============================================ || || 12th May 2013 || || 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 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 1090 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. Reports here are open and are available to county recorders of the Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union and Lincolnshire Bird Club. 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 *** I tried out a slightly more substantial format for last week's Bulletin and am using it this week too. It looked OK to me but I would very much appreciate your feedback. I have had some very positive comment so far. Text versions will continue to be posted on: http://rogerparsons.info/bulletinportal.html Keep yourself safe from computer viruses and other malware. Anyone who has had trouble with a computer virus will not need warning twice. I expect all readers have something in place to guard against such attacks. i have heard of several people with this kind of trouble recently. The one danger I hear about regularly is a rogue e-mail seeming to come from someone you know. The giveaway is that the contents will be out of step with what you usually expect from your contact and it will contain a link or attachment to click on. Don't click! If you do you will find you have downloaded a malicious code that could target your own mailing list and mail itself out to all your contacts. It is better to upset someone than risk an attack! If you are sent something that your instincts say is not quite right: DELETE IT. Useful link on this subject: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_worm Use a firewall and keep your AV and operating system up-to-date to protect us all. [Happy iPad and Apple Mac users who seem untroubled by all this worry!] PLEASE REMEMBER I will be taking a break the last 2 weeks of May, starting shortly. There will be no further Bulletins until June, but there is no reason why you should not keep sending reports. You could help by consolidating two week's information into a single report to save me too much work editing the next Bulletin. If you report on several locations, it helps a lot to have these in alphabetical order, so I can paste them across in the right sequence. You will get no acknowledgements or thank yous until I am again able to read emails, so a big thank you now! I would love to come back to find reports of Oil Beetles. See below. There are two interesting LNU meetings taking place whilst I am off, at Harrowby and Welton-le-Wold. I shall be very sorry to miss them. These field meetings are a great opportunity to meet recorders and to visit places that you may not have had an oportunity to explore. You will be surprised how much you can learn on one of these events. Roger *** Next LNU Event - today - all welcome *** For LNU meetings see section 11 for full programme. Field Meetings generally start at 12 noon for 1.00pm, but please check the website details for each event. Sunday, May 19, 2013 Field Meeting Hills and Hollows Quarry, Harrowby (Courtesy of Londonthorpe and Harrowby Parish Council) Just east of Grantham. 13.00 start on site. Two limited space parking spots on road verges at SK928351 and SK937353. The western parking spot along Coldharbour Lane has fairly steep path up to site (follow path north then east to site). From the eastern parking spot (on a bend of Turnor Road) follow path west direct to site. Meet up at SE corner of site for 1pm. NB. Some steep slopes present. Habitats: Calcareous grassland, scrub, broadleaved woodland. Leader: Charlie Barnes 01507 526667 charlie.barnes@glnp.org.uk Saturday, May 25, 2013 Meeting with Lincs Geodiversity Group Welton-le-Wold Quarry SSSI West of Louth 10.30-15.30 (bring lunch) Park at TF281879 (LN11 0QT) Site to be sign-posted off the A631 west of Louth. Habitats: Woodland, grassland, scrub. Leader: Helen Gamble 07958 805213 helen.gamble@lincolnshire.gov.uk Guide available from info@lnu.org Saturday, June 08, 2013 Field Meeting - With evening moth/bat element Allington Meadows SSSI (Courtesy of Bill Cragg) Northwest of Grantham 12.00 for 13.00 start and then 9pm start for evening session. Car parking at SK871399 about half way along minor road between Allington and Gonerby Moor junction of A1. *** Grimsby & Cleethorpes LWT *** Carolyn Lovely writes: On Wednesday 15th May 2013 we invite you to join us on a walk with the wardens in Tetney Blow Wells nature reserve hoping to hear the cuckoo and view the spring flowers. Please park and meet outside the church in Church Lane, Tetney at 2pm. Please wear suitable clothing and stout shoes or boots. This is a free event but donations for the Trust will be welcomed. For further details contact Clifford Jukes - 01472 814887. On Saturday 18th May 2013 the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust invite you to join them on a visit to Dawson City Clay Pits nature reserve (Grid ref TA 130253) on the banks of the Humber estuary with Lionel Grooby. Park and meet at Goxhill Haven at 10.30am. There should be plenty of