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Moor Green Lakes Group Annual Report 2015

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MOOR GREEN LAKES

NATURE RESERVE

TWENTY THIRD ANNUAL REPORT

2015



MOOR GREEN LAKES NATURE RESERVE

TWENTY THIRD ANNUAL REPORT: 2015

CONTENTS Page

Chapter 1 Introduction.…………….…….…………………….….……………………. 4

Chapter 2 Site Management and Ranger Report 2015.….….….………………………. 5

Chapter 3 Report on Birds for 2015……………………..……………………………..10

Chapter 4 Moor Green Lakes Ringing Project 2015.……….………………………… 14

Chapter 5 Nest Boxes Recording 2015………………………………………..……… 20

Chapter 6 Report on Dragonflies and Damselflies for 2015………………….………. 25

Chapter 7 Report on Butterflies for 2015……………………………………..………. 27

Chapter 8 Fungus Surveys and Forays 2015…………………………………..……… 31

Chapter 9 Report on Moths for 2015............................................................................. 35

Chapter 10 Mammal Report for 2015……….………………………............................. 40

(Unfortunately there is not sufficient data this year for a Botanical Survey report.)

APPENDICES

Appendix A Profile and Map of the Reserve………………………..…………..…...….. 41

Appendix B Moor Green Lakes Group Team………………….……….…………..…... 43

Appendix C Moor Green Lakes Nature Reserve Reference Library……………............. 44

Appendix D Notes and Guidelines on Bird Recording………..…….……………......…. 46

Appendix E Annual Bird Report for 2015.………………………………………...……. 48

Appendix F Check List of Bird Species 1990 – 2015…….………...………….….....…. 65

Appendix G Eversley Gravel Pit - Wetland Bird Survey Counts……...…….....…..…… 71



CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION TO THE TWENTY THIRD REPORT OF THE

MOOR GREEN LAKES GROUP

Adrian Hobbs, Chairman

Welcome to the Moor Green Lakes Group (MGLG) annual report for 2015. The report provides a

record of the wildlife at Moor Green Lakes and details the conservation work performed. Once

again, I am indebted to Iain Oldcorn for editing the report.

The report details the information gained from the many wildlife surveys carried out by our group of

recorders. As in previous years, the Reading and Basingstoke Ringing group have made regular visits

to the reserve to ring the birds active at the site. Their ringing report is also included.

The essential maintenance of the reserve is carried out jointly by the Blackwater Valley Countryside

Partnership (BVCP) and volunteers from the MGLG. Without their dedication to the many necessary

tasks, the reserve would get out of control, become overgrown and unmanageable. Stuart Croft, the

BVCP Countryside Ranger, leads his team, supplemented by volunteers on Tuesday work parties and

Peter Scott, Simon Weeks and Tony Elston lead the volunteer work parties on Sundays. More

volunteers are always wanted, so if you want some healthy outdoor activity in wonderful

surroundings, join the volunteers.

When food for the birds is in short supply, we supplement it. We are indebted to Terry Patton who

keeps the bird feeders stocked during these periods.

At the beginning of the year, the fence between the car park and the adjacent bridle path was

replaced. The opportunity was taken to straighten both the fence and the bridle path, enhancing both.

The car park height barrier had sagged over time, becoming difficult to open and close. Additional

supporting stays were installed to counteract the weight of the barrier. We are indebted to our local

fruit propagator Slavey Slavchev for supplying fence posts, ground anchors, manpower and the use

of his Back Hoe to install the fence and support stays.

Following the official proceedings of the AGM, Mike Coates, Farnham Heath Project Manager for

the RSPB, gave a presentation on RSPB activities. Mike had hoped to be able to speak about the

RSPB’s future intentions regarding Moor Green Lakes and the adjacent sites at Manor Farm and

Fleet Hill Farm. Unfortunately, this was not possible, as the agreement was still awaiting signature

by CEMEX.

For this year’s Open Day the weather was less kind but there was still a good turnout of visitors. The

various walks and demonstrations proved popular although few small mammals were found in the

mammal traps this year. It has proved to be a difficult year for small mammals. As usual, the visiting

children had great fun with the Pond Dipping and the bird ringing and nest box displays were as

popular as usual..

As always, the report is full of interesting information and I trust that you find it both enjoyable and

informative. I look forward to meeting many of you at our future events.



CHAPTER 2

Practical Site Management Report 2015

By Blackwater Valley Countryside Partnership (BVCP)

These notes relate to the following map which group the tasks by activity (colour of key in brackets),

to show where the practical site management has been achieved.

Clearing and mowing paths (yellow)

In addition to work maintaining access to the reserve along

the public footpaths and bridleway, the internal routes for

rangers, volunteers, surveyors and cow-lookers have been cut

back. From November we started a series of days to chainsaw

and chip overhanging branches on the Blackwater Valley Path

by the river, which needs doing every few years to reduce the

tunnel-effect.

Grazing – goats and cows

The volunteer tasks combined with the goats continue to be an effective way to suppress the bramble

growth on Long Island, so we can encourage over-wintering wildfowl in the low sward. The cattle

are very useful at keeping the meadows open and reducing scrub encroachment of the remote lake

edges. We herded adventurous escapee cows on a few occasions, which obviously thought the grass

on the adjoining paddocks were greener. Our active management of Moor Green Lakes helps to

provide a mosaic of different habitats and increase biodiversity.

Vegetation cleared / treated (green)

Water-side scrub was cut this year including on west and north west Colebrook Lake North, south

west Long Island and by both hides and bird-viewing screens. The herbicide treatment which is used

were possible has been very successful at reducing regrowth. This year we had a couple of tasks in

the north east corner of Long Island, to expose the scrape for invertebrates and open up volunteer

access where we moor the pontoon from the mainland.

View west of vegetation cutting to expose scrape on north east Long Island

Chipping BV Path by river



Hay cut meadow (orange)

Volunteers help us with hay-cutting areas that are not cattle grazed, such as the bird-feeder paddock,

in front of Colebrook Hide and south west of Long Island. Here successive cutting and removal of

hay has reduced nutrients for the vigorous grass, and promoted a low sward for wildflowers and a

view from the hide. Regular bramble clearance on central north Grove Lake now means we have a

south-facing wildflower meadow rich in Betony. Our volunteer hay cut helps promote this important

habitat in addition to the light cattle grazing.

Removed island vegetation (brown)

To maintain exposed gravel nesting sites, we cleared vegetation from Tern and most of Plover

Islands with the debris ferried off to form habitat piles. Vegetation was cleared from scrapes and

bunds in front of both hides and south west Long Island, to provide wader foraging niches and better

views.

Fencing (pink line)

We were lucky this year with only a few occasions where cattle or neighbouring horses escaped,

repairing 100m of fencing compared to 500m last year. Since fence posts can rot quickly in the

highly acidic ground water, I expect fencing repairs will increase again in 2016.

Hedge-laying (purple)

A 31m section of the hedge was laid by the footpath to Colebrook Bird Hide. The double row of

saplings was planted with this in mind, so it was great to finally lay the hedge and provide a dense

screen. The hedge will be trimmed for a couple of years to encourage dense lower growth and then

allowed to grow up into a natural screen. This is far better than a fence since it also provides foraging

and breeding niches, like the bird nest we found in the hedge we laid last year.

Projects (pink dots)

The volunteers undertook lots of discrete projects which are listed on the map key including;

installing the refurbished Grove sign board to the car park, bat and barn owl surveys, herding escapee

cows, pulling Himalayan Balsam, chain sawing fallen trees and extending the car park by cleverly

shuffling the bridleway. The Open Day was a great success with lots of activities including bird

ringers, wildlife walks and pond dipping.

Volunteers showing off their hedge-laying by Colebrook

Hide



Practical tasks 2015

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BVCP Ranger Report 2015

Stuart Croft, Countryside Ranger, BVCP

In 2015 we spent 50 ranger days managing Moor Green Lakes which exceeded our Cemex income of

£9,270 by £2,700. This doesn’t include the 10 ranger days spent managing the public rights of way

around Moor Green Lakes and Manor Farm.

The number of volunteers has decreased slightly from the previous year by 6%, but the number of

tasks has increased by 26% to 43. This shift in practical work on site is more beneficial to the

reserve, since we can tackle a greater breath of small and responsive tasks, such as herding escapee

cows and clearing fallen trees. Many of these tasks have been organised by MGL volunteers such as

pulling Himalayan Balsam pulling, refurbishing a signboard and re-aligning the bridleway to extend

the car park; which are useful to free up ranger time for machine tasks. In total there were 288

volunteer days spent in 2015 worth over £14,400.

Summary of Volunteers on practical tasks

Volunteer tasks

2015 2014

No. of

tasks No. of vols

Average

per task No. of tasks

No. of

vols

Average

per task

MGLG (usually Sundays) 9 87 10 7 73 10.4

BVCP (usually Tues) 8 90 11 9 123 13.6

Corporate & Community 3 29 10 1 43 43

Minor Projects 22 37 2 15 20 1.7

Individual Volunteers 2 45 2 45

Total Volunteer tasks 43 288 34 304

Value of volunteers

(at £50 per day) £14,400

£15,200

Thank you to all the volunteers who have helped us achieve so much on the conservation tasks. The

majority of practical tasks are undertaken by Blackwater Valley Countryside Volunteers (usually

Tuesdays) and the MGL Volunteers (usually Sundays). In 2015 they were also supported by:

Minor project volunteers

There are lots of tasks on site which require a small team of MGLG,

BVC volunteers or work placement students. One such job was

replacing the rotted wooden Shelduck nest box on Plover Island,

which had supported a Shelduck brood earlier in the year. Jenny,

Trainee Mark and I installed a new improved sturdy breeze-block

design nest box.

New Shelduck nest box



Individual volunteers

The regular assistance of a rota of dedicated volunteers has proved invaluable for checking goats and

cattle. These both need checking at least daily when on site and required the equivalent of 45 days

input. Thanks to Peter for liaising with the grazier, organising the volunteer cow-lookers, and

paddling over to check on the goats.

