============================================ || || 11th September 2011 || || 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 970 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** Editor writes *** This weekend I have been enjoying the Horncastle Astronomy Weekend with Paul Money and friends. I have attended for 10 years now and it is the local scientific treat of my year. There is a horrible burning smell from my pc! I will mail you out a draft Bulletin and get it off to the expert for some treatment ASAP! No Spell checking so pardon any typos! Thanks. Roger *** Fungus links *** Ken Rowland's fungus page on the LWT website: http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/species/fungi/index.php Wild About Britain http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/fungi Fungi World http://www.fungiworld.co.uk/ BMS Edible and Poisonous Fungi - important to read http://www.nifg.org.uk/edible_fungi.htm CABI/BMS Database and checklist http://www.fieldmycology.net/ British Fungi - keys http://www.fieldmycology.net/GBCHKLST/key.asp?KeyID=8 British Mycological Society http://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/ Mushroom Pickers' Code http://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/mycology/conservation/code-of-picking/ Ray Halstead's Autumn Fungus Foray is detailed in section 11. *** Next LNU Event - updated *** For LNU meetings also see www.lnu.org/events.php See section 11 for full programme. Saturday, September 24, 2011 Riseholme College, N of Lincoln, off A15 12.00 for 13.00 start. Meet in car park next to Conference Hall at SK981 756 Evening moth/bat session starting at 7pm. Includes an opportunity to investigate the LNU Collection and encourage students to use them. Habitats: Parkland, woodland, lake. Leaders: Brian Hedley 07989 665794 brian_hedley@hotmail.com (afternoon) and Colin Smith (evening) 07595 414318 *** Flickr Users - Beetles? *** Charlie Barnes writes: Do you use the Flickr website to display your beetle photographs? If so, read on! I've set up a Flickr group to showcase these photos http://www.flickr.com/groups/1779070@N22/ Photos added to this group on Flickr will be added to the county dataset of beetles. Ideally all photos need a location, date and the name of person who took the photo - an identification would be helpful, but this can be provided if not known! Editor adds: This promising initiative may indicate a way to help with identification in other taxonomic groups. *** Grimsby & Cleethorpes LWT *** On Sunday 18th September 2011 you are invited to join us on a guided walk around Tetney Blow Wells Nature Reserve with the wardens hoping to see spring migrants and wildflowers. Please meet and park by the church at 2pm. Wellington boots advised as could be damp under foot. No dogs please. Free event but donations will be collected for the Wildlife Trust. The church will be open 3pm - 4.15pm for refreshments with sales of which will go to church funds. Please Clifford Jukes - 01472 814887 for further details. *** Cetacean-watching - help welcome *** Dave Miller writes: National Whale & Dolphin Watch weekend ran last weekend with dedicated watches taking place at Anderby Creek, Winthorpe Tower, with kind permission from the Coast Watch Institute, and at Gibraltar Point. Finally 6 – 8 harbour porpoises were spotted on Sunday afternoon from Winthorpe Tower. This project is run by Lincs Wildlife Trust and SeaWatch Foundation. I am recruiting volunteers to do effort-based watches along the Lincs coast to get information on movements and patterns along our coast. Volunteers can spend as much or as little time as they like, it all helps building a picture. If you are interested please contact Dave Miller, Coastal Ranger, on 07919 326646 or dmiller@lincstrust.co.uk *** Gainsborough Group LWT *** Linda Woodward writes: Wednesday 28th September 2011 7.30pm Otters, water voles and other wildlife (from an Internal Drainage Board perspective) Chris Manning Morton Village Hall (just north of Gainsborough) Raffle and other fundraising items on sale A (minimum) donation of £1.00 includes refreshments People of all ages, Wildlife Trust members or not, are welcome. *** Grantham Branch of the LWT *** Marion Ellis sent in the following event details: All at Barkston & Syston Village Hall on A607 east of Grantham at 7.30pm Members