Wednesday 26th January 2005
Ash Levels
A nice array of mammals on display around the Ash Levels today. A
magnificent adult Fox was watched hunting the reedy fringes of a
field near the Power Station and I counted a total of 7 Brown Hares
as I made my way around the various water meadows and set-a-sides that
make up the bulk of the area. Plenty of Rabbits in the Orchards as
I made my way towards Ash and off of the marsh. (Dylan)
Wednesday 26th January 2005 North
Foreland
A few plants still flowering at North
Foreland – in
addition to the ubiquitous Common Daisy, I noticed as I cycled
by; Wild Carrot,
Bristly Ox-tongue, Ox-eye Daisy,
Oxford Ragwort and a very unseasonal Lesser
Broomrape. (F Solly)
Monday 17th January 2005 Elvington
Sitting at the bar of the club (Elvington) a Red
Admiral flew along the bottle and rested on one of the optics. (TRP)
Wednesday
12th January 2005 Lydden HR Dover
Took this at Lydden this afternoon, Highland Cow
eating berries. A bit of interest, as I was walking on Lower Road, Temple
Ewell at 13.10, a Noctule Bat was about 60-70 feet up feeding
frantically, It stood out so well against the blue sky and the sun shining
on it, was able to follow it for about a minute. It should be in
hibernation, but with the lovely spring weather must have thought it
spring. Pretty certain that this in Common Ragwort which was
flowering up on the downs at Lydden NR, flowering season should be June
to November, tell you, the seasons have gone mad!! (Graham Crick)
Wednesday
5th January 2005 Larkey Valley Wood
Spurge
Laurel and Hazel catkins in flower. Several Spindle bushes
still with their coral-coloured seed cases, Guelder Rose still with
plenty of berries and a single White Bryony with numerous
berries – although the remainder of the plant was withered and beyond
recognition. A couple of patches of Candle Snuff Fungus and the bracket
fungi Coriolus versicolor (F
Solly)
Tuesday 4th January 2005 Common
Seal Ramsgate Harbour
The guys in
the Harbour Office told me that there had been a Common Seal in the
Outer Harbour yesterday afternoon (3rd Jan) and I saw a Buff-tailed
Bumblebee flying around some ivy along West Dumpton Lane at midday.
Crazy weather, maybe it's worth running the moth trap? (Dylan)
Monday 3rd January 2005 Port entrance Ramsgate
There was a Brown Rat feeding along the tide
line next to the Port entrance at 11.00 hrs. This behaviour was completely
new to me leaving me to wonder if, in fact, it was actually Peter
Petegrew? (Harry Potter joke for all you non-believers!)