Corporate & community groups

The bird feeder paddock and in front of Colebrook Hide were hay cut by volunteers from IHS

marketing company. Whilst for clearing south west Long Island we tried to break the record for a

bumper volunteer turnout of 28, with the help of colleagues from Southern Gas Networks (SGN).

Volunteers from the Blooming Marvellous Gardening Project in Rushmoor came out to help on

another Long Island task. This supported adult volunteer gardening project aims to empower those

who want to volunteer, but would like some support to do so.

Special thanks

To the volunteer leaders Peter Scott, Simon Weeks and Tony Elston who’s offer to lead and help

with tasks were invaluable. All of them also do a great deal behind the scenes including: dealing with

issues on site, organising the grazing and cow lookers, recruiting volunteers and ongoing

maintenance like repairing the signboard. Also thanks to the committee, including Steve Arnold and

Adrian for organising lots of other projects, including balsam pulling tasks and the MGL car park

extension.

A big thank you to all the volunteers who helped at Moor Green Lakes on tasks that would not have

been possible without their efforts.

BV Volunteers and SGN on Long Island task



CHAPTER 3

REPORT ON BIRDS 2015

Bird recorder: Roger Murfitt

A total of 134 species (and recognizable subspecies) were recorded on the Moor Green Lakes

recording area during the year.

During the first winter period of 2015, the long-staying adult male and redhead Smew were joined by

a third redhead (probably a juvenile male) from 10th Feb and they were last seen on 23rd Feb.

Wintering duck numbers in the first winter period were relatively low with a peak of 147 Wigeon

and 30 Goosander in January. A normally sea-going Scaup was seen on four dates up to 1st April

and there was a sighting of a Dartford Warbler in the Fen area of the New Workings on 5th Jan,

which follows a sighting in the same area in the previous autumn, so is likely to be the same bird

wintering. Another winter visitor, the Jack Snipe, is notoriously difficult to flush and you virtually

have to step on them to make them fly. Hence although they are annual visitors to the reserve, they

can be very difficult to see. However, one was flushed from the margin of Colebrook Lake North

during a working party clearing willows from the lake margin on 11th Jan.

Spring migration got under way with an early Wheatear on 12th March whilst Sand Martins were

first recorded on 29th March. There was a good Spring migration of waders this year as the water

level on the New Workings was reduced by pumping in order to facilitate the start of land-filling

operations. This had the beneficial effect of revealing sandy islands/bars which were quite attractive

to waders. There were a number of sightings of Dunlin with flocks of eleven on 26th April and seven

on 9th May, Ringed and Little Ringed Plovers, a Turnstone on 25th April, Curlew, Whimbrel and a

single Black-tailed Godwit. A further Jack Snipe was seen on 23rd April – flushed from East Fen,

along with all the other waders (two Greenshank, three Common Snipe and one Redshank) by a low-

flying hot air balloon! Other passage birds included Arctic Tern in April, Whinchat, Yellow Wagtail,

Marsh Harrier on 20th April and single Ospreys on 2nd

April and 17th May. A Kittiwake seen briefly

on Tern Island on 1st April was only the second record for the site.

Breeding activity began in late February as Black-headed Gulls began to dispute territories on Tern

Island and a pair of Oystercatcher (presumably last year’s successful pair?) also took up residence

there. Space for the gulls on Tern Island (approx 40 nests) and the Tern rafts (8+ nests) was at a

premium so some gulls also nested on Plover Island (8 nests) and a few nests on clumps of rushes on

East Fen. Common Terns also nested on Tern Island, perhaps five pairs but difficult to be sure as

they were hidden amongst vegetation. The Oystercatcher pair hatched out three young in early May

and although within about 10 days two of these had disappeared, the remaining chick survived to

fledging. Also nesting on Tern Island and bravely sitting tight amongst the raucous clamour of the

gulls, was a pair of Lapwings, which hatched three young in late May. They soon moved the young

birds to Colebrook Lake scrape, the chicks presumably swimming across though there is anecdotal

evidence that Lapwings will sometimes carry their young in their legs! The damp scrape provides

better feeding conditions for chicks but is less secure than Tern Island from ground predators and

unfortunately on 31st May the adults were alone on the scrape with no young to be seen! The gull

colony also suffered from predation with all the nests on Plover Island failing, perhaps due to a visit

from a fox (as this island is relatively close to the bank), whilst several times a Carrion Crow was

seen flying in low to land on Tern Island, despite heavy mobbing from the gulls. Even so, the gulls

still succeeded in fledging reasonable numbers of young and at least two broods of young terns

fledged. A check of the three Barn Owl boxes in June revealed one failed clutch of three cold eggs in

one box and no sign of breeding in the others, though adults still present. This reflected the very low

mammal population this year and a very poor breeding season for this species nationally.



Little-ringed plover on CLN scrape, 29

th May 2015 (R C Murfitt)

It was a good spring for Redshank on the reserve, with up to six seen in April and a good deal of

territorial activity, particularly on Plover Island and on the north bank of Colebrook Lake North

nearby. It seems that the winter clearance of marginal shrubs and brambles in this area had the

desired effect of making it more attractive to breeding waders. On 19th May a pair of Redshanks was

seen giving alarm calls with a newly hatched young bird at the water’s edge. This is the first time

that young Redshank are known to have hatched on the reserve since 2008. Unfortunately the young

bird(s) disappeared within three days but then on 28th May another brood of three young just 1-2

days old was seen at the water’s edge though these also suffered the same fate and quickly

disappeared. Amongst the wildfowl, a Gadwall female was seen with six ducklings and a new

breeding species for the reserve was recorded when a pair of Shelduck with nine newly-hatched

ducklings was first seen on Colebrook Lake North on 15th May. Unfortunately the latter brood

gradually declined in numbers over the ensuing days until all the ducklings had disappeared – in this

case pike may be responsible for some of the losses as they do predate upon ducklings.

Other breeding wildfowl included at least four broods of young Great-crested Grebes seen around the

reserve, a few broods of Tufted Ducks and also young Little Grebes on Manor Lake and the New

Workings. Autumn wader passage was pretty good this year, helped by low water levels on the New

Workings and East Fen for several weeks from late September. The Dutch-ringed Green Sandpiper

individual that has been around the reserve over six winters was confirmed again from photographs

on 18th Aug and seen again in October. Dunlins were recorded in ones and twos on at least three

dates, up to two Greenshanks on several dates and up to four Ruff were resident on the drained New

Workings from 18th Sept to 9th Oct. It was a good autumn for Wood Sandpiper sightings across the

country and Moor Green Lakes did not miss out on this scarce migrant with two on East Fen on 29th

and one still around on 30th Aug. Black Tern is another scarce passage migrant in the county which

usually passes through quickly, so the juvenile which stayed on the New Workings from 26th to 29th

Aug gave observers an extended opportunity to catch up with this species. A migrant Garganey was

picked out and photographed on Colebrook Lake South on 9th Sept.



Ruff on New Workings, 27

th Sept 2015 (R C Murfitt)

The regular passerine migrants, Wheatear, Whinchat and Yellow Wagtail, were all seen on several

dates in the Autumn. The continued decline of breeding Spotted Flycatchers in the UK (down 88%

from 1970 – 2011) was reflected in just the single record of a passage bird on 26th Aug. A female

Dartford Warbler seen in the broom bushes on the New Workings on 25th Aug and 3rd Sept was

presumably a case of post-breeding dispersal from nearby heathland. There were two records of

Firecrest which may be different birds, one seen with a tit flock near the sewage works at western

end of New Workings on 23rd Oct and one caught and ringed at Colebrook Lake on 25th Oct.

A roost of Starlings in the Manor Farm reedbed built up from several hundred in July to 2,400 in

early Nov and was regularly harried by one or two Sparrowhawk as they settled in the reeds at dusk.

The abundant weeds on the in-fill at the western end of New Workings attracted significant flocks of

finches at the end of the year, with over a hundred each of Linnets and Lesser Redpolls, whilst a

flock of up to 40 Chaffinches included a single Brambling on occasions. This area also proved

attractive to feeding Pied Wagtails with a peak count of 70 recorded on 21st Dec.

Winter visitors began to arrive in October and a Jack Snipe was seen on East Fen on 8th Oct,

probably helped by the low water levels bringing this very skulking species out into the open. A

Short-eared Owl was seen briefly on Manor Farm area on 22nd Oct by the Mammal Recorder and

helpers as they set live traps. Its failure to linger can be explained by the zero mammal capture rate

achieved which shows that rodent populations (and owl food) remained at a low ebb on the reserve.

The very mild weather during the first half of the winter no doubt contributed to relatively low

numbers of wintering waterfowl as some are likely to have “short-stopped” their migration and

remained on the Continent until forced to move by freezing weather. Despite this, a dusk count of

roosting Goosanders on 27th Dec found a very reasonable 40 birds on Grove Lake which, with a

simultaneous count of 37 at Bramshill (Hants), gives a total of at least 77 in the area. Finally, a roost

count of 115 Cormorant on 27th Nov at Grove Lake is believed to be a new record count for the site.



Finally, I would like to finish by thanking all those observers who have submitted records and also to

my wife, Sarah, for her invaluable help in collating records for the report. I would encourage all

readers to submit their bird records, not just of the more unusual species, but also significant counts

of commoner species and records of breeding activity for all species so that we can continue to

closely monitor the bird populations of the reserve and recording area. See ‘Notes and Guidelines on

Recording’ elsewhere in this report for ways of submitting records.



