Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Aviemore NH8913

I’m a bit late starting the challenge, I was all set to go at the start of March when I caught a chest infection followed by a pretty nasty head cold.  Then as I was feeling better, the weather wasn’t good.  That wouldn’t normally bother me, having lived here for 20 years, I’m certainly used to the cold, but I was still feeling a bit fragile after my illnesses, so didn’t want to risk any set-backs.

The weather is slowly improving and I’ve managed a couple of trips out round some parts of my square.  I live in my square on the west edge of Aviemore.  Just over half of the square is built up, but there is some grassland and woodland, which has the main A9 trunk road passing through.  The woodland is mostly Birch with some other native hardwoods and a bit of Pine.  There’s a small river running through the square, I’ve seen Brook Lampreys there in previous years.  There are also a couple of boggy areas and one small pond where I’ve seen quite a few Odonata in the past.

My particular interests are birds, plants, butterflies and moths, but I also have a passing interest in most wildlife and record everything that I can identify.  I send my records to the appropriate VC recorders or other recording schemes such as BirdTrack.  Whilst I wasn’t able to get out I had a look at my previous records and I’ve recorded over 450 species within the square since I began recording in 2005.  The largest species groups are moths, plants and birds, although I’ve only really looked at flowering plants, not grasses, so there is room for a few more species there.  I’ve also not really looked at either fungi or lichens, nor general insects beyond some easy ones.

So far this year I’ve only recorded 51 species, but I expect this to quickly increase once I manage a few more walks, most of the 51 are birds I’ve seen in and around my garden.  I also run a moth trap every Friday evening as part of the Garden Moth Scheme, although I’ve only recorded two species in eight weeks of trapping so far due to the cold weather.


 
Taxon
Vernacular
Date Added
1
Turdus merula Blackbird
1st of Jan
2
Parus caeruleus Blue Tit
1st of Jan
3
Buteo buteo Buzzard
1st of Jan
4
Corvus corone Carrion Crow
1st of Jan
5
Fringilla coelebs Chaffinch
1st of Jan
6
Periparus ater Coal Tit
1st of Jan
7
Streptopelia decaocto Collared Dove
1st of Jan
8
Prunella modularis Dunnock
1st of Jan
9
Parus major Great Tit
1st of Jan
10
Carduelis chloris Greenfinch
1st of Jan
11
Larus argentatus Herring Gull
1st of Jan
12
Passer domesticus House Sparrow
1st of Jan
13
Aegithalos caudatus Long-tailed Tit
1st of Jan
14
Erithacus rubecula Robin
1st of Jan
15
Carduelis spinus Siskin
1st of Jan
16
Accipiter nisus Sparrowhawk
1st of Jan
17
Sturnus vulgaris Starling
1st of Jan
18
Certhia familiaris Treecreeper
1st of Jan
19
Corvus frugilegus Rook
2nd of Jan
20
Corvus monedula Jackdaw
4th of Jan
21
Dendrocopos major Great Spotted Woodpecker
7th of Jan
22
Columba palumbus Woodpigeon
8th of Jan
23
Carduelis carduelis Goldfinch
9th of Jan
24
Troglodytes troglodytes Wren
9th of Jan
25
Oryctolagus cuniculus Rabbit
9th of Jan
26
Motacilla alba Pied Wagtail
10th of Jan
27
Phasianus colchicus Pheasant
21st of Jan
28
Fringilla montifringilla Brambling
22nd of Jan
29
Ardea cinerea Grey Heron
27th of Jan
30
Carduelis cabaret Lesser Redpoll
29th of Jan
31
Anas platyrhynchos Mallard
7th of Feb
32
Bombycilla garrulus Waxwing
10th of Feb
33
Apodemus sylvaticus Woodmouse
10th of Feb
34
Corvus cornix Hooded Crow
25th of Feb
35
Haematopus ostralegus Oystercatcher
2nd of March
36
Turdus philomelos Song Thrush
2nd of March
37
Larus canus Common Gull
24th of March
38
Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull
29th of March
39
Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker
12th of April
40
Regulus regulus Goldcrest
13th of April
41
Chroicocephalus ridibundus Black-headed Gull
13th of April
42
Fomes fomentarius Hoof Fungus
13th of April
43
Piptoporus betulinus Birch Polypore
13th of April
44
Crocus vernus Crocus
13th of April
45
Bellis perennis Daisy
13th of April
46
Juniperus communis Common Juniper
13th of April
47
Chrysoslpenium oppositifolium Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage
13th of April
48
Polypodium vulgare Polypody
13th of April
49
Betula pendula Silver Birch
13th of April
50
Achlya flavicornis Yellow Horned
19th of April
51
Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap
21st of April


This is part of the Birch woodland taken on a frosty morning.


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