free, visitors suggested donation £2, raffle, refreshments, Trust sales stall Friday 16 Sept. Gibraltar Point - a Place with a Past Barrie Wilkinson The reserve covers 3 miles of coast, and is internationally recognised. *** Lindo at Waterson's, Boston *** John Badley writes: Waterstone's Boston is proud to host an evening with David Lindo in store at 7pm on Wednesday September 14th. David will make a presentation about his experiences in the Birding World, and then sign copies of his new book! Tickets are £3 and available from the first floor. £2 will be redeemable against a purchase of the new book on the night (One ticket per book) http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/david+lindo/the+urban+birder/8466748/ *** Wash Trips *** Steve Keightley writes: Birdwatching In the Wash As usual, I am organising a couple of birdwatching trips into the Wash this autumn, on board Mystere, There are still places available on Sunday 9th October, departs Sluice Bridge Boston, at 0700. This is an 8 hr trip and we will go out into the Wash, and depending upon the weather will be searching for seabirds (we also usually see Common and Grey Seals and a good variety of other bird species) The boat has all facilities on board, and cost is £30 per person. Further details available from myself on 01205 290233. *** Harlequin Ladybirds *** Please keep looking for and reporting Harlequin ladybirds. http://www.harlequin-survey.org/ *** Heritage Open Days - Lincolnshire *** Heritage Lincolnshire have put up their programme for Heritage Open Days 2011 - also on the weekend of 8-11th September. See: http://www.lincsheritage.org/hod/index.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 my 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. 3/9 8 Spoonbills, 9 Ruddy Shelducks, Whitton Sands, Humber estuary Spoonbill, Alkborough Curlew Sandpiper, Read's Island Common Crane, Bonby Carrs Barred Warbler, Saltfleet Haven Little Stint, Covenham Reservoir 33 Curlew Sandpipers, Osprey south, Donna Nook 9 Curlew Sandpipers, Little Stint, 2 Black Tern, Freiston Shore 4/9 Pectoral Sandpiper SE of Marston STW Barred Warbler, Saltfleet Haven Barred Warbler, Donna Nook Barred Warbler trapped and ringed, Gibraltar Point 4 Spoonbills, 5 Curlew Sandpiper, Firecrest, Redstart, Gibraltar Point 5/9 Pectoral Sandpiper SE of Marston STW 6 Spoonbills, Osprey, Short-eared owl, Gibraltar Point 6/9 Pectoral Sandpiper SE of Marston STW 7/9 Red-necked grebe, juv Spotted Redshank and 2 Little Gulls, Covenham Reservoir 8/9 2 Whinchats, Frampton Marsh 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. Strongly recommended. [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. *** Your help please to identify a predator! *** Hugh Poths writes: Earlier this week, within 5 yards of our front door, we found a pile of pigeon feathers which must have been its entire complement. The hapless bird had been caught, plucked completely and had disappeared except for one foot. The odd drops of blood and the entirety of the plucking suggests that the bird was eaten completely and not dragged away. We are on the outskirts of Louth and so within easy reach of fields. The plucking suggests a bird of prey. We are used to finding piles of blackbird feathers and have actually seen a sparrow hawk take a blackbird on the lawn in front of our eyes. This pigeon had been plucked on the ground and close to the house. Any thoughts please? Moth Night at Holy Trinity Church, Tattershall - as part of the Bat and Moth night. Toby Ludlow writes: list of the macro-moths that we (Toby Ludlow and John Badley) trapped in the churchyard at Holy Trinity Church, Tattershall on Friday (09.09.2011) night: Blood-vein (Timandra griseata) Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua fimbriata) Brown-spot Pinion (Agrochola litura) Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) Centre-barred Sallow (Atethmia centrago) Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) Flounced Rustic (Luperina testacea) Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) Mouse Moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis) Sallow (Xanthia icteritia) Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa) Vine’s Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua) *** 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. BASSINGHAM Jeremy