CHAPTER 4

MOOR GREEN LAKES BIRD RINGING PROJECT, 2015 REPORT

Reading and Basingstoke Ringing, January 2016

1 Introduction

This was the fifth year we have operated Moor Green Lakes as a routine ringing site to study the bird populations as they

develop and stabilise during the restoration programme. We intended to carry out at least one morning ringing session

each month throughout the year and we only managed eight sessions during 2015, largely because of awkward weather

conditions. In addition we ringed pulli (chicks) in the nest boxes. The Gull and Tern colony was established this year but

we did not manage to ring any of their chicks. All ringing, except the Barn Owls is carried out by Reading and

Basingstoke Ringing whose members are all volunteers who have the appropriate BTO Ringing Licenses. We have a web

site (www.rbringing.co.uk) which gives information about ringing in general and some of our projects.

2 Ornithological Objectives

The principal objectives of the ringing project are:

Add more detail to the excellent established MGLG bird recording system and help build a more complete record of the bird species and populations using the site.

Track changes in populations as the effects of the gravel extraction and restoration programme take effect.

3 Ringing Sites

The bushes and scrub along the west and north-west of Colebrook Lake provide an excellent ringing site with mixed

vegetation and a good population of birds at most times of the year and this area will probably remain our main ringing

base until the New Workings restoration has progressed a bit further. Potential ringing areas in the already restored

sections of the New Workings have been identified but these will probably only provide low numbers of species which

we wouldn’t expect to catch in our normal area and so will probably be targeted at specific times of the year.

Most of the birds except those in nest boxes are caught using mist nets which are typically set in lines 20 to 100m long,

with up to 300m of net being used during a session.

4 Ringing Results

A total of 493 birds of 36 species were ringed in 2015, this was a reasonable total and the variety was our best ever here.

This year we did 323 full grown birds of 34 species plus 170 pulli of 4 species, see Table 1. All recoveries which we

have details of involving Moor Green are presented in Table 2. The total of full grown birds ringed was reasonable and

the number of pulli ringed was our second best so far.

4.1 Gulls and Terns

The Common Tern and Black-headed Gull colonies were active this year but the amount of vegetation made it difficult to

see how the young were developing and it’s also possible that a fairly large proportion of the nesting attempts failed. As a

result no attempt was made to ring them this year.

It was a very good year for colour ringed Black-headed Gull sightings here this year with ten birds that we had ringed

elsewhere seen here plus one of the 2014 Moor Green birds and one from Wiltshire. Elsewhere there were reports of one

of the 2007 metal ringed Gulls and three other 2014 colour ringed Gulls. Full details are on Table 2.

4.2 Other Non-passerines

12 non-passerines of eight species were ringed in 2014. Once again Stock Doves used a number of the large boxes but we

only ringed three pulli this year. The other non-passerines included an adult Mandarin from a nest box, two birds of prey

and three Woodpeckers and two Kingfishers.

4.3 Warblers

It was a good year for warblers with 160 of nine species ringed. It was the second best year we’ve had for Whitethroats

but only one was retrapped from previous years.

http://www.rbringing.co.uk/



Chiffchaff numbers were better than 2014 but not high and after 2014’s lack of Willow Warblers we did get two this

year which is still well down on previous years. In contrast numbers of Blackcaps and Garden Warblers were both the

second best we have had.

Goldcrest numbers were the highest we have had here and we also caught a lovely Firecrest.

4.4 Finches and Buntings

Very low numbers of finches were caught this year with five species represented; the number would almost certainly

been higher if we had managed more ringing sessions towards the end of the year. A few Reed Buntings were ringed this

year.

4.5 Other Passerines

As in previous years a reasonable variety of other passerines were caught and as would be expected Tits were well

represented. Wrens, Dunnocks, Robins, and Song Thrushes were caught in reasonable numbers and we also caught a

single Dunnock and a Blackbird which had been ringed in 2010 and these were the oldest two passerines we’ve retrapped

here. We also managed a Jay and two Magpies which doubled the total of Magpies we’ve ringed here. One brood of

Jackdaws was also ringed.



2007 2008 2009

P P Con. FG P Con. Total FG P Con. RC Total FG P Con. RC Total FG P Con. RC Total FG P Con. RC Total

Cormorant 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1

Mute Swan 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

Canada Goose 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0

Mandarin Duck 2 2 2 2 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 0

Sparrowhawk 0 2 0 2 0 0

Kestrel 0

Oystercatcher 1 1

Little Ringed Plover 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Black-headed Gull 79 2 0 5 1 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 35 1 4 40

Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0

Common Tern 3 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Wood Pigeon

Stock Dove 1 24 25 1 25 0 26 19 0 19 1 14 0 15

Little Owl 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kingfisher 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0

Green Woodpecker 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 1 1

Great Spotted Woodpecker 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0

Grey Wagtail 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Wren 6 6 10 2 12 11 1 12 12 2 14 20 1 21

Dunnock 8 8 16 3 19 10 5 15 16 5 21 16 4 20

Robin 11 11 23 1 24 19 4 23 12 2 14 19 3 22

Blackbird 9 9 14 4 18 9 5 14 15 5 20 10 7 17

Song Thrush 5 5 14 14 10 1 11 9 1 10 11 4 15

Redwing 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 6

Sedge Warbler 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Reed Warbler 3 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0

Lesser Whitethroat 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

Whitethroat 19 19 54 5 59 16 5 21 26 1 27 22 6 28

Garden Warbler 19 19 8 8 4 0 4 10 0 10 10 0 10

Blackcap 37 37 49 1 50 32 0 32 37 2 39 39 1 40

Chiffchaff 96 1 97 49 1 50 22 0 22 44 0 44 22 0 22

Willow Warbler 20 20 20 1 21 3 0 3 4 0 4 0 0

Goldcrest 7 7 21 1 22 8 1 9 7 0 7 12 0 12

Firecrest 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

Long-tailed Tit 24 24 28 3 31 11 4 15 14 6 20 20 6 26

Coal Tit 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Blue Tit 55 55 65 4 69 21 8 29 24 31 3 58 33 43 1 77

Great Tit 39 39 45 6 51 32 5 37 13 41 2 56 11 134 5 150

Nuthatch 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2

Treecreeper 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 3 0 3 0 0

Jay 4 4 3 3 2 1 3 0 0 1 2 3

Magpie 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Jackdaw 4 4 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 3

Carrion Crow 1 1

Chaffinch 1 1 4 4 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2

Greenfinch 4 4 18 18 16 1 17 4 0 4 1 0 1

Goldfinch 6 6 5 5 0 0 0 0 7 0 7

Siskin 7 7 21 21 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1

Common Redpoll 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

Lesser Redpoll 49 49 14 2 16 11 0 11 0 0 12 0 12

Bullfinch 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 3

Reed Bunting 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 3

Totals 81 5 4 444 23 4 471 499 28 4 35 566 254 27 3 42 326 265 93 2 30 390 285 230 2 46 563

Species 2 2 1 33 3 4 39 31 2 3 14 35 29 2 2 13 32 26 4 2 11 29 26 6 2 14 31

FG = Full grown P = Pulli (nestling) Con.=Control - Ringed elsewhere RC = Recapture from previous years

2014

Table 1: Moor Green Lakes Ringing Totals Page 1 of 2

Species2010 2011 20132012



FG P Con. RC Total FG P Total All birds Pulli From MGL To MGL

Cormorant 0 0 0 0 0 421

Mute Swan 0 0 1 0 1 21 days

Canada Goose 0 0 1 2 3

Mandarin Duck 1 0 1 7 0 7 2 years 360 days

Sparrowhawk 1 1 2 3 0 3 1 year 356 days

Kestrel 1 0 1 1 0 1

Oystercatcher 0 0 0 1 1 20 days 20 days

Little Ringed Plover 0 0 0 2 2

Black-headed Gull 12 12 0 121 121 7 years 274 days 7 years 274 days 452 18

Lesser Black-backed Gull 0 0 0 0 0 119

Common Tern 0 0 0 18 18 10 days 10 days 11

Wood Pigeon 1 0 1 1 0 1

Stock Dove 3 0 3 3 85 88

Little Owl 0 0 1 3 4 20 days 20 days

Kingfisher 2 0 2 7 0 7

Green Woodpecker 2 0 2 7 0 7 1 year 60 days

Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 0 1 9 0 9 14 days

Grey Wagtail 0 0 1 0 1

Wren 15 2 17 74 0 74 1 year 300 days

Dunnock 17 4 21 83 0 83 4 years 194 days

Robin 25 5 30 109 0 109 3 years 73 days

Blackbird 4 5 9 61 0 61 4 years 358 days

Song Thrush 5 1 6 54 0 54 3 years 31 days

Redwing 1 0 1 8 0 8

Sedge Warbler 1 0 1 4 0 4

Reed Warbler 1 0 1 7 0 7 21 days 71

Lesser Whitethroat 0 0 2 0 2

Whitethroat 38 1 39 175 0 175 1 year 328 days 7

Garden Warbler 16 0 16 67 0 67 62 days 10

Blackcap 40 1 41 234 0 234 1 year 279 days 117

Chiffchaff 36 0 36 269 0 269 224 days 24

Willow Warbler 2 0 2 49 0 49 329 days

Goldcrest 25 0 25 80 0 80 168 days

Firecrest 1 0 1 2 0 2

Long-tailed Tit 23 5 28 120 0 120 3 years 171 days

Coal Tit 0 0 1 0 1

Blue Tit 22 49 5 76 220 123 343 2 years 60 days 342 days

Great Tit 18 116 8 142 158 291 449 3 years 310 days 1 year 1 day

Nuthatch 0 0 3 0 3

Treecreeper 1 1 2 8 0 8 90 days 2 years 33 days

Jay 1 0 1 11 0 11 4 years 162 days

Magpie 2 0 2 4 0 4

Jackdaw 2 0 2 0 11 11

Carrion Crow 0 0 1 0 1

Chaffinch 1 0 1 12 0 12 27 days

Greenfinch 5 2 7 48 0 48 1 year 355 days

Goldfinch 4 0 4 22 0 22

Siskin 2 0 2 33 0 33

Common Redpoll 0 0 2 0 2

Lesser Redpoll 6 1 0 7 92 0 92 1 year 236 days 257 124

Bullfinch 0 0 7 0 7 2 years 347 days

Reed Bunting 2 1 3 8 0 8 1 year 264 days 8

Totals 323 170 1 54 548 2070 257 2727

Species 34 4 1 15 37 45 10 50

FG = Full grown FG = Full grownP = Pulli (nestling) RC = Recapture from previous years

