Bedfont Lakes WAB-meet?

[galanthus]

Wld have loved this one, sounds fantastic. Have prior engagement over the same weekend with friends in lancaster Maybe next year.

[tufftie]

When do you need to know by? We've a non WABer (though wildlife lover) friend in Sussex, where we'd likely stay, would she be able to come along too? Though we might stay in Hampstead???

[Adam Cheeseman]

Everyone is welcome Tufftie.

Provisional Running Order - I will confirm nearer the time.

6.30am Dawn Chorus Walk

9.00am Small Mammals

10.30am Moth Trap Inspection

Bird Ringing - throughout the morning.


2.00pm Wildflower Walk

4.00 pm Butterflies and Dragonflies

6.00pm Bird Walk

10.00pm Bat Walk (and Star Walk if weather suitable)

Pond Dipping throughout the afternoon


Subject to change according to weather etc.

Cheers,

Adam

[Adam Cheeseman]

I can now confirm that the dawn chorus will begin at 6.30am.

Cheers,

Adam

[Yaffle]

Originally Posted by Adam Cheeseman

I can now confirm that the dawn chorus will begin at 6.30am.

Cheers,

Adam

Let me guess... a little bird told you

[Adam Cheeseman]

Originally Posted by Yaffle

Let me guess... a little bird told you

Quite a big one with a beard actually

I have decided to swap the wildflower and the butterfly/dragonfly walks around timewise.

Cheers,

Adam

[tufftie]

Should think we should get there about 11am as coming straight from home - hopefully we wont miss too much? Looking forward to this - the mixture of events makes it very appealing!

[Adam Cheeseman]

Hi All,

For those intending to come along on the 20th just a few directions.

From the M25, come off at Junction 13 (Staines) and head east on the A30 London bound.

Go straight on at the first roundabout (Crooked Billet) and straight on at the traffic lights at Ashford Hospital.

At the next roundabout (Clockhouse) take the 4th exit (ignore the brown country park signs). This heads down Clockhouse Lane (B3003)

Entrance to the country park is on the left, opposite the entrance to Prince's waterski club, after approx. 400yds.

Information Centre is the single storey building on the right as you enter.

Cheers,

Adam

[Adam Cheeseman]

I should also point out that there are no drinks or food for sale on site. Local shops and a petrol station are within 1 mile of us though.

Cheers,

Adam

[Adam Cheeseman]

One week to go folks. Don't forget to bring your binoculars, cameras, and telescopes! and anything else you want to bring along.

Cheers,

Adam

[RobinP]

Will try and be there Adam, less than an hour's drive for me

[John]

What happened to the reports from this meeting. I was looking forward to finding out what was seen.

John

[Pete Collins]

Originally Posted by John

What happened to the reports from this meeting. I was looking forward to finding out what was seen.

John

Yes, I'm looking forward to hearing how it went too.

[Adam Cheeseman]

Originally Posted by John

What happened to the reports from this meeting. I was looking forward to finding out what was seen.

John

I'm off now until Wednesday. I shall endeavour to put up some details then. Highlights were 54 bird species, and the best night's mothing of the year so far. Indifferent weather affected the other insect groups, but the day ended well with a decent bat walk with Noctule and Soprano Pipistrelles being seen and heard well.

Two new species for the site were found. Lilac Beauty moth, and a Leech whose name escapes me. Something like Theramyzon tessulatum. Hopefully next year we can have some funding to get a 'name' in and also some experts in the various fields that are understudied, such as spiders, and aculeate hymenoptera.

Cheers,

Adam

[Adam Cheeseman]

Hi All,

Below is a list of species retrieved from the MV Robinson moth trap from the night before Nature Day. By far the commonest species were Heart & Dart and Dingy Shears.

Lilac Beauty – NEW FOR SITE
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Common Footman
Straw Dot
Cream-bordered Green Pea
Heart & Dart
Dark Arches
Riband Wave
Hedya consociella
Elephant Hawk-moth
Clouded Border
Burnet Companion
Cinnabr Moth
6-spot Burnet Moth
Eyed Hawk-moth
White Ermine
Dun-bar
Triple Brown-spot
Crambus perlella
Grey Tortrix
Scalloped Oak
Buff-tip
Burnished Brass
Heart & Club
Vine’s Rustic
Flame Shoulder
Setaceous Hebrew Character
Ringed China-mark
Dingy Shears
Brown-line Bright-eye
Large Yellow Underwing
Common Wainscot
Smoky Wainscot
Rustic
Cyclamen Tortrix
Marbled Orchard Tortrix
Crambus lathoniellus


More to follow,

Cheers,

Adam

[Yaffle]

It was great to get to meet up with some of the staff from Bedfont Lakes and Cranford park. I spent a most enjoyable couple of hours looking at insects in the afternoon and then returned for the bat watch in the evening. Would have been nice to have seen some more WAB'ers turn up though. Perhaps next year?