Hutchinson 31/8/2011, 09.30 Female Hobby upsetting the local House Martins, but as far as I could see it had been unsuccesssful. CARLTON LE MOORLAND Jeremy Hutchinson 3/9/2011 Someone asked me whether I could identify a 'large round yellow thing' that he'd found climbing up something (I forget what) in his garden. It turned out to be the larva of the Death's Head Hawk Moth: what an impressive beast! It is the first that I've seen: I've taken some photos if anyone's interested. DEEPING LAKES NATURE RESERVE David Griffith 28/08/2011 10am Little Egret (11) House martin (100+) Swift (5) Buzzard 04/09/2011 9.15am Swallow (4) Willow warbler (1ad+4-5 Juveniles) Black tailed Godwit DEEPING ST NICHOLAS 08.09.11 Mick Todd At least 4 wheatears on freshly worked land GRIMSBY 08/09/2011 Mick Binnion Whether it's the chemical changes within the leaves or an average temperature drop,it would appear to be Autumn here. Most of the Lime Hawkmoth/Mimas tiliae caterpillars are descending to pupate. (They know best.) HOLBEACH RANGE R & K Heath 1/9/11 Tha big tides flushed some good wader flocks. 2500 Blacktailed Godwits 1000 Curlew The usual 100s of gulls. 31 Little Egrets 2 Wheatear HORKSTOW 4th September Jenny Haynes Hummingbird hawk moth spotted in my garden. It's the first I've seen here for a couple of years. LINCOLN Janet Eastmead Swift over Lincoln at 20.00 hours on 3rd September 2011. MARSTON STW SK902 426 Barry Johnson 8/9/2011 Roesel's Bush-cricket SPALDING 09.09.11 Mick Todd A group of 6 mistle thrushes chasing each other over the cemetry WILDMORE FEN TF216534 unless otherwise stated. A & R Parsons 4/9/11 Buzzards calling from HYolland Fen. 5/9//11 Tawny owl seen in garden 6am and 7.30pm. Night of 6th/7th 2011 Entire family of swallows using nest site overnight, parents and 4 young, and young sitting out recent stormy weather. 11.9.11 All swallows have now left next site - 60 oin wires today. WRANGLE COMMON 07/09/2011 Roy and Kath Pearson We braved the wind and showers today and had a profitable hour. Swallow and House Martin numbers were down and we recorded no warblers at all Three Marsh Harriers were busy hunting and being mobbed by Jackdaws. The Mute Swans that we have been watching all summer are down to one cygnet after having produced six. Each year, this pair has very poor success and we suspect that foxes may be to blame as the young spend a lot of time on a bank behind which is thick undergrowth and bushes which could give cover to predators, while a search has failed to reveal any corpses, which would be carried away to the den. Unfortunately, even the remaining cygnet is very small and under weight and this seems to be another annual problem. Discussing it with the farmer we came to the conclusion that the water may not be a particulalrly rich source of food. I also recall that during the hard frost of December last, the water was frozen for a considerable time and when the thaw came there was a huge fish kill and the entire area smelt strongly of hydrogen sulphide. A few waders are passing through and we recorded one Common Sandpiper, five Green Sandpipers and six Curlews. Good numbers of Reed Buntings (21) and Goldfinches (43), together with small numbers of Yellowhammers, Corn Buntings and Tree Sparrows were feeding on a section of land where the farmer has grown seed bearing plants especially to feed the birds. Huge numbers of Wood and Feral pigeons were making the most of the harvest. Canada Goose numbers were quite high (36) and there seems to be a steady increase in the population of Grey-lags (22). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 No report yet. SALTFLEETBY THEDDLETHORPE NNR. http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/nr/reserve.php?mapref=41 http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designatedareas/nnr/1006128.aspx Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes NNR John Walker, Peter Roworth, Roger Briggs. A fairly quiet week with strong south-westerly winds accompanied by sunshine and showers. Hundreds of swallows hunting over the freshwater marsh was a finer sight, many of which were seen to be taking rest in the scattered thorn bushes. There were the usual scattering of waders including bar-tail godwit, ringed plover, curlew, dunlin, turnstone knot and sanderling. Two little stints were flushed from the saltmarsh near