2015Greatest distance

(km)

Page 2 of 2

Species

Table 1: Moor Green Lakes Ringing Totals

Total Ringed

Maximum 7

years 274 days

Maximum 7

years 274 days

Maximum

= 452 km

Maximum

= 119 km

Maximum time between ringing

& recapture (ringed at MGL)



Table 2: Recoveries and significant retraps Page 1 of 2

Black-headed Gull

EW49043 1 04/06/2007 Moor Green Lakes LNR

VV 6 05/03/2015 Lea Farm Gravel Pit 11 km NNW 7 yrs 274 days

EY83095 1 22/06/2014 Moor Green Lakes LNR

RR 5 20/02/2015 Pitsford Water, Northamptonshire 107 km N 243 days

EX10669

2Y69 1 07/07/2009 Cleveland Farm, Wiltshire

5 02/10/2011 Lavells Lake, Dinton Pastures, Hurst, Wokingham 75 km, ESE, 2 yrs 87 days

6 20/03/2013 Hosehill Lake LNR, West Berkshire 63 km, ESE, 3 yrs 256 days


6 13/04/2013 Lea Farm Gravel Pit, Hurst, Wokingham 75 km, ESE, 3 yrs 280 days




6 14/04/2015 Moor Green Lakes LNR, Wokingham 81 km, ESE, 5 yrs 281days


EX30157

25C7 1 07/06/2010 Hosehill Lake LNR

3 27/06 to 01/07/2010 Hosehill Lake LNR 20 to 24 days

5 26/04/2011 Hosehill Lake LNR 323 days

5 06/06/2011 Dinton Pastures, Hurst, Wokingham 14km E 364 days

6 12/02/2012 Lavell’s Lake, Hurst, Wokingham 14km E 1 yr 219 days



6 05/05/2012 Hosehill Lake LNR 1 yr 333 days

6 26/02/2014 Moor Green Lakes LNR, Wokingham 18km ESE 3 years 264 days

6 15/03/2014 Lea Farm GP, Hurst, Wokingham 14km ENE 3 years 281 days


6 27 to 28/03/2015 Moor Green Lakes LNR, Wokingham 18km ESE 4 years 293 to 294 days

EX30342

24J2 1 11/06/2011 Hosehill Lake LNR

3 27 to 28/06/2011 Hosehill Lake LNR 16 to 17 days

5 07/05/2012 Hosehill Lake LNR 331 days


EX30389

28J9 1 16/06/2012 Hosehill Lake LNR

5 30/08 to 09/09/2013 Whitegate, Cork Harbour, Cork, Eire 495 km W 1 yr 75 to 85 days

5 25/09/2013 Whitegate, Cork Harbour, Cork, Eire 495 km W 1 yr 101 days

6 04/04/2014 Lea Farm GP, Hurst, Wokingham 14 km ENE 1 yr 292 days

6 21 to 22/04/2014 Hosehill Lake LNR 1 yr 309 to 310 days

6 08/05/2014 Hosehill Lake LNR 1 yr 326 days

6 02/03/2015 Moor Green Lakes LNR, Wokingham 18km ESE 2 yrs 259 days

6 23 to 28/03/2015 Moor Green Lakes LNR, Wokingham 18km ESE 2 yrs 280 to 285 days

6 18/04/2015 Moor Green Lakes LNR, Wokingham 18km ESE 2 yrs 306 days

EY09047

24K7 1 08/06/2013 Hosehill Lake LNR


6 28/03 to 16/04/2015 Moor Green Lakes LNR, Wokingham 18 km ESE 1 year 293 to 312 days

EY09065



5 08/04/2014 Mucking Flats, Mucking, Essex 105 km E 304 days

5 20/04/2014 Moor Green Lakes LNR, Wokingham 18 km ESE 316 days

5 20/05 to 01/06/2014 Moor Green Lakes LNR, Wokingham 18 km ESE 346 to 357 days


6 23/03/2015 Moor Green Lakes LNR, Wokingham 18 km ESE 1 year 288 days



EY09067



EY09087 1 08/06/2013 Hosehill Lake LNR

28K7 6 27/03/2015 Moor Green Lakes LNR, Wokingham 18 km ESE 1 year 292 days

EY09126

22L6 1 15/06/2013 Hosehill Lake LNR

3 26/06 to 07/07/2013 Hosehill Lake LNR Hosehill Lake LNR 11 to 22 days

5 29/04/2014 Moor Green Lakes LNR, Wokingham 18 km ESE 318 days

5 30/05 to 01/06/2014 Moor Green Lakes LNR, Wokingham 18 km ESE 349 to 350 days





Table 2: Recoveries and significant retraps Page 2 of 2

EY09182

28L2 1 11/07/2013 Fleet Pond

3 04/08/2013 Moor Green Lakes LNR, Wokingham 24 days

6 23/03/2015 Moor Green Lakes LNR, Wokingham 8km NNW 1 year 255 days

EY83065

26N5 1 14/06/2014 Hosehill Lake LNR


3 10/09/2014 Burnthouse Lane Gravel Pits 5 km ESE 88 days


5 13/04/2015 Moor Green Lakes LNR, Wokingham 18km ESE 303 days


5 19 to 20/06/2015 Tice's Meadow, Surrey 32km SE 1 yr 5 to 6 days

EY83144

24P4

1 22/06/2014 Moor Green Lakes

5 17/04/2015 Moor Green Lakes 299 days

EY83154

25P4 22/06/2014 Moor Green Lakes

04/05/2015 Tice's Meadow, Surrey 16 km SSE 316 days

EY83156

25P6 22/06/2014 Moor Green Lakes

15 to 23/06/2015 Hosehill Lake LNR 18 km WNW 358 days to 1 year 1 day

Lesser Redpoll

D709790 3 24/10/2013 Chobham Common: 51°22'N 0°37'W (SU9665) (Surrey)

R 6F 07/02/2015 Moor Green Lakes LNR 16km W 1 yr 106 days

Age: is given according to the EURING code. The f igures do not represent years and are based on plumage not the date the bird w as ringed.

1 = pullus (nestling or chick) 5 = hatched during previous calendar year

2 = fully grow n, year of hatching quite unknow n 6 = hatched before previous calendar year, but exact year unknow n

3 = hatched during calendar year 7 = definitely hatched tw o calendar years before ringing

3J = hatched during calendar year, still w ith juvenile body plumage 8 = hatched more than tw o calendar years before year of ringing

4 = hatched before calendar year, but exact year unknow n 9 = definitely hatched three years before ringing

Sex: M = male, F = female. When individuals are sexed on f inding, this is indicated by ‘=M’ or ‘=F’

Condition at recovery:

X = found dead V = alive and probably healthy, caught and released but not by a ringer

XF = found freshly dead or dying N = alive and probably healthy, caught and released but not by a ringer - nesting

XL = found dead (not recent) VV = alive and probably healthy, ring or colour marks read in the f ield but not by ringer

+ = shot or intentionally killed by man NN = alive and probably healthy, ring or colour marks read in the f ield but not by ringer - nesting

+F = shot or intentionally killed by man - fresh R = caught and released by ringer

A = alive and probably healthy - fate unknow n // = condition on f inding w holly unknow n

AC = alive and probably healthy - now captive

+L = shot or intentionally killed by man - not recent B = caught and released by ringer - nesting

SR = sick or injured, released w ith ring RR = alive and probably healthy, ring or colour marks read in the f ield by ringer

S = sick or injured - not know n to have been released BB = alive and probably healthy, ring or colour marks read in the f ield by ringer - nesting



CHAPTER 5

NEST BOX RECORDING 2015

Recorders: Liz and Andy Scott

Introduction

2015 was our third year of Nest Box monitoring at Moor Green, so by now we were familiar with the

different spots around the site, and what to expect from different boxes as well as the ‘best boxes’ as

far as the breeding Blue and Great Tits were concerned. All the usual species made nesting attempts

in boxes on the site – Great Tit, Blue Tit, Nuthatch, Stock Dove, Mandarin Duck and Jackdaw, and

there were successes for all species this year, although not the bumper numbers of 2014 and with a

much higher failure rate for Great Tits.

Method

We checked boxes weekly from mid-April, making notes on the state of nest building, number of

cold and warm eggs, and number of chicks. More regular visits were required as the season

progressed to coincide with optimum chick size for ringing the chicks, when their flight feathers are

just beginning to break out of the feather sheaths. At this stage of feather growth the chicks’ legs are

suitably large to take the rings without them falling off, but still calm and placid enough to not risk

them trying to fledge early. This meant many visits during May, often three times per week, to ensure

the small time window for each brood of chicks was caught.

As with last year, the ringing process was the same. To ring the chicks we would first block up the

nest box hole with a cloth before removing the chicks and placing them into a cotton draw-string

processing bag. As each chick was ringed we would move it to a second “processed” bag, then when

all were done we would place them carefully back into the cup of the nest within the box, close up the

box and remove the cloth blocking the nest entrance. Blocking the entrance whilst ringing takes place

means there is no risk that returning parents can enter the nest box to be fooled into thinking their

young had fledged. The ringing operations were carried out as quickly as possible, and once

complete, we would depart from the vicinity of the nest box to ensure the parents would go back to

feeding promptly.

Large boxes could be discretely checked by holding a mobile phone just inside the hole and taking a

photo using the phone camera, which minimised disturbance to any chicks or sitting adults. This

proved not only useful but produced breeding evidence for the Mandarin Ducks of box 30 – see

below.

