============================================ || || *** The Lincolnshire Wildlife News Bulletin *** || 3rd January 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 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 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** Welcome to 2010 *** The Bulletin goes out to 890 email addresses and it would be great to get it up to 900 and onward to 1000. Please would readers mention the Bulletin to like-minded friends who may not yet know about it? If you are not yet a contributor, please send something in during the year. Anything relevant is welcome. News. Events. Questions. A big thank you to regular contributors. Roger *** LNU Events Diary *** For all LNU meetings also see section 11 below and 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. Saturday, January 09, 2010 Grisly Biology - an Introduction to Forensic Entomology Dr Dorothy Gennard is principal lecturer in Biological Science at Lincoln University. Sounds very good. All welcome. *** Heads Up for Quadrantids *** Cloud permitting, the Quadrantid meteors can be seen between 11th and 7th January, with a peak on 3rd Jan, early evening and night. Moonshine may spoil the seeing, so start observing early. *** Apostrophe Revolution *** One of my regular Bulletin tasks is converting ‘ into ' apostrophes to ensure they come out right in both email and webpage versions. A problem encountered by every editor is sorting out the use of the apostrophe. Some people don't understand how these work, others don't really care. Some just give up using them in frustration or use them all the time just in case. I simplify the rule as 'Ownership or Omission'. If a word implies belonging, or if a letter is left out, then an apostrophe is used. You don't use apostrophes to show plurals. I am delighted to remind you that the website for the Protection of the Apostrophe is based in Boston, another triumph for Lincolnshire. If interested in knowing more, have a look. http://www.apostrophe.org.uk/ Whatever your views, please don't ever let the apostrophe put you off writing something, especially for the Bulletin. It does not matter that much and in these days of texting it could eventually become extinct. Here's a little New Year quiz for you. Which of these species or places needs an apostrophe? Curlews Creek Hewsons Field Sixhills Sykes Farm Vyners Plantation Youngs Wood Bewicks Swan Corys Shearwater Leachs Petrel Montagus Harrier Sabines Gull Temmincks Stint Answers at the end of the Bulletin. Have a drink of your choice if you got them all right. Have a drink of your choice if you got them all wrong. Above all, have a Happy New Year. Roger *** Redwing Raiding Party *** On 26 December, Cliff Hillyer wrote: Redwings have this morning arrived on and around my holly tree, I would estimate at least 120. This is just 100 yards into Rutland at Great Casterton. Cliff wrote later that day: I reported the redwings at 9.28. By 11.28 my holly tree, which stands about 20 feet high, was totally stripped of every berry. I walked right round it and could not see a solitary berry. Editor adds: our holly tree has been stripped of berries too, not sure what by, with the exception of two branches protected with netting for later in the winter. *** Starlings Not After Sheep Ticks *** Tom Collins writes: Quite happy to cede point to Rodge Brownlow. A good lesson for me on observations. Only three of the flock were actually on the sheeps' backs and periodically pecking. Upon reflection the comment on ticks was inaccurate as only observed pecking through the binoculars. Editor adds: Thanks for that Tom. My interest is what they WERE doing and I wondered if they might be youngsters just playing at hunting through fleeces. Or maybe there were seeds caught up in the wool. Any thoughts? Tom replied on 01/01/10 I had a quick half hour look through google for any comparative behaviour observations. Everything I turned up seemed to relate to removal of keds or ticks, which infest the rump, shoulders, flanks of sheep. They have a very detrimental impact on the sheep draining energy and staining the wool. It appears they can be easily controlled, shearing removes typically 70% of the keds or larvae with dipping in insecticide removing any that remain. Once removed from the host they die within hours, so as Rodge Brownlow indicated they are almost certainly eradicated [or at low levels – editor adds] in the county. The Merseyside Ringing Group has some interesting information online on the migration of European Starlings from Mainland Europe into the UK showing that some Starlings travel from as far afield as Iceland and Poland. As you suggest these birds may have been hunting or playing at finding parasites which weren't actually present. Although searching the sheep may be a behaviour they learn in other parts of Europe. I couldn't however find anything to substantiate mainland European eradication or proliferance of ticks or keds. Perhaps other subscribers may have a view? An abstract from a scientific paper prepared at Liverpool John Moores University on Sheep keds discusses the keds thus. 