wild flowers and birds to see. Please wear suitable clothing and stout shoes or boots. This is a free event but donations will be welcomed for the Trust. For further details please contact Jennie Redpath - 01472 502858. *** Don't Hit The Roe Deer! *** Request from a Caistor contributor who 'deals with' roe deer locally that are the victims of road traffic accidents and has recently had to 'treat' two young bucks. He asks if people can be especially vigilant when driving as this is the time of year when roe deer are moving about a lot at any time of day, not just dawn and dusk. Editor adds: You will see my "near miss" reported in section 3 below, plus Charlie Barnes' record of a road kill. *** Mermaid's Purses *** Dave Miller writes: Mermaid’s purses are often found along the shoreline. The Shark Trust is compiling a national database to help record our skates and rays. If you find any along the shoreline can you try to identify them and notify the Shark Trust. They have excellent keys on their website http://www.sharktrust.org/shared/downloads/great_eggcase_hunt/eggcase_id_key.pdf and it will help to fill in gaps they may have along our coast. Could you also notify Dave Miller at dmiller@lincstrust.co.uk on your findings. *** Beetle to Watch For *** Charlie Barnes writes: Elater ferrugineus, the Rusty Click Beetle, is classified as endangered in the UK, with records restricted to a few areas in Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and London. Surveying involves using a pheromone baited trap to attract the beetle, mark it using ink and releasing. Following the poor summer in 2012, it is hoped to repeat the survey in 2013. We didn’t get any positive reports of Elater ferrugineus in Lincolnshire during the previous round of surveys – will 2013 be the year? Volunteers will be required to monitor traps set to attract the beetle. If you're interested in taking part, contact Charlie Barnes for more information. charlie.barnes@glnp.org.uk *** Oil Beetles - The Hunt Continues - Reminder *** For the third year running, Buglife are promoting a national survey for our species of oil beetle, although only two of them (the Black oil beetle and the Violet oil beetle) have ever been seen in Lincolnshire. See: http://www.buglife.org.uk/getinvolved/surveys/Oil+Beetle+Hunt/Oil+Beetle+Hunt+-+The+Fab+Four.htm Records of oil beetles will help towards their conservation under the Biodiversity Action Plan - if you think you've seen one, let us know! Charlie Barnes County Recorder for Beetles charlie.barnes@glnp.org.uk *** Useful Hoverfly photos *** http://www.uknature.co.uk/hoverflies.html http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk/hoverflies.html *** Report Ash Dieback in Lincolnshire *** Link for Chalara fraxinea reports: http://www.forestry.gov.uk/chalara *** WHISBY BIOBLITZ Friday, July 12 + Saturday 13 July *** Charlie Barnes writes: Watch the NEW Bioblitz website for updates. http://www.bnhc.org.uk/home/bioblitz/national-bioblitz/midlands/lincolnshire-bioblitz.html *** Discover Northern Lincolnshire with CPRE *** Jenny Haynes writes: CPRE Northern Lincolnshire is holding a day event, called Discover Northern Lincolnshire, on Saturday 25 May, t Ropery Hall, Maltkiln Lane, Barton on Humber, 10am to 3.30pm. Speakers include: Dr Kevin Leahy speaking on finding King Arthur in Lincolnshire; Stuart Sizer on the making of the northern Lincolnshire landscape; Geoff Trinder talking about the wildlife of north Lincolnshire, and Mark Tyszka on the importance on local hedgerows. Booking is essential. Lunch and refreshments included. Contact Cath Farrell on 01652 633924 or email cathfarrell@btinternet.com *** RSPB Lincoln *** See: http://www.lincolnrspb.org.uk/ *** S Lincs RSPB *** See: http://www.southlincsrspb.org.uk *** BOSTON BELLE Wash Cruises 2013 *** The South Lincs RSPB have announced details of their Wash Birdwatching Cruises aboard The Boston Belle for 2013. Each cruise starts at Boston's Sluice Bridge Marina and lasts 4 to 5 hours. During 2012 over 100 different bird species, averaging about 60 per individual cruise, were seen. Sightings included plovers, turnstone, dunlin, knot, redshank, godwits, egret, eider, harriers, peregrine, terns, buzzard, gannet and kingfisher. Seals are also seen on most cruises. There is a programme of 12 cruises for 2013 starting 20th April and finishing 12th October. RSPB members and non-members are welcome. Full details including revised booking arrangements for 2013, can be found at: http://www.southlincsrspb.org.uk *** Volunteer needed for LNU Book sales *** The LNU needs a volunteer Publications person to take charge of the sale of our Books. Ian Macalpine-Leny has been doing this alongside his work as Treasurer, but he would like to pass it on. You would need space to store stock and there is scope to develop and promote this side of the LNU's scientific work. To see how this is organised at present visit the following LNU page: http://www.lnu.org/publications.php If you think you might be interested, e-mail the LNU Hon. Secretary: charlie.barnes@glnp.org.