Saturday 26 September 2015

Monday 21 September 2015

Sunday 20 September 2015

Shellingford Pit 19 September

Despite the worryingly low water levels, there were c. 6 Migrant Hawkers present, including one pair in cop.

Thursday 10 September 2015

Harwell Lab

Common or Smooth Newt. Previously misidentified as a Common Lizard. (With thanks to Roger Wyatt and Gareth Blockley) A salutary lesson in lazy ID for me, this newt was at least half-a-mile (as the crow flies) from the nearest pool, and a very newt-unfriendly half-mile at that! The area where the newt was found is also home to Common Lizards. There are however no excuses for misidentifying by a whole order! So, when I call a Merlin on the downs, bear in mind that it may actually be a Tench....