBC County Bird Recorder Steve Keightley: steve.keightley@btinternet.com Bird Club Website: www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk *** Other Useful Websites *** Key links are now being posted on the LNU website. http://www.lnu.org/ This should save space in the Bulletin, 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 Bardney Limewoods www.limewoods.co.uk limewoods@lincolnshire.gov.uk The Sir Joseph Banks Society Contact 01507 528223 or by e-mail: enquiries@joseph-banks.org.uk. www.joseph-banks.org.uk EasyTide Check tide times on Admiralty EasyTide: http://easytide.ukho.gov.uk/EasyTide/EasyTide/index.aspx TWO - The Weather Outlook Check the weather forecast for the location or postcode: http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/ Joan Gunson's moths: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v499/jsylvester/Moths%20in%20my%20garden%202010/ Alan Dale's Bugs and Weeds http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk/ Mike Binnion writes: I've put all my decent photos of common butterflies on the Grimsby website: See http://www.grimsbywildlife.co.uk/otherattractions.htm http://www.grimsbywildlife.co.uk/ *** 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 and identified in flower.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10. The Bulletin's publicity policy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We will sometimes withhold precise details of the location of rare or endangered species. Please point out any sensitive or "tricky" reports of this kind. Sensitive data should go directly to county recorders, please. 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Field Meetings generally start at 12 noon for 1.00pm, but please check the website details for each event. Unless otherwise stated, 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. Saturday, January 15, 2011 Extinctions and Invasions: A Social History of British Fauna Dr Naomi Sykes, Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Nottingham. This is the tile of the recently published book edited by Naomi and Terry O'Connor. Naomi Sykes is a lecturer in zooarchaeology in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Nottingham. Naomi's research focuses on human-animal relationships and how they inform on the structure, ideology and practice of past societies. Recent work by Naomi, advances our understanding of Norman hunting influences and reassesses the functioning of medieval parks and the role of hunting in society. Interrupting these functions leads to an assessment of past animal populations with Naomi's work at Fishbourne in Sussex proving that Fallow Deer were kept and bred by the Romans in Great Britain. *** The meeting is being supported by the University of Lincoln, the venue is Riseholme, admission £3.50. http://www.oxbowbooks.com/bookinfo.cfm/ID/88116//Location/Oxbow Saturday, February 12, 2011 Recorders meeting The annual meeting, detailing the highlights of Lincolnshire's flora and fauna for 2010. Saturday, March 12, 2011 Annual General Meeting AGM, followed by the Presidential Address by Ken Rowland ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12 ....and finally..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** MailFails This Week *** If you hear of anyone bemoaning the lack of a Bulletin, please refer them to the Bulletin Portal where they will find a copy. http://rogerparsons.info/bulletinportal.html Recent mailfails: nige@o2.co.uk steve.french david.wilson If you recognise any failed address, please ask them to contact me with a new address if they wish to continue to receive the Bulletin. Thanks. Roger *** Rupert the Deer's Story *** Click on the link:   http://www.sttiggywinkles.org.uk/rupert.html All together: Arrrrrh! ---------- ~ THE END ~ ----------- (..until next week!) Roger Parsons http://rogerparsons.info/