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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/ 1/5 Common Crane over Gibraltar Point 4 Whooper Swans, Frampton Marsh Garganey, Manby Flashes Richardson's Canada Goose [form hutchinsii] Gibraltar Point Great White Egret, Barton-upon-Humber, Water's Edge 2/5 Turtle Dove, Far Ings Turtle Dobe, Donna Nook Arctic Tern, Turnstone, Deeping Lakes Iceland Gull, Gibraltar Point 3/5 Firecrest, Gibraltar Point, trapped and ringed in east dunes 3 Garganey past Gibraltar Point 4/5 5/5 2 Black Brants, 3 Pale-bellied Brant Geese, Frampton Marsh Roseate Tern, Little Gull, Frampton Marsh 6/5 Bar-tailed Godwit, Covenham Reservoir 3 Wood Sandpipers, Freiston Shore on Welland Wood Sandpiper flew south over Gibraltar Point, also Spotted Redshank Arctic Tern, Deeping Lakes Sanderling, Toft Newton Reservoir Black Redstart, 2 Ospreys, Hawfinch, Gibraltar Point Black Brant, drk Garganey, Short-eared Owl, Frampton Marsh 7/5 Black-winged Stilt, Little Gull, Frampton Marsh Osprey, Deeping lakes Possible Pallas' Warbler, Sykes Farm, Gibraltar Point also Spotted Redshank on Jackson's Marsh 3 Black Terns, North Hykeham, Apex Pit 8/5 7 Dotterel, 6 female, Grainthorpe Haven near Marshchapel near sea wall, before end of Keyholme Lane 9/5 Red-rumped Swallow, Gibraltar Point south over Shorebird Hut Temminck's Stint, Frampton Marsh 7 Dotterel, 6 female, Grainthorpe Haven near Marshchapel near sea wall, before end of Keyholme Lane 10/5 12 Dotterel, Grainthorpe Haven near Marshchapel near sea wall, before end of Keyholme Lane. Please view from vehicle. 8 Dotterel, Tetney, between lock and sea wall in field left of track 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. 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. Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth Jane Ostler Summary of frog population garden pond. This year first frog spawn on 7th April was a fortnight later than in any of the 30 years I have kept continuous records. This prompted me to collate all the observations to see if any patterns emerged. For the first ten years (1983-1992) spawn first appeared remarkably consistently within one day either side of 23rd March. Over the next ten years there was an increasing number of slightly earlier dates. The feature from 2004 onwards has been wide fluctuations of first emergence from hibernation and of spawning. For many of these years the mass of jelly over the whole pond had made final umber of clumps impossible to count. During the winter of 2011-12 there was a population crash as the hibernation pond froze to the bottom. This after the previous year when spawn had alll been frozen. The population is now down from an estimated 150 to around 30. The main threat to its future is probably the low numbers of mature females. Only three lots of spawn developed, with another three discovered as a decaying mass at the bottom. Tadpoles at present still at the algal feeding stage and doing fine! *** 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 experts. Thanks. BARTON WATERS' EDGE, BARTON TA 033 231 03/05/13 Julie Ellison, Bill Meek and Steve Meek Birds: Blackbird Blackcap Black-Headed Gull Blue Tit Bullfinch Canada Goose Carrion Crow Cetti's Warbler (heard only) Chiffchaff Collared Dove Common Tern Coot + 2 chicks Dunnock Feral Pigeon Gadwall Goldfinch Grasshopper Warbler(heard, not seen) Great Crested Grebe Great Tit Grey Heron Greylag (+ 1 large gosling, on Folly Pond, where I previously saw 13 small goslings TA 032 231) House Martin House Sparrow Kestrel Lesser Whitethroat Long-Tailed Tit Little Grebe 1 Magpie Mallard Mistle Thrush 1 juvenile (still had downy fluff on it's head), + 1 heard elsewhere Moorhen Mute Swan pair (04/05/13 saw 3-4 eggs while they were being turned by the swan on the nest at TA 030 233 - in clear view from the boardwalk, and the same place they nested last year) Pochard Reed Warbler (heard, not seen) Robin Sedge Warbler (heard, heard not seen) Shelduck 2 Shoveler 2 Snipe (heard, not seen) Song Thrush (heard, not seen) Starling (at least 50 in the goat field TA 030 232) Swallow Teal 2 Tufted Duck Wood Pigeon Willow Warbler Wren Plants in flower: Blackthorn Coltsfoot Daffodil Dandelion Dog Violet Field Speedwell Flowering Currant Garden Primula Garlic Mustard Groundsel Hairy Bittercress Hedge Parsley Ivy-Leafed Speedwell Red Dead Nettle Ribwort Plantain Shepherd's Purse Spanish Bluebell Storksbill Wall Speedwell White Dead Nettle Insects: 7-Spot Ladybird 1 Bee Fly, Bombylius Major, 1 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Brimstone Butterfly 2 Green-Viened White Butterfly 3-5 Peacock Butterfly 4+ Red-Tailed Bumble Bee Bombus lapidarius Other: Domestic Cat 1 BAUMBER Charlie Barnes 29 April 2013 TF229732 Roe deer (dead on road) BROUGHTON FAR WOOD SSSI (includes Clapgate Pits LWT Reserve), Near Scunthorpe. SE959 107 Brian Hedley 28 April 2013 First LNU field meeting of the year attended by 17 people and led by Brian Hedley in dry, partly sunny but generally cool conditions. About 130 plant species were noted but