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1 FoABW VARIOUS INFORMANTS ******** A drop in population of 49% in 25 years is AMBER ******** A drop in population of 50% in 25 years is RED ******** Species that occur regularly in the UK SUMMER JUNE JULY AUGUST 2017 SPECIES REPORTED MONTH LOCATION CONSERVATION SIGHTING DESIGNATION NORTH AND SOUTH RAILWAYS SHAWS BLACKBIRD BOLNORE WOODS MALE BRIDLEWAY BOUNDARY PATH MIDDLE PATH WEAVER MEADOW BLACKBIRD FEMALE PIERCES WOOD JANICE'S PHOTO MIDDLE PATH NORTH AND SOUTH S 4 ACRE MEADOW BLACKCAP YES JUN JUL AUG PATH BLUE TIT S WEAVERS MEADOW SCHOOL PATH 4 ACRE MEADOW/ BULLFINCH YES AUG 4 ACRE WOOD/PHASE 4A AMBER FEMALE AUG BULLFINCH MALE CHIFFCHAFF JUL AUG CHIFFCHAFF

2 SPECIES REPORTED MONTH LOCATION CONSERVATION DESIGNATION COMMON BUZZARD YES AUG FLYING OVER - CALLING COMMON BUZZARDS FLYING OVER JUL AUG COAL TIT AUG MIDDLE PATH BRIDLEWAY COLLARD DOVE 4 ACRE WOODS S CARRION CROW BOLNORE WOODS FERAL PIGEON PIERCES WOOD S GOLDCREST YES JUL OAK TREE NEAR RAILWAY BRIDGE

3 CONSERVATION SPECIES REPORTED MONTH LOCATION DESIGNATION GOLDFINCH YES JUL AUG YES SOUTH GREAT TIT 4 ACRE MEADOW JANICE'S PHOTO / BW SCHOOL PATH GREATER SPOTTED WOODPECKER GREATER SPOTTED WOODPECKER FEMALE JOANNA' PHOTO MALE RED STRIP ON HEAD PIERCES WOOD/JEREMYS BRIDGE NORTH JEREMYS BRIDGE MIDDLE PATH NESTING - PIERCES WOOD JUL AUG BOUNDARY PATH 4 ACRE MEADOW WOODPECKER MALE (RED IN THE 'MOUSTACHE') FEMALE BRIDLEWAY/ FINCH YES JUL JACKDAW (NESTING IN DEAD TREE) BRIDLEWAY 4 ACRE MEADOW PIERCES WOOD/WEAVERS MEADOW BOLNORE WOOD

4 Q SPECIES REPORTED MONTH LOCATION CONSERVATION DESIGNATION JAY MIDDLE PATH BRIDLEWAY 4 ACRE WOOD WEAVERS MEADOW KESTREL YES JUL OVER AMBER LONG TAILED TIT JUL AUG JOANNA 'S PHOTO MAGPIE SCHOOL PATH BRIDLEWAY JUL AUG PIERCES WOOD/WEAVERS MEADOW EDGE BOUNDARY PATH RED MISTLE THRUSH NUTHATCH YES JUL BOUNDARY PATH PIERCES WOOD BRIDLEWAY BY BRIDGE JEREMY'S BRIDGE AUG MIDDLE PATH NUTHATCH JANICE PHOTO

5 SPECIES REPORTED MONTH LOCATION CONSERVATION SIGHTING DESIGNATION ROBIN SCHOOL PATH 4 ACRE WOOD JUVENILE ROBIN LOTS SEEN AROUND THE WOODS /BRIDLEWAY//S//SCHOOL PATH N AND S S BRIDLEWAY NEAR CONTAINER(RENFIELDS) BOLNORE WOOD PIERCES WOOD ROOK FIELD 5 BOUNDARY PATH/ PIERCES WOOD SONG THRUSH YES BOLNORE WOODS S LOWER SHAW PATH BRIDLEWAY RED JUL HEARD AMBER " EDGE " BOLNORE WOOD YES " MIDDLE PATH TAWNEY OWL " GSO YES END OF JUNE PIERCES WOOD AUG CHICK PEEPING, HEARD DAY TIME PIERCES WOOD YES BOUNDARY PATH TREECREEPER WOODPIGEON N BW BRIDLEWAY BOLNORE WOOD BRIDLEWAY UPPER VILLAGE