Results summary

Out of a total of 47 actual boxes across the site, 37 different boxes were occupied at some point over

the breeding season to at least egg laying stage, with 42 individual nesting attempts in these boxes, 29

of which were successful in fledging young. As with the previous year, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Stock

Dove, Mandarin Duck, Jackdaw and Nuthatch were the 6 species nesting in boxes on site.

A few figures – showing relative success rates for different species on site

Blue Tit nest attempts reaching at least egg stage: 5

Blue Tit eggs counted in boxes: 53

Blue Tit pulli counted in boxes: 49 (of which 49 were ringed)

Blue Tit pulli fledged: 47



% of Blue Tit eggs hatched: 92%

% of Blue Tit eggs hatched and fledged: 89%

% of Blue Tit pulli fledged: 96% Highest brood size: 13 Blue Tit (box 5 – all 13 fledged)

Great Tit nest attempts reaching at least egg stage: 22

Great Tit eggs counted in boxes: 173

Great Tit pulli counted in boxes: 144 (of which 116 were ringed)

Great Tit pulli fledged: 94

% of Great Tit eggs hatched: 83%

% of Great Tit eggs hatched and fledged: 54%

% of Great Tit pulli fledged: 65% Highest brood size: 10 Great Tit (box 5 –all 10 fledged)

Stock Dove nest attempts reaching at least egg stage: 9

Stock Dove eggs counted in boxes: 18

Stock Dove pulli counted in boxes: 17 (of which 10 were ringed)

Stock Dove pulli fledged: 12

% of Stock Dove eggs hatched: 94%

% of Stock Dove eggs hatched and fledged: 67%

% of Stock Dove pulli fledged: 71%

Mandarin Duck nest attempts reaching at least egg stage: 5

Mandarin Duck eggs counted in boxes: 56

Mandarin Duck pulli counted in boxes: 4

% of Mandarin Duck eggs hatched: 7% Highest clutch size: 19 (probably multiple laying attempts, did not succeed)

Jackdaw nest attempts reaching at least egg stage: 1 (box 39)

Jackdaw eggs counted in boxes: 5

Jackdaw pulli counted in boxes: 3 (of which 2 ringed)

Jackdaw pulli fledged: 2

% of Jackdaw eggs hatched: 60%

% of Jackdaw eggs hatched and fledged: 40%

% of Jackdaw pulli fledged: 67%

Nuthatch nest attempts reaching at least egg stage: 1 (box 44)

Nuthatch eggs counted in boxes: not counted

Nuthatch pulli counted: not counted

Nuthatch pulli fledged: not counted

% of Nuthatch pulli fledged: unknown, unable to view inside this box this season

Notable nest box stories

Each year the Mandarin Ducks make a number of nesting attempts and we have been successful in

carefully capturing some of the females as they sit tight on their nest. Once we have ringed the

female, we can then make further checks on the status of the box by taking a photo of the box

contents using a mobile phone camera, which stops the need to open the box and cause further

disturbance. On 16 May a photo taken inside box 30 revealed the female still incubating. On 24 May

2015 we were fortunate enough to capture a photo within the short time window of only a couple of

days between the ducklings hatching and jumping out of the box. The photos below show female



Mandarin FH37342 first incubating and then with her ducklings in box 30. A visit shortly afterwards

revealed a box with a number of empty eggshells and no sign of dead or chicks, indicating our first

confirmed nest success for this species.

Left: Mandarin sitting, 16 May 2015. Right: Mandarin with young, 24 May 2015.

As with previous years, the bridleway continued to be the top spot for maximum number of chicks

successfully fledged for both Blue Tit and Great Tit per nest, presumably due to the density of large

mature oaks providing caterpillars. This year it was box 5 (rather than box 4) which was occupied by

Blue Tits with the highest clutch size of 13 which topped last year’s 12.

What appeared to start off looking like a bumper year for Great Tits unfortunately ended up with

many failed nests, which reflects what we had read from reports around the country, with many nests

failing at the point where the young are at their most demanding (around 10-12 days old). We ended

up with a fledging rate of only 65% for Great Tits compared with 83% in 2014, with several nest

checks revealing all young dead at around this age. Blue Tits meanwhile, which nest in smaller

numbers at Moor Green, fared much better with a 96% fledging rate compared with 100% in 2014.

Stock Doves continue to do well at Moor Green, with nest attempts continuing from early spring until

the autumn.

A new box 52 (see below) sited in the copse north of Honey Field was immediately occupied by Blue

Tits, and went on to be a successful nest with all chicks fledged.

This year the Nuthatches in box 44 were determined to keep out intruders and mud-welded their box

well and truly shut, making it impossible for us to check this box without risk of destroying the nest

structure. The box was observed to have feeding activity but no fledging success could be confirmed.

Nest box maintenance

We sited a new woodcrete box with a 28mm hole within the copse north of Honey Field, which was

immediately occupied by Blue Tits (box 52).



Over the season we replaced a number of nails on which the woodcrete boxes hang with aluminium

nails. Several of the large boxes received minor repairs and new lids.

Conclusions

What started out looking like a bumper year unfortunately took a turn for the worse during the period

when many Great Tit nests were at their most critical stage with young at their most demanding. We

had read reports from around the country of Great Tit nests failing early and had thought early on that

Moor Green was bucking the trend, but sadly we had many failures later on when the chicks were

bigger. However, it was certainly not an outright failure of a year, with still a majority of Great Tit

nests succeeding, a high success rate for the later nesting Blue Tits, and our first ever recorded

evidence of nesting success for Mandarin Duck.



Species Year* Nests Eggs

1st Egg

Date Hatched

Hatch

Date Fledged

Fledge

Date

Jackdaw 2014 1 5 10-Apr 3 29-Apr 3 30-May

2015 1 5 10-Apr 3 30-Apr 2 31-May

Nuthatch 2014 1 6 - 6 - 6 -

2015 1 - - - - - -

Blue Tit 2007 11 98 12-Apr 77 03-May 77 20-May

2008 9 86 16-Apr 37 09-May 36 28-May

2009 5 46 18-Apr 28 10-May 27 29-May

2010 8 67 16-Apr 20 10-May 8 27-May

2011 7 63 12-Apr 49 11-May 38 25-May

2013 8 61 NA 44 NA 43 NA

2014 5 47 13-Apr 45 04-May 45 23-May

2015 5 53 10-Apr 49 08-May 47 27-May

Great Tit 2007 17 155 12-Apr 110 03-May 97 20-May

2008 22 183 16-Apr 137 08-May 121 26-May

2009 26 260 09-Apr 218 02-May 214 20-May

2010 24 200 22-Apr 145 14-May 120 30-May

2011 21 203 07-Apr 176 01-May 163 18-May

2013 14 89 NA 59 NA 42 NA

2014 20 159 09-Apr 138 29-Apr 119 17-May

2015 22 173 07-Apr 144 29-Apr 94 17-May

Mandarin Duck 2007 5 41 28-Mar 36 08-May - -

2008 5 44 20-Apr 35 29-May - -

2009 4 46 10-Apr 33 18-May - -

2010 5 77 11-Apr 58 30-May - -

2011 5 76 03-Apr 21 20-May - -

2013 4 46 NA 0 NA - -

2014 3 19 NA 0 NA - -

2015 5 56 NA 4+ NA 4+ 24-May

Stock Dove 2007 7 14 01-Apr 7 22-Apr 3 22-May

2008 4 5 15-Apr 2 08-May 2 05-Jun

2009 7 12 30-Mar 8 21-Apr 5 22-May

2010 17 36 23-Apr 18 30-Apr 11 20-May

2011 13 25 02-Mar 19 25-Apr 15 20-May

2013 22 50 NA 25 NA 24 NA

2014 16 29 26-Mar 18 05-May 15 14-May

2015 9 18 28-Mar 17 19-Apr 12 17-May

Notes: * - no data available for 2012, NA - data Not Available.



CHAPTER 6

REPORT ON DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES FOR 2015

Recorder: Stuart Croft

Dragonflies and damselflies (known collectively as Odonata) were

surveyed at Moor Green Lakes on seven occasions from 6th

May to

29th

October 2015, in order to identify the species which emerge at

different times of the year. In total 15 species were recorded,

building on the previous survey by Chris Bean in 2013.

The transect route was split in two, firstly from the car park to

Colebrook Hide, and secondly along the three lake edges bordering

the central access track. The British Dragonfly Society recording

sheet was used to record logarithmic abundance and life cycle

stage. Since Odonata can travel many miles, evidence of species

attempting to breed was collected by observing pairs in-copulation

(paired up), ovipositing (egg-laying), or the larva nymph stage

emerging at the lake edge as adults and leaving their sloughed

exuvia behind. Due to the abundance of lake-edge habitat no

exuviae were collected, although a couple of adults were seen

emerging from their exuvia.

DRAGONFLIES Anisoptera

Species Peak Count

*

Breeding evidence *

Pairs In-

copulation

Ovipositing

females

Emerging

adults

Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea B

Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis B

Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta C B B

Emperor Anax imperator C A

Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea A

Broad- bodied

Chaser Libellula depressa B B

Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata B

Black-tailed

skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum C B

Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum B B A

* Abundance key: A = 1, B = 2-5, C = 6-20, D = 21-100, E = 101-500, F = 500+

Black-tailed skimmer emerging

from exuvia at Grove Lake



DAMSELFLIES Zygoptera

Species Peak Count

*

Breeding evidence *

Pairs In-

copulation

Ovipositing

females

Emerging

adults

Common Blue Enallagama cyathigerum F F D

Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens D

Blue-tailed Ischnura elegans F D C

Red-eyed Erythromma najas E C D

Large red Pyrrhosoma nymphula B

* Abundance key: A = 1, B = 2-5, C = 6-20, D = 21-100, E = 101-500, F = 500+

It was good to find breeding evidence for 8 of the 15 species recorded, since some species were

unlikely to be recorded. For example Banded Demoiselle which breeds predominantly in rivers (not

covered in the survey), and Downy Emerald which can emerge up trees several metres back from the

water’s edge. The new record of an adult Downy Emerald is likely to be a consequence of succession

since it favours wooded lake margins. Elsewhere the more open habitats of Colebrook Scrape, the

SW corner of Grove Lake and the SE corner of Colebrook Lake North all proved to be important

habitats for a range of species. Black-tailed skimmers were often found basking on the bare ground

left by fire sites or on the footpath. The species count has increased by five from the last survey, with

the notable absence of azure damselflies, however it is now known that the sheltered NW corner of

Colebrook Lake North is a frequented spot which wasn’t included on this survey.