'The sheep ked Melophagus ovinus is a member of the parasitic Dipteran family Hippoboscidae; it was a widespread ectoparasite of sheep that was of veterinary importance until the introduction of effective pesticides. Since then it has become of less concern and may have become a relatively uncommon species through much of its former range. Changes in agricultural practice, both greater intensification and development of more extensive systems (including organic farming and conservation grazing), may allow resurgence and a review of existing knowledge of M. ovinus may be timely. This paper reviews the biology, annual population cycles, natural causes of mortality, veterinary and economic significance and control of, and host resistance to, M. ovinus. Veterinary Parasitology Volume 130, Issues 1-2, 10 June 2005, Pages 141-155. Richard W. Small [Thanks to Tom and Rodge for a stimulating and illuminating dialogue.] *** South Holland Area Group of the LWT *** Colin Faulkner writes with dates for your diary. Tuesday January 12th 2010 Mr. Colin Smith will give us “An Introduction to Moths” Tuesday February 9th 2010 Mr. D. Bromwich will inform us about “Nature Reserves of the Woodhall Spa Area” Tuesday 9th March 2010 Mr D J Rackham will tell us of the “History of the Landscape of the River Witham” Tuesday 13th April 2010 when the Annual General Meeting followed by “The Nature Reserves of South Holland”. The wardens of these reserves will give us an overview of them. *** RSPB Lincoln Local Group Events – January *** Jo Bramwell writes: BIRDWATCHING FOR BEGINNERS LINCOLNSHIRE WILDLIFE: illustrated talk by Geoff Trinder Thursday 14 January, 7.30pm The Lincoln Suite, The Lawn, Union Road, Lincoln, LN1 3BJ. RSPB gifts and bird food and feeders on sale. RSPB members and students £3, other adults £4, accompanied children free. Parking charge at The Lawn. All are welcome at all RSPB events. For more information visit www.lincolnrspb.org.uk *** Whooper Swans *** Subject: Whooper Swans Those who enjoyed the spectacle of the seals at Donna Nook may also enjoy seeing the Whooper Swans at Welney in Norfolk. Another stunning experience, if a somewhat longer drive. See: http://new.wwt.org.uk/visit-us/welney ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 No Lincolnshire reports this week. 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. GARTHORPE Paul Gee Garthorpe, Nth Lincs 8.45am 31/12/09 Just had the first sighting this year of 'Lucy', (our name for her), a Female Luecistic Female Chaffinch, (Fringilla coelebs). This is now the third Christmas on the trot that she has visited our garden at this time of the year. She was species identified from photographs submitted to the RSPB. The past two years she has remained on and off for approx 2 months with constant sightings almost every day. She is very skittish but must try to get a really good photograph of her this year. *** 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. Rainfall figures for Sturton by Stow Rodge Brownlow 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Jan 52.0 126.0 61.0 17.0 13.5 Feb 50.5 18.5 68.0 37.0 33.5 Mar 17.5 67.0 28.5 46.5 11.0 Apl 37.5 82.0 12.5 32.0 40.0 May 85.5 30.0 101.0 115.5 25.5 Jun 49.5 63.0 240.0 13.0 45.0 Jly 108.5 82.0 130.0 39.5 70.0 Aug 57.5 78.5 31.5 64.0 93.5 Sep 22.5 85.0 19.0 69.5 39.0 Oct 57.5 53.5 39.0 79.0 60.5 Nov 132.0 63.0 44.0 45.5 35.5 Dec 68.5 52.0 65.0 59.0 25.0 Total 739.0mm 800.5 839.5 617.5 492.0 BASTON FEN NR 30.12.09 John Redshaw 75% of washland flooded of which approx 50% carrying thin ice. 10 Wigeon, 63 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 9 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Water Rail and 1 Redshank. A flock of 23 Pied Wagtails, 1 Grey Wagtail and 5 Meadow Pipits on the ice. A pair of Stonechats on the reedmace beds. In the wet woodland next to the car park 10 Bullfinches, 1 Greater-spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Treecreepers and 3 Goldcrests. COVENHAM Reservoir 28th December 2009. Malcolm Johnson. Common Gull - 53 Cormorant - 49 Coot - 157 Crow - 16 Golden Eye - 104 Goosander - 8 Great Crested Grebe - 148 Great Black Backed Gull - 1 Great Northern Diver - 2 Little Grebe - 10 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 1 Mallard - 60 Red Crested Pochard - 1 Swan (Mute) - 2 Tufted Duck - 30 Wagtail (Pied) - 1 Wagtail (Grey) – 1 GARTHORPE Paul Gee 27/12/09 - 8.15am Heron - particularly large specimen, (Ardea