some flowers were delayed due to the cold spring. High-lights included large swathes of flowering wood anemone, a patch of herb-paris, nettle-leaved bellflower, early purple orchid, common gromwell, tway- blade, wood sorrel, woodruff and moschatel. A restricted selection of fungi included King Alfred's cakes, birch polypore, hoof fungus, stump puffball and an elf-cap species. Twenty eight bird species were noted including woodcock, tawny owl, green woodpecker, great spotted woodpecker, treecreeper, willow warbler, blackcap, siskin and goldcrest. Seven mammals were noted by sight or signs and included roe deer, common shrew and brown hare. Both common toad and common frog were also recorded. A selection of beetles were recorded by Charlie Barnes and others and comprised: Carabidae: Leistus rufomarginatus Carabidae: Nebria brevicollis Carabidae: Abax parallelepipedus Carabidae: Pterostichus madidus Carabidae: Cychrus caraboides Curculionidae: Barynotus moerens Curculionidae: Kalcapion pallipes Staphylinidae: Othius punctulatus Staphylinidae: Ocypus brunnipes Staphylinidae: Ocypus olens Staphylinidae: Philonthus decorus Silphidae: Silpha atrata (snail-killing beetle) Coccinellidae: Coccinella septempunctata (seven-spot ladybird) Lampyridae: Lampyris noctiluca (glow worm) Other invertebrates included bee-fly, small white butterfly, midwife spider, several bumblebee species (buff-tailed, early, tree and red-tailed) and tawny mining bee. Still awaiting a few additional lists from specialist recorders. CAISTOR Wendy Handford Reports from contributors to Caistor records Week beginning 3.5.13 Brigg Road wildlife garden TA 111 026 Badger at 10.30pm. Trailcam photo Bat, probably common pipistrelle, at 9pm Fox, lactating vixen, carrying juvenile rabbit. 1pm. Trailcam photo Green woodpeckers, 2, drumming about 250m apart. Marking territories? Mallards, 3 males chasing 1 female around garden Tawny owl calling 4pm Woodcock calling at 3pm Brimstone, 3, near alder buckthorns planted in 2012 Pond skaters, about 20, on slow-flowing stream Red-tailed bumblebee, queen, in meadow Tree bumblebee visiting Pulmonaria Bird cherry now in flower: also Bugle Great forget-me-not Ribwort plantain Silver birch Sweet vernal grass Wild arum Nettleton Lodge Game Farm TA 090 012 Bat Coal tit nest with 5 eggs. Fourth year of nesting 3 feet down a pipe Oak in flower Mill Lane TA 119 012 Ivy-leaved toadflax Cocksfoot Common storksbill Hop trefoil Sweet woodruff Westbrook Grove spring-fed pond TA 117 012 Mallard nest Pendulous sedge Shieling farm TA 106 027 Pied wagtail nest under tractor Robin, 4 fledglings Navigation Lane TA 105 011 Borage Butterbur Creeping buttercup Green alkanet Hedgerow cranesbill Lady’s smock Star of Bethlehem, new on Caistor List COLSTERWORTH SK92 Jane Ostler First Swallow 14th April First Swift 1st May Cuckoo heard 7th May Last month an unusual sight reported of an osprey (on its way to Rutland Water) being mobbed by two Red Kites. I don't suppose there are many observations of interaction between these two species! DEEPINGS Venue: Deeping Lakes LWT Reserve – TF187083 Date: 06/05/2013 Observer: Ian Gordon Time: 0900 – 1045 Weather: Sunny and warm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Birds: Arctic Tern (4) Blackcap Buzzard (3) Black-headed Gull Canada Goose Cetti’s Warbler Chaffinch Chiffchaf Common Tern (7) Cormorant Carrion Crow Collared Dove Coot Cuckoo Gadwall (4) Garden Warbler Great Crested Grebe Great Tit Green Woodpecker Grey Heron (4) Greylag Goose (2 with goslings) Lesser Black-backed Gull Little Egret Mallard (1 with goslings) Mute Swan (50+) Reed Bunting Reed Warbler Robin Rook Sand Martin (50+) Sedge Warbler Starling Tufted Duck Willow Warbler Wood Pigeon Wren Butterflies: Peacock Small White Large White Small Tortoiseshell HORNCASTLE to THORNTON B1191 at TF 240686 R & A Parsons 4/5/2013 @ 10am. Roe deer - adult female - white rump, no antlers, crossing road east to west. HORNCASTLE Horncastle, TF261696. Jenna Poole I had seen some wasp-like insects in my garden at the weekend and was wondering what they were when I read Alan Phillip’s bit in the bulletin about keeping an eye out for Nomada. Right enough, I have ground-nesting bees in my lawn and these little bees were buzzing around the holes. I have never spent any time trying to identify the ground-nesting species to know whether they are Andrena mining bees though. 6 May 2013. I think they might have been Nomada goodeniana, looking at the piccies and description. c.1cm-1.2cm long, orangey-red legs and antennae. Also saw a mint moth in the garden (I’ve seen them every year since I moved in in 2010). 