Future surveys could include other niches such as the ditch between Grove Lake and Colebrook Lake

South where a golden-ringed dragonfly was spotted in 2014, or smaller isolated water bodies such as

the rushy scrapes for the incredibly well camouflaged emerald damselflies.

Thank you to Chris Bean for his help setting up the survey. If anyone would like to help out with

dragonfly surveys, or has any sightings, please contact Stuart Croft at: [email protected], Tel.

01252 331353 or BVCP, Ash Lock Cottage, Government Road, Aldershot, Hants GU11 2PS.

mailto:[email protected]



CHAPTER 7

ANNUAL BUTTERFLY REPORT 2015

Recorder : John Westmacott

After last year’s excitement with the appearance of a number of rare species in the UK, 2015 was

rather more mundane. The weather began well and forecasters promised a dry and warm summer,

but in the event there was a shortage of sunshine, with often cool and sometimes damp conditions.

Autumn improved, but too late for most of the butterflies. Despite this 24 species were recorded on

the reserve, though numbers of individuals was generally down.

Last year the first record was made on 9th

March, but this year it was not until the 27th

that a Comma

was seen, followed four days later by two Red Admirals. In April Peacocks flourished, 14 being

seen on both 14th

and 15th

of the month. Other brown butterflies were Red Admiral (maximum 3),

Comma (5), Speckled Wood (6) and Small Tortoiseshell (4). A Holly Blue was recorded on 15th

and 21st. Of the whites, Orange Tips were the most prolific with 11 on the 27

th. Brimstone (8),

Green-Veined White (8), Large White (1) and Small White (1) made up the numbers for 11

species for the month.

In May both Peacock and Speckled Wood recorded nine individuals, as did Green-Veined White

and Orange Tip, with Brimstone (7), Large White (2) and Small White (1) contributing to the

white numbers. The first Small Copper (2) was seen on 11th

, and Common Blue (3) appeared on

16th

. These, with Holly Blue (2), Small Tortoiseshell (2) and Comma (1), made up the total of 12

species for the month.

Twelve species were also recorded during June; the

highlight being a single Green Hairstreak, the first

since 2012, on the 4th

. Meadow butterflies began to

fly late in the month; 49 Meadow Browns being

recorded on 25th

, along with nine Marbled Whites.

Speckled Woods numbered 10 on the 18th

, when

seven Large Skippers were also recorded. Others

seen were Brimstone (3), Common Blue (3) and

singletons of Green-Veined White, Red Admiral,

Painted Lady, Peacock, and Comma.

July produced 19 species, the meadow butterflies being the most recorded with 67 Meadow Browns,

and 24 Ringlets on 9th

, and 28 Gatekeepers on 16th

. Marbled Whites (4) continued through the

month, and the Skippers flourished briefly; Small Skipper (11), Essex Skipper (4) and Large

Skipper (10). The Whites maintained their presence throughout the month with Large White (5),

Small White (9) and Green-Veined White (5). The first Purple Hairstreak (4) was seen on the

11th

, another Holly Blue on 16th

, a Common Blue on 31st, and two Painted Ladies on the 7

th. Red

Admiral (2), Small Tortoiseshell (3), Peacock (1), Comma (9), and Speckled Wood (5) completed

the tally.



August was nearly as prolific as July with 17 species recorded

and, for the third year running, a Clouded Yellow appeared, a

single butterfly on the 28th

. A number of species made their

final appearance of the year; Small Skipper (2), Essex Skipper

(1), Purple Hairstreak (1), Holly Blue (2), Painted Lady (1),

Peacock (1), and Comma (1). Of the rest, Small Copper (2),

Gatekeeper (15), Meadow Brown (29), Speckled Wood (14),

Large White (6), Small White (5), Green-Veined White (5),

Red Admiral (2), and Common Blue (5) continued on into

September.

Ten species were seen during September but only Speckled Wood (13) and Meadow Brown (4)

produced more than singletons. The balance was made up of Brimstone, Large White, Small

White, Green-Veined White, Small Copper, Common Blue, Red Admiral and Gatekeeper. On

29th

September the last species to appear during 2015 was recorded, a single Speckled Wood,

bringing down the curtain a full month earlier than last year.

The total number of species recorded was 24 made up of Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Large

Skipper, Clouded Yellow, Brimstone, Large White, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange Tip,

Green Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Small Copper, Common Blue, Holly Blue, Red Admiral,

Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Comma, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Gatekeeper,

Meadow Brown and Ringlet.

My thanks to the observers who added their sightings to the record sheets – AH, IRO, MK, CDT,

RCM, L&PK.



MOOR GREEN LAKES BUTTERFLIES - MAXIMUM MONTHLY COUNTS - 2015

SPECIES Jan-Mar April May June July August Sept Oct-Dec Small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) 11 2 Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) 4 1 Large Skipper (Ochlodes venata) 7 10 Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) 1 Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) 8 7 3 1 Large White (Pieris brassicae) 1 2 5 6 1 Small White (Pieris rapae) 1 1 9 5 1 Green-veined White (Pieris napi) 8 9 1 5 5 1 Orange tip (Anthocharis cardamines) 11 9 Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi) 1 Purple Hairstreak (Neozephyrus quercus) 4 1 Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) 2 2 1 Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) 3 3 1 5 1 Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus) 1 2 1 2 White Admiral (Limenitis camilla) Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) 2 3 1 3 2 1 Painted Lady (Cynthia cardui) 1 2 1 Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) 4 2 3 Peacock (Inachis io) 14 9 1 1 1 Comma (Polygonia c-album) 1 5 1 1 9 1 Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) 6 9 10 5 14 13 Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) 9 4 Grayling (Hipparchia semele) Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) 28 15 1 Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) 49 67 29 4 Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) 24 Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus)



MOOR GREEN LAKES BUTTERFLIES - MAXIMUM ANNUAL COUNT - 2000-2015

SPECIES 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) 15 3 16 5 6 20 2 7 2 2 2 20 5 5 1 11

Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) 4 5 8 4 5 5 1 5 1 2 4 3 4 4

Large Skipper (Ochlodes venata) 29 7 28 20 6 6 4 4 8 31 24 33 3 8 9 10

Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) 2 1 1 1 2 1

Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) 4 12 10 12 23 17 29 23 10 12 13 14 3 10 8 8

Large White (Pieris brassicae) 10 22 23 15 51 20 22 9 10 17 8 9 1 9 3 6

Small White (Pieris rapae) 8 10 19 13 37 6 7 5 5 16 6 8 2 8 4 9

Green-veined White (Pieris napi) 4 6 6 5 12 16 6 4 5 11 25 12 4 13 12 9

Orange tip (Anthocharis cardamines) 10 14 20 20 18 45 27 20 9 20 13 37 12 2 11 11

Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi) 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 8 1 1

Purple Hairstreak (Neozephyrus quercus) 3 2 2 2 5 3 2 2 6 18 11 9 4 6 4

Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) 2 4 5 10 1 1 1 3 6 27 7 4 9 2

Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) 6

Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) 2 3 6 7 4 7 6 2 2 4 55 15 4 12 3 5

Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus) 7 7 2 7 2 4 2 5 1 3 2 1 1 2 2

White Admiral (Limenitis camilla) 1 1 1 Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) 1

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) 7 5 6 12 4 6 8 14 2 5 4 15 9 3 7 3

Painted Lady (Cynthia cardui) 3 1 1 7 2 1 1 1 38 1 1 1 2

Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) 3 2 4 10 8 3 6 2 1 2 4 12 2 4 12 4

Peacock (Inachis io) 9 18 18 10 14 6 7 16 7 11 20 7 5 13 10 14

Comma (Polygonia c-album) 17 8 11 12 20 12 24 10 5 40 24 7 4 16 5 9

Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) 1

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) 1

Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) 19 10 30 36 35 50 30 28 30 35 29 41 17 16 20 14

Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) 1 2 1 3 2 3 7 4 9 9 9 Grayling (Hipparchia semele) 1 1 1 1 1 1 Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) 60 150 80 35 83 300 55 32 29 32 170 134 42 45 66 28

Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) 100 40 85 50 60 150 50 30 35 34 150 95 82 115 78 67

Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) 50 17 45 42 60 60 26 9 23 80 80 74 15 40 44 24

Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) 1 1 2 1 1

The emboldened figures show the highest count for each species over the whole period



CHAPTER 8

FUNGUS SURVEYS AND FORAYS 2015

Recorder: Mike Waterman

Introduction

This was my second season with the responsibility for fungi recording over a complete year, so I had

some general expectations based on last year’s observations. Normally I worked alone, but one

foray (20 Oct) was led for the Blackwater Valley Countryside Trust. These groups should mean that

we manage to find more species but then the danger of double counting has to be carefully avoided.

Different routes were used for each survey in order to ensure that all parts of the reserve were visited

at least twice and sometimes going clockwise and sometimes anticlockwise. I do not usually list or

attempt to identify fungi which just form a crust on the surface of plants or wood as I lack the time or

literature for these.

General Comments

2015 was a fairly normal year compared to the dry early autumn in 2014. I identified 57 different

fungi in 2015.

The fungi found most times were the small bracket-like gill fungi Crepidotus cesatii and the very

similar Crepidotus variabilis both found six times; but each only on two forays. Possibly Lepista

flaccida was seen more times.