Rimac. A fine female marsh harrier was seen hunting over the sand dunes and a great spotted woodpecker heard and seen along the willow edge adjacent to farmland at Rimac. Of the autumn migrants a wryneck and barred warbler have been reported. John Walker adds: Flowers include, sea rocket , water mint, scabious, harebell, yet another good autumn berry crop with hawthorn, elder, and sea buckthorn fruit now ripe, Bird: 3 curlew sandpipers , 3 ruff, 1 adult hobby, RSPB WASH Reserves - Frampton Marsh and Freiston Shore John Badley No reports yet. RSPB Frampton Marsh http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/f/framptonmarsh/index.asp RSPB Freiston Shore http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/f/freistonshore/index.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. News from Far Ings NNR http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/far_ings/index.php ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FAR INGS NNR Week ending 10.09.11 BIRDS Max. Numbers = bearded tit 2 blackbird 10 black headed gull 200+ black tailed godwit 5 blue tit 8 canada goose 71 carrion crow 3 chaffinch 8 chiffchaff collared dove 2 common gull 12 coot 100+ cormorant 3 curlew dunnock 3 gadwall 2 golden plover 4 goldfinch 38 GBB gull GC grebe 5 GS woodpecker great tit 4 greenfinch 2 greenshank grey heron 2 greylag goose 35 marsh harrier 3 herring gull 3 house martin 6 house sparrow 6 kestrel kingfisher lapwing 130 LBB gull 3 little grebe long tailed tit 2 magpie 5 mallard 30 marsh harrier M moorhen 20 mute swan 7 pheasant 2 pied wagtail 2 pochard 14 redshank reed bunting 2 robin 6 ruff 5 sand martin 200+ shelduck 17 shoveler 4 snipe sparrowhawk starling 4 swallow 22 tawny owl teal 2 tufted duck 20 water rail 2 whitethroat willow tit 2 willow warbler wood pigeon 5 wren 7 yellow wagtail ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. Photo site update :- Bardney Limewoods 2008 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/adiroyle/sets/72157604757394558/ Bardney Limewoods 2009 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/adiroyle/sets/72157616635241942/ Bardney Limewoods 2010 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/adiroyle/sets/72157623488040369/ Bardney Limewoods 2011 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/adiroyle/sets/72157626361531988/ Lincolnshire Limewoods Dormouse Project - ESL Webpage http://www.ecologicalservicesltd.com/research/about/the_lincolnshire_limewoods_dormouse_project/ Anne Goodall writes on 28/8/11 The Dormouse Group had its most successful monitoring session yet on Sunday 21st August, with no less than 16 animals handled, including litters of various ages. Nine years on from the release, this confirms that the dormice are now well established in central Lincolnshire, and as previous years have shown, continuing to spread. This was particularly useful since the trainees were due to be assessed, and this is always easier if they can handle lots of mice! As a result, three of the current trainees will be recommended for Natural England licences, and three more have been told that they are very close to achieving this. This being holiday time not all the trainees were able to be present, but assessments will continue at the remaining sessions this year. It is particularly important to have more licensed handlers since we need to extend the monitoring to more woods, and also prepare for, hopefully, the next release in 2012. There will be a change to the advertised date next month, when the session will take place on Sunday 18th September, NOT Saturday. We meet at 09.30 at Chambers Wood Centre and, as ever, anyone interested is welcome to attend. Sadly we can't guarantee another session like the last one, but autumn is typically the time when the young of the year start moving out and exploring their surroundings, so we never know where they will turn up! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 from Wilma Gammon at the Lincs Wildlife Trust office, e-mail wgammon@lincstrust.co.uk LNU publications [listed on LNU website] may be ordered via: Ian Macalpine-Leny macalpine@doddington.demon.co.uk *** Contacts List *** *** Rural Crime Officer *** Pc 160 Nick Willey Force Wildlife, Rural Crime Officer Force Dog Training Establishment Lincolnshire Showground. Grange-De-Lings. Lincoln nicholas.willey@lincs.pnn.police.uk OFFICE: 01522-527924 MOBILE :07768-501895 PAGER : 07654-330877 *** 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. To find out more and to become involved with the survey and management of Lincolnshire's limestone grassland on road verges see: See: http://www.lifeontheverge.org.uk/ *** Local Bat Helpline *** Grounded bats, bat problems, advice and information? Contact Annette and Colin Faulkner on 01775 766286 or e-mail: annettefaulkner@btinternet.com *** Bat Recorder *** You may send confidential bat records direct to Annette Faulkner on: annettefaulkner@btinternet.com *** 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, Wasps and Ants Recorder *** Alan Phillips Willing to examine specimens or check photos (but bear in mind only a relative few of the 300+ species in the county are identifiable using photos). Aculeates only please, no parasitic wasps such as Ichneumons. If in doubt please contact for advice: aculeates@gmail.com *** Whisby's Bee and Wasp List *** Dr Michael Archer and Alan Phillips have put together an impressive list. Have a look and see how many species you recognise by name! http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/reserves/whisby/index.php?id=73 Also see: http://norwegica.wordpress.com/author/norwegica/ Could this be the year you learn to identify bees and wasps? *** 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 Chris Manning Email: chris@lincsdeer.info 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 Please note my new addresses for plant gall id etc.. 46 Sibthorp Street Lincoln LN5 7SH gclayton54@o2.co.uk 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 *** Mollusc Identification *** David Feld has kindly offered to assist readers to identify molluscs, both terrestrial and aquatic. Please e-mail him a description and he will advise you whether and where to send a photograph or an actual specimen. Contact: drf@dfeld.freeserve.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. *** Lincs Bird Club *** Secretary - Robert Carr secretary@lincsbirdclub.co.uk Membership Secretary - Mike Harrison: michael@michaelharrison1.wanadoo.co.uk LBC County Bird Recorders County Bird Recorder, covering the south of the county recorder_south@lincsbirdclub.co.uk for John Badley recorder_north@lincsbirdclub.co.uk for John Clarkson Bird Club Website: www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk *** Wash Estuary Project Contacts *** Jeff Goodley - Wash Estuary Project Officer jeff.goodley@washestuary.org.uk Maria Phipps - Wash Estuary Project Assistant maria.phipps@washestuary.org.uk Vivien Hartwell - Wash Biodiversity viv.hartwell@washestuary.org.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, charlie.barnes@lincsbiodiversity.org.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 *** Interesting Weather radar website *** Noel Loxley recommends the following interesting website. http://www.raintoday.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: john.badley@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 recorded in my garden 2011: www.flickr.com/photos/angleshades Alan Dale's Bugs and Weeds http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk/ Mike Binnion writes: Common Butterflies 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 contact - Mary Porter Mary.porter@forestry.gsi.gov.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, September 24, 2011 Riseholme College, N of Lincoln, off A15 12.00 for 13.00 start. Meet in car park next to Conference Hall at SK981 756 Evening moth/bat session starting at 7pm. Includes an opportunity to investigate the LNU Collection and encourage students to use them. Habitats: Parkland, woodland, lake. Leaders: Brian Hedley 07989 665794 brian_hedley@hotmail.com (afternoon) and Colin Smith (evening) 07595 414318 Sunday, October 23, 2011 Fungus Foray, Callan's Lane Wood (Forestry Commission site) Kirkby Underwood. North of Bourne 12.00 for 13.00 start. Meet at car park TF061 270 Habitats: Mixed Woodland Leader: Ray Halstead 07772 613640 ray.halstead@tiscali.co.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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: Mail failures this week included claire.weaver jward7@ colin_moths chezzagraves ---------- ~ THE END ~ ----------- (..until next week!) Roger Parsons http://rogerparsons.info/