4 May 2013. HUTTOFT TF512 763 (my garden) JANE PENNINGTON Date: 5/5 Goldfinch 2 (pair) Date: 6/5 Small white butterflies 2 Small tortoiseshell butterfly 1 Holly blue butterfly 1 Orange tip butterfly 1 (male) Date:7/5 Ladybird 2-spot 1 Small white butterfly 1 Collared doves 4 (2 fledglings) Date: 8/5 Collared dove 1 (flying at french door 3 times) Date: 9/5 Robins 3 (one being chased out of the garden several times) Collared doves 4 (2 fledglings) Goldfinch 2 (pair) Date: 10/5 Robins 3 (as previous) Goldfinch 1 Chaffinch 2 (pair) Collared doves 4 (2 fledglings) MORKERY WOOD SK957174 Jane Ostler Tellow Star of Bethlehem:Gagea lutea On the 6th April, when I expected the flowers to be at their peak even in a late year there were no flowers out, nor was there any toothwort showing, (Lathraea squamaria) Flowers of the Moschatel (Adoxa moschatelina) were still in tight bud, as they were when I visited the site a month previously. Looking back through my records, (most years for nearly forty years), I confirmed anectdotal impressions that these plants were nearly three weeks later flowering than average and the latest first flowering for Yellow Star of Bethlehem when the Wayside Wardens saw the first two flowers emerging on 7th April. RAITHBY-CUM-MALTBY, rural garden near LOUTH TF 309 847 Silvia Fowler 03.05.13 Tawny Owl calling (male) Long-tailed Tits visiting fatball feeder regularly Goldfinches have returned after a long absence (without any special food attraction) 05.05.13 - 20 deg. C! 10 Greylag Geese resting in meadow (we usually only see Canada Geese here) Fast-moving, small green spider, probably Araniella cucurbitina, among low shrubs in garden border (photos available) 8.30 pm First 2 House Martins of the season investigating eaves of house 06.05.13 4 House Martins around house today, but not settling yet. 2 x 1-year-old and 1 x 2-year-old (approx.) Common Frogs in garden borders Collared Dove and Blackbird building nests in hedgerow 07.05.13 Grey Heron flying over house 08.05.13 Garlic Mustard, Dandelion in full flower; Cow Parsley coming into flower (local hedgerows) Bluebells coming into flower (garden) A few more House Martins in air, local fields 4 x Chiffchaff, 5 x Skylark in song (different spots/birds), local fields (TF3085 – TF2985) Tawny Owl (m) calling 09.05.13 3 Greylag Geese in meadow SUTTON ST JAMES Jonathan Bye Sat May 4 10:53 My garden patch right in the south of the county is TF4019. I am considering changing the name of the place to 'Shieldbug Central' following many sightings of these bugs in the hedge bottoms recently. On the nettle (family) plants there have been Pied Shieldbugs sunning themselves as well as some very attractive bugs identified for me on ispot as Woundwort Shieldbug (Eysarcoris fabricii ). Older literature considers these unusual and very southerly in distribution - presumably they are moving north as a result of climate change and I wonder whether they are now widespread in Lincolnshire. There is a whitethroat male holding territory and we have been lucky enough to see and hear a cuckoo during the first two days of May. The Lily Beetle has also put in its annual appearance. WOOLSTHORPE-BY-COLSTERWORTH Garden SK922224 Summary of bees in garden this spring Honey Bees: Apis mellifera First appeared for just two days on 17th and 18th February, then 27th and 28th Feb, March 4th and 14th then not till 2nd April. As always their first flowers were Species or winter crocuses followed by spring crocuses but this year they had Stinking Hellebore (Helleborus foetidus) as an alternative. They and bumble bees are still taking pollen from this in May! The numbers of honey bees is down this year to the extent we are wondering how well the fruit trees will be pollinated. Buff-tailed bumblebee: Bombus terrestris First on 5th March, then not until 8th April Hairy-legged Flower Bee: Anthophora plumipes First male 6th April, Males and females 14th April. Their favourite flower, lungwort was not then out. White-tailed Bumble Bee: Bombus lucorum First 13th April. This is usually seen in March and the first bumble bee out in my garden. Common carder Bee: Bombus pascuorum First 18th April Tree bumble Bee: Bombus hypnorum First April 18th this was new to my garden in 2012, nesting in a bird box at my neighbours Ruby-tailed Bumbme Bee: Bombus lapidarius First April 18th Andrena fulva First seen on 25th April feeding on gooseberry flowers. Its parasite the Bee Fly Bombylius major was seen on the same day. The Garden Bee B.hortorum and the Early Nesting Bee B.pratorum have not been seen to date (10th May) Summary of butterflies in garden this spring Peacock 29th January, but not again until 10th April Small White 2nd March, but not agin until April Tortoiseshell First seen 10th April Brimstone First seen 13th April Large White 24th April Holly blue 1st May Orange Tip 2nd May Not seen yet, but 'regulars' in previous years - Red Admiral, Comma and Speckled Wood. Holly Blue and Orange Tip breed in the garden, the latter on Jack by the Hedge. The honesty, flowering late this year has been an invaluable substitute for other butterfly plants not yet out. WILDMORE FEN TF216534 unless otherwise stated. R & A Parsons 4/5 3 m Orange tips Hoverfly - Eristalis probably sp pertinax Jackdaws nesting in Little Owl box. 2 Pied wagtails hunting on lawn - eggs hatched? 5/5 Butterflies: Holly blue, orange tip, 2 peacocks. 