Friday 19th April
Derek T reports that the House Martins are back in the centre of the village again this evening.
Friday, 19 April 2019
Esme has a chat with Chris Packham!
Karen and Esme Langford were fortunate enough to attend the 'Big Cat Festival' in London on 13th April, hosted at the Royal Geographical Society. An excellent conference with amazing speakers.
Esma took along her copy of the Abington NatureWatch Record, and talked with Chris Packham about wildlife in her village! Chris was very interested to hear all about this, and looked in some detail at the invertebrate and butterfly lists in the Record. Esme told him about how she feeds the fox and hedgehog in her garden, and learned that Chris also feeds the foxes in his garden, and is now seeing cubs.
Chris also gave Esme some tips on a photo of a Goldfinch she took, and signed it for her. A wonderful chat with a really lovely and genuinely interested man!
Esma took along her copy of the Abington NatureWatch Record, and talked with Chris Packham about wildlife in her village! Chris was very interested to hear all about this, and looked in some detail at the invertebrate and butterfly lists in the Record. Esme told him about how she feeds the fox and hedgehog in her garden, and learned that Chris also feeds the foxes in his garden, and is now seeing cubs.
Chris also gave Esme some tips on a photo of a Goldfinch she took, and signed it for her. A wonderful chat with a really lovely and genuinely interested man!
News - First report this year of Speckled Wood butterfly
Thursday 18th April
Anne D-N reported seeing two Speckled Wood butterflies in her garden on the LSA on Thursday 18th - seeing them dancing madly together in a helix. First report of this species this year!
Anne D-N reported seeing two Speckled Wood butterflies in her garden on the LSA on Thursday 18th - seeing them dancing madly together in a helix. First report of this species this year!
Monday, 15 April 2019
Newly-fledged young Robins in the garden
Somewhat to his surprise, since somehow it still seems quite early in the year, Andy M saw two and possibly three, young fledged Robin in his garden this evening. They seemed to be reasonably competent at flying and were feeding themselves - although were not above accepting food from their parents when offered!
Old Railway Cutting - Swallow
Andy M saw two Swallow at the weekend, feeding low over the fields next to the Old Railway Cutting for a few minutes, before heading north. The Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Wren were all still very much in evidence too.
Swallow feeding low over the fields
Female Blackcap (chestnut cap, rather than the black one of the male)
Chiffchaff
Wren
Sunday, 14 April 2019
Wild Flowers around Granta Park
There is a profusion of tiny wild flowers in bloom on the rough 'meadow' areas around the entrance to Granta Park at the moment, including the tiny bright-blue flowers of Early Forget-me-Not (the plants being only a few centrimetres high, and the flowers 2-3mm across), and Common Storksbill, which has small pink flowers (~10mm across) on similarly low-growing plants. The Cowslips and Daisies are also in flower, and the Blackthorn is out around Cook's Meadow.
Photos from David F and Andy M.
Photos from David F and Andy M.
Early Forget-me-Not (Myosotis ramosissima)
Common Storksbill (Erodium cicutarum)
Cowslip
Blackthorn
Celandine
Daisy
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