cinerea), walking full length of Barn ridge in next doors property. Flew off after a few seconds and landed on another property. (Almost certainly the same one that took some of my fish recently!) Rear Garden 10.00am Robins - 3 Wagtails - 2 Chaffinchs - 6 Blackbirds - Approx 20 Blackbirds (with white flashes/patches - 3) Starlings - Approx 20 - 3 Mistle Thrush - 3 Thrush - 2 Collared Doves - 2 Wren - 1 House Sparrows - 10 – 12 GRANTHAM. RIVERSIDE WALK. 26/12/2009. David Clarke. Blackbird 34 Blue Tit 17 Chaffinch 4 Carrion Crow 6 Coal Tit 2 Goldfinch 24 Great Tit 6 House Sparrow 30 Jackdaw 4 Long Tailed Tit 31 Magpie 11 Mallard 176 Pied Wagtail 4 Robin 7 Starling 6 Song Thrush 3 Wood Pigeon 26. A CIRCULAR WALK FROM HARLAXTON SK8832 INCLUDING DENTON WHARF SK8733. David Clarke. 01/01/2010. Blackbird. 25 Blue Tit 5 Bullfinch 3 Canada Goose 31 Chaffinch 8 Carrion Crow 6 Dunnock 3 Fieldfare 27 Heron 2 Green Woodpecker 4 Jackdaw 11 Jay 2 Kestrel 1 Long Tailed Tit 9 Magpie 3 Mallard 10 Moorhen 20 Pied Wagtail 2 Robin 12 Redwing 5 Siskin 4 Song Thrush 4 Wren 4 Yellowhammer 2 Mammals. Rabbit 4. LINCOLN back of Sinclairs/J Arthur Bowers distribution cenre. 30/12/2009 Iain M. Anderson Male and female Goosander swimming and feeding on The River Witham near the Great Gowt sluice (SK 967 703) with a small group of Mallard, swans and geese. Photos taken for identity and I am certain I have identified correctly. Last seen swimming south towards Bracebridge. PINCHBECK SLIPE NR 30.12.09 John Redshaw On the R. Glen: 90 Wigeon, 80 Mallard, 4 Gadwall, 70 Tufted Duck, 20 Teal and 25 Coot. WILDMORE FEN TF216534 A & R Parsons TF 218534 approx 26/12/09 24+ fieldfare feeding on windfall apples in orchard, together with 24+ blackbirds and 8+ chaffinches, 24+ starlings and good numbers of other regular garden species. 27/12/09 First redwing seen on orchard this winter. One still about 29/12/09. 1/01/10 Looks like my date is in binary notation! Good numbers of fieldfare 24+ and blackbird 24+ on apples. Regular runs by local sparrowhawls, m and f. About 1/10 success. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 31/12/09 Rainfall measured at the NNR office for 2009, 554mm, considerably less than 07 and 08. Recent sightings include: 266 cormorant, c 340 common scoter, 2 velvet scoter, 2 male and 1 female hen harriers, 2 barn owls, a tawny owl calling, 5 lapland buntings, c 180 skylarks, and 140 rock pipits, c 70 twite, c 220 curlew, 1 peregrine, 1 merlin. Happy new year to all. 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 current report. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. News from Far Ings NNR http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/far_ings/index.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FAR INGS NNR Week ending 01.01.10 BIRDS Max. Numbers = bittern 5 blackbird 20+ black headed gull 100+ blue tit 10 bullfinch carrion crow 4 chaffinch 12 collared dove 2 common gull 30+ coot 200+ cormorant 4 curlew 15 dunnock 12 fieldfare 10 goldeneye M goldfinch 6 GBB gull 2 GC grebe 2 great tit 4 greenfinch 6 grey heron greylag goose 50 herring gull house sparrow 12 kingfisher lapwing 35 little grebe 3 long tailed tit 8 magpie 6 mallard 20 marsh harrier M mistle thrush moorhen 25 mute swan 4 pheasant 2 pochard 30 redshank 2 redwing 6 reed bunting 10 robin 10 shelduck 9 shoveler 30+ smew M (Target Lake) snipe 3 sparrowhawk 2 starling 50+ tawny owl 2 tree sparrow 2 tufted duck 10 water rail 4 willow tit 2 wood pigeon 15 wren 8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 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. 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: LNU Events Programme Saturday, January 09, 2010 Grisly 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 2009. Saturday, February 27, 2010 Dragonflies Steve Brooks Saturday, March 13, 2010 Annual General Meeting & Presidential Address Mammal review, atlas update. A century of recording, progress and opportunities Saturday, May 22, 2010 SW corner of Laughton Forest (woodland area known as Peacocks) More details to follow ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ....and finally..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** MailFails This Week *** Some readers may need to change their anti-bulk-mail settings to mark my address as safe. Meanwhile, if you hear of anyone bemoaning the lack of a Bulletin, please refer them to the Bulletin Portal where they will find it. http://rogerparsons.info/bulletinportal.html ... and finally.... Quiz Answers: Curlews Creek Hewson's Field Sixhills Sykes Farm Vyner's Plantation Young's Wood Bewick's Swan Cory's Shearwater Leach's Petrel Montagu's Harrier Sabine's Gull Temminck's Stint ---------- ~ THE END ~ ----------- (..until next week!) Roger Parsons http://rogerparsons.info/