2 Common Buzzards worked their way across the fen am. Whitethroats heard in our garden and along Hurnbridge Road TF 2154 St Mark's fly [Bibio marci] 9.30pm - Cuckoo calling [A Parsons] 6/4 2 Orange tips, 2 Peacocks, 2 Small tortoiseshell Buzzard B. leucorum queen 9pm Single bat echolocating @ 55KHz Tawny owl in garden - kiwicking. 8/5 Nomada spp with quite yellow antennae - probably goodeniana or something closely related. Exploring grass near Andrena nesting site.[RP] Cuckoo heard, 9.30pm [AP] WINTERTON CEMETERY RD, WINTERTON My back garden Julie Ellison SE 932 185 30/04/13 Early Mining Bee Andrean haemorrhoa 1 (Proper small foxy tip to the tail. She sat in the sun on my wet washing for ages, so I got a really good look. Having seen this female, I suspect most of the others I've seen have been males, of various species as they have been of various sizes. Thank you for your reply to my previous question, Alan, and I'll keep an eye out for Nomada.) 05/05/13 Bee Fly, Bomylius major 1 7-Spot Ladybird 1 Stock Dove 1 NORTHLANDS RD, WINTERTON (north end) SE 924 193 04/05/13 Starlings nesting in eaves at front of house. They nested here last year too. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. Lincolnshire Coast NNRs including RSPB Wash Reserves ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GIBRALTAR POINT NNR. http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designations/nnr/1006059.aspx Gibraltar Point Bird Observatory blog. http://gibraltarpointbirdobservatory.blogspot.co.uk/ SALTFLEETBY THEDDLETHORPE DUNES NNR. http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designatedareas/nnr/1006128.aspx Week ending 10thMay 2013 John Walker, Roger Briggs, Steve Hall, Cliff Morrison, Peter & Janet Roworth The daytime temperature for the 6threached a very pleasant 23.25°C which encouraged more butterflies to be on the wing including small, large and green-veined white, peacock, orange tip, comma and green hairstreak. A few large red damselflies have been active early in the week when air temperatures were favourable. Sea-buckthorn is coming into leaf and the tiny greenish yellow flowers that are tucked tight against the stem are evident. The rich green of hawthorn leaves is now adding colour amongst the sand dunes and isolated bushes of blackthorn are in blossom. The pale lilac colour of lady’s-smock flowers and the rich yellow of marsh marigold are beginning to show in the marshy areas of the NNR, and there are good displays of cowslips on the dunes. Up to four Sedge Warblers and two Grasshoppers Warblers have been heard around Rimac and a Swift flew over there on the 3rd. A late Redwing was seen near Sea View on the 4th. On the 7th Tree Pipit, Nightingale and Water Rail were heard near Churchill. Common Whitethroats are now holding territory, Whimbrel (up to 5) continue to be seen on the salt marsh, and a Barn Owl has been hunting over the sand dunes near Paradise. Other sightings have included Lesser Whitethroat, Reed warbler, Red Kite, Hobby, and an unusual count for this time of year of 18 Mute Swans on Paradise lagoon on the 10th. RSPB WASH Reserves - Frampton Marsh and Freiston Shore http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/collections/thewash_northnorfolk.aspx Reports for April 2013 John Badley Recorder_south@lincsbirdclub.co.uk Assisted by Grahame Hopwood and Colin Jennings RSPB Frampton Marsh RSPB Freiston Shore Gibraltar Point NNR Other sites John Badley Recorder_south@lincsbirdclub.co.uk Assisted by Colin Jennings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. News from Far Ings NNR http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designations/nnr/1083404.aspx http://www.facebook.com/pages/Friends-Of-Far-Ings-National-Nature-Reserve/186876774685595 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Far Ings News W/E 10.05.13 BIRDS Max nos. avocet 17 bittern blackbird 20+ blackcap 3 black-headed gull 35 blue tit 7 bullfinch canada goose 6 carrion crow 3 Cetti's warbler 3 chaffinch 10 chiffchaff 5 collared dove 2 common gull 10 common sandpiper common tern 4 coot 30+ cormorant curlew 2 dunnock 4 gadwall 6 goldcrest goldeneye F goldfinch 4 grasshopper warbler GC grebe 3 GS woodpecker great tit 8 greenfinch greylag goose 30 herring gull 4 house martin 6 house sparrow 14 jackdaw lesser whitethroat 2 little egret long tailed tit 2 magpie 5 mallard 14 marsh harrier 2 moorhen 6 mute swan 7 oystercatcher 2 pheasant 2 pied wagtail 2 pochard 10 redshank 2 reed bunting 6 reed warbler 10 robin 8 sand martin 6 sedge warbler 8 shelduck 8 shoveler 2 snipe song thrush 2 sparrowhawk starling 9 swallow 200+ swift 70+ teal 3 tufted duck 16 turtle dove water rail 2 whitethroat 10 willow tit 2 willow warbler 10 wood pigeon 9 wren 7 yellow wagtail 6 Far Ings NNR on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Friends-Of-Far-Ings-National-Nature-Reserve/186876774685595 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6. News from Bardney Limewoods NNR http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designations/nnr/1006846.aspx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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) For the Limewoods, see: http://microsites.lincolnshire.gov.uk/limewoods/publications/limewoods-walks/ http://microsites.lincolnshire.gov.uk/limewoods/about/conservation/bardney-limewoods-nnr/ and Adrian Royle's superb Flickr photo-site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/adiroyle/collections/72157624803742908/ Colin Green has produced the following video about visiting Southrey Wood. Well worth a look. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1SpBvd9Ib0 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 http://lnu.org/publications.php ian@macalpine-leny.co.uk *** iSpot *** The LNU is now represented on the popular iSpot website: http://www.ispot.org.uk/node/275032 A full list of the organisations, recording schemes and societies represented is here: http://www.ispot.org.uk/representatives This is a project run by The Open University as part of Open Air Laboratories (OPAL), where you can "Learn more about wildlife, share your interest with a friendly community and get help identifying what you have seen." The project is essentially in the business of helping people learn how to identify the wildlife they encounter, and encouraging them to get involved in biological recording. *** 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: 01522-731897 MOBILE :07768-501895 PAGER : 07654-330877 *** Spiders *** Imogen Wilde writes: I have recently agreed to take on the roles of Regional Co- ordinator (RC) and Mentor for Lincolnshire for the British Arachnological Society (BAS). I will be organising a few field meetings to hunt for spiders and other arachnids in due course, but if any LNU members wish to get in touch in the meantime then please contact me on my e-mail address: Imogen@imogenwilde.co.uk *** 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 *** 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 *** OTTERS *** Readers are reminded that all dead Otters should be reported to the Environment Agency on 0800 807060. *** Hedgehog Survey *** Not yet sure if this will extend to the current autumn/winter. http://www.hedgehogstreet.org/pages/hibernation-survey.html *** Mammal Records *** Mammal records can reported to Chris Manning E-mail: Chris.LincsDeer@gmail.com Mink reports also of interest and can be sent via the Bulletin. *** Grow-you-own Mistletoe *** http://www.mistle.co.uk/ *** Met Office E-mail 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/about-us/guide-to-emails *** 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 *** Identification of Non-Marine Molluscs *** John Redshaw is still available to identify specimens of non- marine shelled molluscs, including brackish marsh species. For larger and medium sized species (down to 1cm) a digital image will usually suffice. For smaller species it may be possible, in some cases, to ID specimens from digital images, but usually actual specimens will be required. If providing specimens, they may be enclosed in old film pots (which photographic shops are usually glad to get rid of). Details of location where specimen found, (with grid reference if known), date and finder's name should be provided. If specimen is provided this information should be noted on a label stuck to the outside of the pot. Please be aware that it is illegal to send live specimens through the post. For further details please contact John by e-mail on ejred7fen@tiscali.co.uk *** Mollusc Identification *** David Feld has also 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: http://www.lnu.org/ 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 Environmental Records Centre Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership (of which LERC is a part) Contact: Charlie Barnes, charlie.barnes@glnp.org.uk or for more general queries: info@glnp.org.uk The Lincolnshire Coastal Grazing Marshes Project (LCGMP) To learn more about the project or to find out how to get involved, please visit http://www.lincsmarshes.org.uk/ Hartsholme Country park. To learn more about the park or to get in involved at the park please visit http://www.lincoln.gov.uk/visitor-and-leisure/parks-and-open-spaces/hartsholme-country-park/ contact Park Rangers at hartsholmecp@lincoln.gov.uk Tornado and Storm Research Organisation http://www.lnu.org/ 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: http://www.lnu.org/ www.rspb.org.uk www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/f/freistonshore http://www.lnu.org/ www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/f/framptonmarsh John Badley, Site Manager for RSPB Lincolnshire Wash reserves e-mail: john.badley@rspb.org.uk S Lincs RSPB http://www.southlincsrspb.org.uk Lincoln RSPB http://www.lincolnrspb.org.uk/ Bardney Limewoods Bardney Limewoods NNR http://microsites.