Results

The fungi found on most forays were the small cream bracket-like Byssomerulius corium and the

black Xylaria hypoxylon: both on four forays. Both also grow on wood, and fungi on wood often

seem to have a longer season than fungi growing on the soil.

The rare Clitocybe houghtonii found in 2014 came up in the same place again, but I probably missed

the main fruiting as I only found one old specimen. The uncommon poisonous yellow Lepiota

subincarnata was found beside the path between river and car park. Oudemansiella mucida was

unexpected; it normally grows on Beech, but sometimes grows on other wood, in this case it was

found on Oak. You can thank the cattle for Panaeolus semiovatus, which grows on dung or well

manured soil. Tricholoma cingulatum (see photo) is uncommon; it only grows around Willow, it is

unusual for a Tricholoma in having a ring on the stem. Another specialist fungus is Tubaria dispersa

which likes Hawthorn; it came up in large numbers in the same place as previous years.

The results are presented in two tables; the first summarises

observations covering ten visits: Feb10, Mar31, May13, Aug3,

Aug22, Oct1, Oct20, Nov6 and Dec8 while the second gives

specific information covering the BVCT foray on Oct 20.

(An explanation of the terminology and abbreviations used in

the table is given after the end of the table.)



Table 1 – Summary all Surveys/Forays 2015

Species Feb10 Mar31 May13 Jun25 Aug3 Aug22 Oct1 Oct20 Nov6 Dec8 Total GBrec English name

Agarics unidentified . . . . . . . . 1 . 1 n/a

Agrocybe unidentified . 1 . . . . . . . . 1 n/a

Amanita muscaria . . . . . . 3 Y 2 . 5 5042 Fly Agaric

Annulohypoxylon multiforme . . . . . . 1 Y 1 . 2 3631 Birch Woodwart

Boletus cisalpinus . . . . 1 . . . . . 1 59

Boletus subtomentosus . . . . . 1 . . . . 1 2101 Suede Bolete

Boletus unidentified . . . . . 1 . . . . 1 n/a

Byssomerulius corium . . . . . . 1 Y 1 1 3 1630 Netted Crust

Calocybe gambosa . . 1 . . . . . . . 1 1506 St. George's Mushroom

Chlorophyllum rachodes . . . . . . . Y . . Y 3739 Shaggy Parasol

Chondrostereum purpureum . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 2225 Silverleaf Fungus

Clitocybe gibba . . . . . . 2 . . . 2 2191 Common Funnel

Clitocybe houghtonii . . . . . . . . . Y Y 117

Clitocybe nebularis . . . . . . 1 . 1 . 2 4041 Clouded Funnel

Cortinarius unidentified . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 n/a

Crepidotus cesatii . . . . . . . . 2 4 6 468

Crepidotus unidentified . . . . . . . . 1 . 1 n/a

Crepidotus variabilis . . . . . . . Y 5 . 5 2752 Variable Oysterling

Dacrymyces stillatus . . . . . . . . . 1 1 4905 Common Jelly Spot

Galerina unidentified . . . . . . . . 1 . 1 n/a

Ganoderma australe . . . . . . . Y . . Y 3103 Southern Bracket

Gymnopus dryophilus . . . . . 3 . . . . 3 6151 Russet Toughshank

Helvella crispa . . . . . . . Y . . Y 1406 White Saddle

Hygrocybe conica . . . . . . . Y 2 . 2 4922 Blackening Waxcap

Hygrocybe miniata . . . . . . . . 2 . 2 1145 Vermilion Waxcap

Hygrocybe virginea . . . . . . . Y 5 . 5 5183 Snowy Waxcap

Hyphodontia sambuci . . . . . . . . 1 1 2 1593 Elder Whitewash



Hypholoma fasciculare . . . . . . 1 Y 2 . 3 10091 Sulphur Tuft

Hypoxylon fuscum . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 2458 Hazel Woodwart

Laccaria amethystina . . . . . . . Y . . Y 4438 Amethyst Deceiver

Laccaria laccata . . . . . . 1 Y . . 1 7958 Deceiver

Leccinum scabrum . . . . . . . Y . . Y 3577 Brown Birch Bolete

Lepiota subincarnata . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 105 Fatal Dapperling

Lepiota unidentified . . . . . 1 . Y . . 1 n/a

Lepista flaccida . . . . . . 1 Y 1 . 2 2806 Tawny Funnel

Lepista nuda . . . . . . . Y . . Y 3574 Wood Blewit

Lycoperdon perlatum . . . . . . 1 Y . . 1 5772 Common Puffball

Macrolepiota procera . . . . . . . Y . . Y 1718 Parasol

Marasmius rotula . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 2367 Collared Parachute

Mutinus caninus . . . . . . . Y . . Y 1902 Dog Stinkhorn

Mycena acicula . . . . . . . Y . . Y 1110 Orange Bonnet

Mycena galericulata . . . . . . . Y . . Y 6842 Common Bonnet

Mycena pura . . . . . . . Y . . Y 3776 Lilac Bonnet

Mycena unidentified . . . . . . . Y . . Y n/a

Mycena vitilis . . . . . . . Y 2 2 4 2229 Snapping Bonnet

Nectria cinnabarina . . . . . . . . . 1 1 4830 Coral Spot

Oudemansiella mucida . . . . . . . Y . . Y 1872 Porcelain Fungus

Panaeolus semiovatus . . . . . . . Y . . Y 1165 Egghead Mottlegill

Paxillus involutus . . . . . . 2 Y 1 . 3 6845 Brown Rollrim

Phlebia tremellosa . . . . . . . Y . . Y 1620 Jelly Rot

Piptoporus betulinus . . . . . . . Y 1 . 1 6850 Birch Polypore/ Razorstrop

Fungus

Pluteus cervinus . . . . . . . Y . . Y 6014 Deer Shield

Pluteus salicinus . . . . . 1 . . . . 1 1455 Willow Shield

Psathyrella candolleana . . . . 1 2 . . . . 3 2637 Pale Brittlestem

Psathyrella unidentified . . . . . 1 . . . . 1 n/a

Rhodocollybia butyracea . . . . . . . Y 1 . 1 6476 Butter Cap

Russula ochroleuca . . . . . 1 . . . . 1 6650 Ochre Brittlegill

Schizopora paradoxa . . . . . . . Y . . Y 2805 Split Porecrust



Scleroderma verrucosum . . . . . . . Y . . Y 1911 Scaly Earthball

Stereum gausapatum . . . . . . . . 1 . 1 1699 Bleeding Oak Crust

Stereum hirsutum 1 . . . . . . . . . 1 9134 Hairy Curtain Crust

Stereum hirsutum? . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 9134 Hairy Curtain Crust

Trametes versicolor . . . . . . . Y 1 . 1 9462 Turkeytail

Tricholoma cingulatum . . . . . . . Y Y . Y 245 Girdled Knight

Tubaria dispersa . . . . . 1 1 Y . . 2 509

Xylaria hypoxylon . . . . . . 1 Y 1 2 4 8906 Candlesnuff Fungus

Total 1 1 1 . 2 12 22 Y 36 12 87

Terminology and Abbreviations for Fungi Table

The numbers in the Table are numbers of "finds", where for fungi on wood several fruitbodies on 1 tree count as 1, and for soil/litter fungi several

fruitbodies within 5 metres count as 1.

"Y" means fungus seen but not counted numerically; this is normal for forays where I lead and several other people help because there is too little

time and a fungus might get counted several times. "Y" is also used when a poor specimen is found but only identified because it is an easily-

identified fungus. In the totals: Y+Y=Y, number+Y=number.

Column GBrec is the number of records in British Fungi Records Database (a.k.a. FRDBI) http://www.fieldmycology.net/GBCHKLST around the

year 2007 and gives an indication of how common it is. Approximately: less than 100 indicates rare and more than 1000 indicates common.

Boletus cisalpinus has a low GBrec because it was only recently separated from B. chrysenteron; whereas Clitocybe houghtonii is defintely rare-ish.

http://www.fieldmycology.net/GBCHKLST



CHAPTER 9

REPORT ON MOTHS (HETEROCERA) FOR 2015

Recorder: Ian Sims

2015 was marked by two very successful “mothing” events, namely a BENHS field meeting on

13/6/15 and the pre-open day moth recording on 22/8/15.

The full species list for both events (see Table below) shows that 103 species of macrolepidoptera

(including one butterfly, the marbled white), and 21 species of microlepidoptera were recorded

during these events. The most notable species were:

Poplar lutestring Tethea or ([D. & S.])

Sandy carpet Perizoma flavofasciata (Thunb.)

Pine hawk Hyloicus pinastri (Linn.)

Eyed hawk Smerinthus ocellata (Linn.)

Small elephant hawk Deilephila porcellus (Linn.)

Beautiful yellow underwing Anatra myrtilli (Linn.)

Bird’s wing Dypterygia scabriuscula (Linn.)

Double kidney Ipimorpha retusa (Linn.)

Rufous minor Oligia versicolor( Borkh.)

Webb’s wainscot Archanara sparganii (Esp.) Double Kidney – by Graham Wenman

The blackneck Lygephila pastinum (Treit.)

The Double kidney is especially noteworthy, being known from only a few 10km squares in

Berkshire. The Beautiful yellow underwing is an unusual record for the site, given its larval food

plants are heathers. However, heathers are found on the Finchampsted Ridges to the north,

overlooking Moor Green Lakes, so it is perhaps not that surprising this species was recorded here.

The Bird’s wing is a species that has become a lot less frequent over the past 10 years or so and as

such is a good record for the site.

Webb’s wainscot is also known from few 10km squares in Berkshire, but may be increasing its

range. It was recorded by members of the Berkshire Moth Group at Wildmoor Heath on the same

night (22/8/16) as those seen at Moor Green. On the other hand, the Bird’s wing, Blackneck and

Sandy carpet are all species whose populations are declining nationally.



