Lopham and Redgrave Fen (SWT)

NickCantle · #1 (**permalink**) 24-05-2008, 02:13 PM

Well I visited my favourite reserve today for the first time in a while and it was as beautiful as ever. Just wondered if any of the more local members (and of course people willing to travel) would like to schedule a summer meet here. I know there are a few Norfolk and Suffolk members! Of course it'd be open to all but I know that it's quite a trip for others. Would be nice to have a meet closer to home at some point

I went today and saw 5 Hobbies, reed warblers, sparrows

a Marsh Harrier, some unid' noisy things

On the board where people report sightings, there's a recent sighting of the Rare and confined to this area - Raft Spider. There have been Kingfishers and buntings all seen in the past week.

Would be interested to see if there are people who might attend?

Nick

Hobjob · #2 (**permalink**) 24-05-2008, 07:00 PM

Other engagements permittng, I'd love a meet at Regrave and Lopham.

BTW, the fen raft spider is found enlsewhere in UK as well, Pevensey
marshes and a couple of near-by sites in the Swansea area - there is a
good web-site Dolomedes home page run by Phil Pearson
who I heard describing his PhD work on the spider last year at R&L.

Fascinating talk !!!

Look forward to the meet

NickCantle · #3 (**permalink**) 24-05-2008, 07:04 PM

Glad you'd be interested Hobjob pal

As for the Raft Spider- it's great to know that it exists elsewhere. I did not know that, but now I do, I'm happier! There's nothing scheduled as of yet, so I mean if people say when they're free or suggest dates to do it? It's never going to be a problem for me to do- I'm no more than 8 miles away from it. I presume weekends are best- so one weekend at some point in summer sounds good.