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Limewoods/ limewoods@lincolnshire.gov.uk The Sir Joseph Banks Society Contact 01507 528223 or by e-mail: enquiries@joseph-banks.org.uk. http://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 2013: http:www.flickr.com/photos/angleshades Alan Dale's Bugs and Weeds http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p015pqyz Les Binns: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ecoheathen/sets/ Leslie Hebden http://www.flickr.com/photos/13718295@N07/ Mike Binnion writes: Common Butterflies http://www.grimsbywildlife.co.uk/ Youtube videos by Colin Green. Little Scrubbs Meadon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inqCJLrTQmg&feature=relmfu Greetwell Hollow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QmzLFrbjFU&feature=plcp Rimac http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s02O5JJoilQ&feature=plcp *** 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 Hartsholme Country Park: hartsholmecp@lincoln.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. Sunday, May 19, 2013 Field Meeting Hills and Hollows Quarry, Harrowby (Courtesy of Londonthorpe and Harrowby Parish Council) Just east of Grantham. 13.00 start on site. Two limited space parking spots on road verges at SK928351 and SK937353. The western parking spot along Coldharbour Lane has fairly steep path up to site (follow path north then east to site). From the eastern parking spot (on a bend of Turnor Road) follow path west direct to site. Meet up at SE corner of site for 1pm. NB. Some steep slopes present. Habitats: Calcareous grassland, scrub, broadleaved woodland. Leader: Charlie Barnes 01507 526667 charlie.barnes@glnp.org.uk Saturday, May 25, 2013 Meeting with Lincs Geodiversity Group Welton-le-Wold Quarry SSSI West of Louth 10.30-15.30 (bring lunch) Park at TF281879 (LN11 0QT) Site to be sign-posted off the A631 west of Louth. Habitats: Woodland, grassland, scrub. Leader: Helen Gamble 07958 805213 helen.gamble@lincolnshire.gov.uk Guide available from info@lnu.org Saturday, June 08, 2013 Field Meeting - With evening moth/bat element Allington Meadows SSSI (Courtesy of Bill Cragg) Northwest of Grantham 12.00 for 13.00 start and then 9pm start for evening session. Car parking at SK871399 about half way along minor road between Allington and Gonerby Moor junction of A1. Habitats: Hay meadows, hedges, ponds and Foston Beck. Leader: Barry Johnson barryjohnson131@gmail.com Sunday, June 30, 2013 Field Meeting Brampton Farmland (Courtesy of R and A Brownlow) Northwest of Saxilby 12.00 for 13.00 start. Take track to east side of A156 (between Torksey and Marton) immediately north of where the road crosses a large drain. Follow the track which runs parallel with the drain and then take first track on left to small car park at SK842808. Habitats: Arable, grassland, ponds, drains, broadleaved woodland and vegetated sandhills. Leader: Brian Hedley 07989 665794 brian_hedley@hotmail.com Friday, July 12, 2013 Bioblitz Event + Saturday 13 July Whisby Nature Park Southwest of Lincoln Use main car park (£1 fee applicable, 10am-4pm period) located at SK910662. Bioblitz "nerve centre" will be the Education Centre (not main visitor centre) and will open from 10am each day. Come and go when you like and see what species you can add. A range of experts will be around the site both days. Evening moth trapping and bat recording starting from about 9pm on Friday night, depending on weather. Event includes evening moth element. Habitats: Wide variety including woodland, grassland, brownfield habitats, lakes, ditches and marsh. Contacts: Phil Porter 01522 500676 whisbynp@lincstrust.co.uk and Brian Hedley 07989 665794 brian_hedley@hotmail.com Sunday, August 04, 2013 Field Meeting Middlemarsh Farm (Courtesy of J and S Dodsworth) Southwest of Skegness 12.00 for 13.00 start. Take minor road southwards situated about half way between the Burgh bypass and Skegness. Private track to the farm is on left about 1.25km from main road. Keep on track for about 1km and park in farm yard at TF528632. Habitats: Pasture, wetland recreation area, ditches and some arable. Leaders: Brian Hedley 07989 665794 brian_hedley@hotmail.com Saturday, September 07, 2013 Field Visit - With evening moth/bat element Byrons Lodge and Farm, North Somercotes, (Courtesy of B and L Libell) 12.00 for 13.00 start. Evening moth/bat session starting at 7.30pm. Park along driveway to Byrons Lodge at TF415973 (postcode LN11 7LL) or on minor road verge nearby. Take Jubilee Road off the A1031 and then turn left onto Bank End road. Then take first right and Byrons Lodge is about 150m along on right. NB. Owner has stipulated no children for this one. Habitats: Pasture, pond, young woodland and various drains. Leader: Brian Hedley 07989 665794 brian_hedley@hotmail.com Sunday, October 13, 2013 Fungus Foray Snipe Dales Country Park - Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust East of Horncastle, 12.00 for 13.00 start. Use the Country Park car park (£1 fee) TF330 682 which is well signposted from the A158 Skegness- -Lincoln road and from the B1195 Horncastle--Spilsby road. Some steep slopes present. Habitats: Grassland, marsh and 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 If you are having difficulties with spam folders etc. please make sure you "Whitelist" my address as given in the Bulletin. 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