6 SPECIES REPORTED MONTH LOCATION CONSERVATION DESIGNATION WREN BRIDLEWAY SCHOOL PATH BOLNORE WOOD

7 MISCELLANEOUS FAUNA/FUNGI/FLORA - MONTHS MAR APR MAY 2017 REPORTED MONTH LOCATION SIGHTED RABBITS JUL 4 ACRE MEADOW NORTH AND SOUTH FOX YES BOLNORE WOODS YES BOLNORE VILLAGE BADGERS YES BOLNORE WOODS ALISON - PHOTO DEER YES JUL CATTS WOOD FEMALE COMMON PIPISTRELLE YES JUL FOUND IN HOUSE BATHROOM NEAR PIERCES WOOD TAKEN BY SUSSEX BAT TRUST AND LATER RELEASED FEMALE BACK IN TO PIERCES WOOD

8 REPORTED MONTH LOCATION LARGE BUFF TAILED BUMBLEBEE RED TAILED BUMBLEBEE JUL AUG TREE BEE JUL AUG LORRAINE'S PHOTO SMALL SPIDER CARRYING EGG SAC ON ITS BACK JUL HORNET MIMIC HOVERFLY VOLUCELLA ZONARIE JUL 4 ACRE WOOD PATH/ PATH AUG GREAT DIVING BEETLE YES JUL POND 3

9 REPORTED MONTH LOCATION SMALL WHITE SPIDER/BLACK MARKINGS ON YES JUL POND 3 POND MEAOW WATER IN POND 3, BEING CHASED BY WATER SKATER EMPEROR NYMPH YES JUL POND 3 SMALL GRASSHOPPER YES AUG PATH PHASE 4/4 ACRE WOOD UNKNOWN BEETLE YES AUG PATH PHASE 4/4 ACRE WOOD GRASSHOPPER YES JUL AUG ORB SPIDER YES JUL/AUG YES JUL AUG BLACK & YELLOW LONGHORN BEETLE JANICE'S PHOTO

10 REPORTED MONTH LOCATION NEWTS YES SMOOTH AND PALMATE JUN JUL AUG LARGE NUMBER OF EFTS SEEN IN POND 3. S COMMON LIZARD YES JUL WEAVERS MEADOW SLOW WORM YES JUL PATH TO MARIA SMITH'S PHOTO S TAKEN ON PATH TO

11 REPORTED MONTH LOCATION SMALL RED DAMSELFLY JUL AUG BROAD BODIED CHASER FEMALE BROAD BODIED CHASER MALE JUL AUG LORRAINE'S PHOTOS AZURE BLUE DAMSELFLY MALE JUL S JUL AZURE BLUE DAMSELFLY FEMALE COMMON BLUE DAMSELFLY MALE AND FEMALE SOUTHERN HAWKER JUL AUG

12 REPORTED MONTH LOCATION PEACOCK YES JUL JUL AUG BROOKLANDS POND AREA WEAVERS MEADOW COMMA YES JUL AUG COMMON BLUE JUL AUG MALE & FEMALE JANICE'S PHOTO ORANGE TIP YES AUG BROOKLANDS POND HOLLY BLUE YES JUL AUG. MAY HAVE BEEN LAYING EGGS FEMALE RED ADMIRAL JUL AUG RAILWAY BRIDGE ON HAWTHORN AT CROSSROADS A.G.RRIDGE AND SILVER WASHED FRITILLARY YES JUL AUG SMALL TORTOISESHELL YES JUL AUG WEAVERS MEADOW

13 REPORTED MONTH LOCATION SPECKLED WOOD JUL AUG BRIDLEWAY JANICE'S PHOTO /4 ACRE WOOD BRIMSTONE YES JUL AUG JANICE'S PHOTO PAINTED LADY YES JUL AUG ON BRAMBLES BY GSO LORRAINE'S PHOTO VEINED WHITE YES JUL AUG LARGE AND SMALL SEEN BROOKLANDS POND SMALL SKIPPER YES JUL AUG LARGE SKIPPER YES JUL AUG RINGLET YES JUL AUG LORRAINE'S PHOTO

14 REPORTED MONTH LOCATION MEADOW BROWN YES JUL AUG LORRAINE'S PHOTO GATEKEEPER YES JUL AUG LORRAINE'S PHOTO CINNABAR MOTH YES JUL AUG BROOKLANDS POND BURNET COMPANION MOTH JUL AUG YES WEAVERS MEADOW WOOLY BEAR CATERPILLAR YES JUL LORRAINE'S PHOTO WOOLY BEAR MOTH ELEPHANT HAWK MOTH YES JUL LORRAINE'S PHOTO

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