So with an hour or so free I decided it was time to see what's underneath the water. Not expecting much at this time of year I did at least expect to add water slaters, which I duly did after a fair bit of scooping. These are new to the reserve but it can only be for want of looking.
Some more inevitables (Skylark, Thrush,
Trichocera regelationis etc.) added and the third worm of the year plus a nice bonus of a new flea beetle from sweeping stream-side grasses.
A bit slower progress with some domestic duties hogging my calendar, but hopefully I'll still be on track come end of Feb.
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| Cold day. Sky was blue, but too bright to show here! |
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| Mating pair of water slaters |
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| Great Pond Snail |
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| Stenus pubescens in last year's Typha leaves |
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| Confirmation a bonus! |
Numbers:
| 411 |
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R |
M |
coleoptera |
Phratora vitellinae |
A leaf beetle |
| 412 |
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Lichen |
Cladonia arbuscula |
A lichen |
| 413 |
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Fungus |
Alatospora acuminata |
aquatic hyphomycete |
| 414 |
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Fungus |
Dactylella aquatica |
aquatic hyphomycete |
| 415 |
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moss |
Racomitrium aciculare |
Yellow Fringe-moss |
| 416 |
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Lichen |
Lecidella scabra |
A lichen |
| 417 |
|
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Lichen |
Rhizocarpon geographicum |
A lichen |
| 418 |
|
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|
bird |
Alauda arvensis |
Skylark |
| 419 |
|
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|
bird |
Turdus philomelos |
Song Thrush |
| 420 |
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flowering plant |
Cardamine hirsuta |
Hairy Bitter-cress |
| 421 |
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mollusc |
Lymnaea stagnalis |
Great Pond Snail |
| 422 |
|
|
R |
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crustacean |
Asellus
aquaticus |
Water Slater |
| 423 |
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R |
M |
annelid |
Aporrectodea longa |
Long Worm |
| 424 |
|
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diptera |
Trichocera regelationis |
A Winter Gnat |
| 425 |
|
|
R |
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coleoptera |
Stenus pubescens |
A Rove Beetle |
| 426 |
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R |
M |
coleoptera |
Chaetocnema concinna |
A flea beetle |
| 427 |
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|
bird |
Larus ridibundus |
Black-headed Gull |
| 428 |
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bird |
Larus canus |
Common Gull |
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