Bradley & Family Genus Species Author Common name Larval food plant

Fletcher

Number

14 HEPIALIDAE Hepialus humuli (Linn.) Ghost Moth Roots of grasses

15 sylvina (Linn.) Orange Swift Roots of bracken (Pteridium spp.)

17 lupulinus (Linn.) Common Swift Roots of grasses

123 TISCHERIIDAE Tischeria ekebladella (Bjerk.) Mines oak leaves (Quercus robor)

171 ZYGAENIDAE Zygaena lonicerae (Schev.) Narrow-bordered Five-spot

Burnet

Bird's-foot trefoil

385 CHOREUTIDAE Anthophila fabriciana (Linn.) Nettle tap Stinging nettle (Urtica)

464 YPONOMEUTIDAE Plutella xylostella (Linn.) Diamond-back Moth Cruciferae

517 COLEOPHORIDAE Coleophora frischella (Linn.) Small Clover Case-bearer In case on white clover

518 mayrella (Hübn.) In case on white clover

937 TORTRICIDAE Agapeta hamana (Linn.) Grasses

969 Pandemis corylana (Fab.) Polyphagous on trees

972 heparana ([D. & S.]) Polyphagous on trees

952 Archips podana (Scopl.) Polyphagous on trees

977 Hedya pruniata (Hübn.) Prunus spp.

1024 Cnephaxa incertana (Treit.) Low-growing plants

1293 Chrysotenchia culmella (Linn.) Grasses

1331 Acentra ephemerella ([D. & S.]) Water veneer Submerged aquatic plants

1033 Tortrix viridana (Linn.) Green Oak Tortrix Oak and other deciduous trees

1405 PYRALIDAE Pleuroptya ruralis (Scop.) Mother of pearl Stinging nettles

1054 Acleris cristana ([D. & S.]) Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)

1076 Oletheutes lacunana ([D. & S.]) Low-growing plants

1082 Hedya nubiferana (Haw.) Rosaseous trees, apple

1376 Anania hortulata (Linn.) Small magpie Dead nettles

1333 Scoparia pyralella ([D. & S.]) Wilted leavs

1620 NYMPHALIDAE Melanargia galathea (Linn.) Marbled White Grasses

1648 DREPANIDAE Drepana falcataria (Linn.) Pebble Hook-tip Birch and alder

1655 THYRATIRIDAE Tethea or ([D. & S.]) Poplar lutestring Poplar

1680 GEOMETRIDAE Cyclophora punctaria (Linn.) Maiden's Blush Oak

1727 Xanthorhoe montanata ([D. & S.]) Silver-ground Carpet Bedstraws etc.

1732 Scotopteryx chenopodiata (Linn.) Shaded Broad-bar Vetch, clover



1738 Epirrhoe alternata (Mull.) Common Carpet Bedstraws

1742 Camptogramma bilineata (Linn.) Yellow Shell Polyphagous on herbaceous plants

1752 Cosmorhoe ocellata (Linn.) Purple Bar Bedstraws

1758 Eulithis pyraliata ([D. & S.]) Barred Straw Bedstraws

1764 Chloroclysta truncata (Hufn.) Common Marbled Carpet Polyphagous on deciduous trees

1767 Thera firmata (Hb.) Pine Carpet Scots pine

1768 obeliscata (Hb.) Grey Pine Carpet Pinus, Picea, Douglas fir

1776 Colostygia pectinataria (Knoch) Green Carpet Bedstraws

1778 Hydriomena impluviata ([D. & S.]) May Highflyer Alder

1794 Euphyia unangulata (Haw.) Sharp-angled Carpet Stitchworts

1807 Perizoma albulata ([D. & S.]) Grass Rivulet Yellow rattle seeds

1808 flavofasciata (Thunb.) Sandy Carpet Hemp-nettle, flowers & seeds

1819 Eupithecia exiguata (Hb.) Mottled Pug Hawthorn & blackthorn

1825 centaureata ([D. & S.]) Lime-speck Pug Polyphagous on herbaceous plants

1834 vulgata (Haw.) Common Pug Polyphagous on herbaceous plants & trees

1837 subfuscata (Haw.) Grey Pug Polyphagous on herbaceous plants & trees

1839 succenturiata (Linn.) Bordered Pug Mugwort (Artemisea vulgaris)

1882 Pterapherapteryx sexalata (Retz.) Small Seraphim Sallows

1887 Lomaspilis marginata (Linn.) Clouded Border Sallows & poplars

1893 Semiothisa liturata (Cl.) Tawny-barred Angle Scots pine & others

1902 Petrophora chlorosata (Scop.) Brown Silver-line Bracken

1904 Plagodis dolabraria (Linn.) Scorched Wing Oak, birch, sallows

1906 Opisthograptis luteolata (Linn.) Brimstone Moth Polyphagous on deciduous trees

1931 Biston betularia (Linn.) Peppered Moth Polyphagous on deciduous trees

1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria ([D. & S.]) Willow Beauty Polyphagous on deciduous trees

1941 Alcis repandata (Linn.) Mottled Beauty Polyphagous on deciduous trees

1944 Serraca punctinalis (Scop.) Pale Oak Beauty Oak, birch, sallow & sycamore

1955 Cabera pusaria (Linn.) Common White Wave Polyphagous on deciduous trees & shrubs

1956 exanthemata (Scop.) Common Wave Sallow & poplars

1958 Lomographa temerata ([D. & S.]) Clouded Silver Rosaceous trees, aspen

1961 Campaea margaritata (Linn.) Light Emerald Polyphagous on deciduous trees

1978 SPHINGOIDAE Hyloicus pinastri (Linn.) Pine Hawk-moth Pines

1980 Smerinthus ocellata (Linn.) Eyed Hawk-moth Sallow & apple

1981 Lathoe populi (Linn.) Poplar Hawk-moth Poplars & sallow

1991 Deilephila elpenor (Linn.) Elephant Hawk-moth Rosebay willowherb, bedstraws, fuchsia &



balsam

1992 Deilephila porcellus (Linn.) Small Elephant Hawk-moth Bedstraws, Sorrel, Fuchsia

1994 NOTODONTIDAE Phalera bucephala (Linn.) Buff-tip Polyphagous on deciduous trees & shrubs

2000 Notodonta dromedarius (Linn.) Iron Prominent Birch & alder

2006 Pheosia gnoma (Fabr.) Lesser Swallow Prominent Birch

2007 Pheosia tremula (Cl.) Swallow Prominent Poplar & sallow

2014 Drymonia dodonaea ([D. & S.]) Marbled Brown Oak

2028 Calliteara pudibunda (Linn.) Pale Tussock Polyphagous on deciduous trees, hop

2030 Euproctis similis (Fuessl.) Yellow-tail (Larva) Polyphagous on deciduous trees & shrubs

2060 ARCTIIDAE Spilosoms lubricipede (Kinn.) White Ermine Polyphagous on herbaceous plants

2061 lutea (Hufn.) Buff Ermine Polyphagous on deciduous trees & shrubs

2064 Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Linn.) Ruby Tiger Polyphagous on herbaceous plants

2069 Tyria jacobaeae (Linn.) Cinnabar Common ragwort

2078 NOLIDAE Nola confusalis (H.-S.) Least Black Arches Lime, evergreen oak, beech, blackthorn

2089 NOCTUIDAE Agrotis exclamationis (Linn.) Heart & Dart Polyphagous on herbaceous & garden plants

2098 Axylia putris (Linn.) The Flame Polyphagous on herbaceous plants

2102 Ochropleura plecta (Linn.) Flame-Shoulder Polyphagous on herbaceous plants

2107 Noctua pronuba (Linn.) Large Yellow Underwing Polyphagous on herbaceous plants & grasses

2110 fimbriata (Schreb.) Broad-bordered Yellow

Underwing

Polyphagous on deciduous trees & shrubs

2111 janthina [D. & S.] Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow

Underwing

Polyphagous on herbaceous & garden plants

2112 interjecta Hb. Least Yellow Underwing Polyphagous on herbaceous & garden plants

2120 Diarsia mendica (Fabr.) Ingrailed Clay Polyphagous on herbaceous & garden plants

2123 rubi (View.) Small Square-spot Polyphagous on herbaceous plants

2126 Xestia c-nigrum (Linn.) Setaceous Hebrew Character Polyphagous on herbaceous plants

2131 rhomboidea (Esp.) Square-spotted Clay Birch, bramble,

2133 sexstrigata (Haw.) Six-striped Rustic Polyphagous on herbaceous plants

2134 xanthographa ([D. & S.]) Square-spot Rustic Polyphagous on herbaceous plants & grasses

2142 Anatra myrtilli (Linn.) Beautiful Yellow Underwing Heathers

2160 Lacanobia oleracea (Linn.) Bright-line Brown-eye Polyphagous on herbaceous plants

2194 Mythimna albipuncta ([D. & S.]) White-point Grasses

2198 impura (Hb.) Smoky Wainscot Grasses

2199 pallens (Linn.) Common Wainscot Grasses

2205 comma (Linn.) Shoulder-striped Wainscot Grasses

2278 Acronicta megacephala ([D. & S.]) Poplar Grey Poplars



2301 Dypterygia scabriuscula (Linn.) Bird's Wing Sorrel and knotgrass

2302 Rusina ferruginea (Esp.) Brown Rustic Polyphagous on herbaceous plants

2306 Phlogophora meticulosa (Linn.) Angle Shades Polyphagous on deciduous shrubs and

herbaceous plants

2311 Ipimorpha retusa (Linn.) Double Kidney Sallows

2321 Apamea monoglypha (Hufn.) Dark Arches Grasses

2326 crenata (Hufn.) Clouded-bordered Brindle Grasses

2330 remissa (Hb.) Dusky Brocade Grasses

2333 anceps ([D. & S.]) Large Nutmeg Grasses

2334 sordens (Hufn.) Rustic Shoulder-knot Grasses

2337 Oligia strigilis (Linn.) Marbled Minor Grasses

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