Reports of visits to Ravensroost Wood 2021

2020 Annual Report

Rosel's Bush Cricket, 15th Aug. (Steve Deeley)

Below - Forester Moths mating, 9th June; Beautiful Demoiselle, 15th June

4th Dec: Early Winter Bird Survey: (Individuals: ) 23 Redwing, 13 Goldfinch, 13 Blackbirds, 8 Chaffinches, 8 Long-tailed tits,7 Blue Tits, 7 Jackdaws, 6 Wrens, 5 Marsh tits, 5 Fieldfares, 4 Robins, 3 Great tits, 3 Pheasants, 3 Nuthatches, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 3 Crows, 3 Jays, 2 Redpolls, 2 Wood Pigeons, 2 Siskins, 2 Sparrowhawks, 2 Stock Doves, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Teal, 1 Coal Tit. Drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker! Marsh Tit feeding on Wild Service berries. also Acleris notana/ferrugana (RG,JandD,DG)

17th Nov: Brimstone (RG)

12th Nov: c20 Meadow Pipits, c200 Redwings, c25 Fieldfares, c5 Lesser Redpolls, c5 Siskins, Raven

10th Nov: Marsh Tit in full song! Also c5 each of Lesser Redpoll and Siskin

8th Nov: Meadows: c100 Fieldfares, c50 Redwings, 2+ Lesser Redpolls, 2+ Siskins, 2 Meadow Pipits

28th Oct: c20 Lesser Redpolls, 2 Marsh Tits

23rd Oct: c6 Lesser Redpolls (RG)

4th Oct: 2 Swallows flying N. (RG)

24th Sept: Transect week 26: Brimstone 2, Comma 4, Speckled Wood 12 plus a Brown Hairstreak bench area

21st Sept: Transect week 25: Green-veined White 1, Red Admiral 1, Comma 5, Speckled wood 13

11th Sept.: Transect week 24: Large White 1, Small White 3, Green-veined White 1, Red Admiral 1, Comma 2, Speckled Wood 28

6th Sept: Transect week 23:Small White 7, Green-veined White 4, Red Admiral 1, Speckled Wood 17, Vapourer 1

26th Aug: Transect week 22: Brimstone 5, Small White 1, Breen-veined White 1, Comma 3, Silver-washed Fritillary 1, Speckled Wood 26, Gatekeeper 1, Meadow Brown 1

23rd Aug: Transect week 21: Brimstone 3, Green-veined White 5, Purple Hairstreak 1, Holly Blue 3, Red Admiral 2, Peacock 1, Silver-washed Fritillary 4, Speckled Wood 35, Gatekeeper 1, Meadow Brown 2, Vapourer 1, Silver Y 1

16th Aug: Spotted Flycatcher around the Newt Pond (RG,JaneD)

Transect week 20: Green veined White 8, Common Blue 4, Silver-washed Fritillary, Speckled Wood 11, Gatekeeper 6, Meadow Brown 4, Ringlet 1, also Brown Hairstreak a& a few Purple Hairstreaks bench area

11th Aug: Barn Owl Avis meadow at dusk (RG)

Brown Hairstreak, 6 Purple Hairstreaks, Small Blue (Doug & Judy Helsby)

9th Aug: 3 Brown Hairstreaks, 4 Purple Hairstreaks by bench area (Bob Philpott)

6th Aug: Transect week 19: Brimstone 7, Small White 3, Green-veined White 9, Purple Hairstreak 1, Commn blue 3, Holly Blue 1, White Admiral 1, Red Admiral 1, Peacock 2, Silver-washed Fritillary 11, Speckled Wood 6, Gatekeeper 13, Meadow Brown 12, Rnglet 9, also Vaporer, and a Brown Hairstreak at bench area

3rd Aug: 6 Purple Hairstreak, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell (in the wood) (Bob Philpott)

3 Brown Hairstreak, 10 Purple Hairstreaks all around the bench area (Darren Tonge)

29th July: Transect week 18: Large Skipper 4, Brimstone 4, Large White 3, Small White 2, Green-veined White 7, Purple Hairstreak 2, White Admiral 9, Red Admiral 2, Silver-wshed Fritillary 13, Speckled Wood 3, Gatekeeper 12, Meadow Brown 41, Ringlet 6, also a Lesser Emperor Dragonfly

23rd July: Ruddy Darter (Jon Beresford)

Transect week 17: Large Skipper 1, Brimstone 9, White Adiral 8, Red Admiral 1, Peacock 2, Comma 3, Silver-washed 22, Speckled Wood 5, Gatekeeper 12, Meadow Brown 28, Ringlet 12

17th July: Transect week 16: Large Skipper 3, Green-veined White 4, Purple Hairstreak 2, White Admiral 15, Peacock 2, Comma 8, Silver-washed Fritillary 34, Speckled Wood 2, Marbled White 1, Gatekeeper 2, Meadow Brown 18, Ringlet 46, Scarlet Tiger 1, also Small Copper seen by JaneD

8th July: Transect week 15: Large Skipper 1, Purple Hairstreak 2, White Admiral 11, Silver-washed Fritillary 12, Speckled Wood 2, Meadow Brown 19, Ringlet 22

2nd July: Marsh Tit family , song heard

Transect week 14: Large Skipper 2, Green-veined White 1, White Admiral 2, Red Admiral 1, Comma 3, Speckled Wood 8, Meadow Brown 18, Ringlet 13 (RG, HelenS, JohnD)

29th June: Red Kite

Transect week 13: Large Skipper 2, Speckled Wood 5, Meadow Brown 28, Ringlet 9, also a Brown Hawker (RG,JaneD,JohnD)

2021 Breeding survey results - estimated territories:

Robin 13 , Blue Tit 11, Wren 9, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Blackbird 8, Great Tit 5, Nuthatch, Coal Tit, Willow Warbler, Song Thrush, Wood Pigeon, Chaffinch 3, Marsh Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Carrion Crow, Mistle Thrush, Buzzard, Jay, Garden Warbler 2, Pheasant, Green Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk, Bullfinch, Dunnock 1, Goldcrest, Goldfinch, Stock Dove, Jackdaw, Long-tailed Tit, Treecreeper, Common Whitethroat, Raven, Red Kite Present, no definite evidence of territory.

23rd June: Bird Survey 12: 8 Wrens, 7 Blue Tits, 6 Blackbirds, Blackcaps (food), Chiffchaffs, 3 Coal Tits, 2 Wood Pigeon, Willow Warbler, Crow, Robin, Great Tit (juvs.), Marsh Tits, Buzzards, 1 Song Thrush, Great Spotted Woodpecker, also Reed Bunting, Lesser Whitethroat ad + juv at the ponds

Transect week 12: 4 Large Skippers. 1 Brimstone, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 6 Speckled Wood, 14 Meadow Brown, 1 Green Oak Tortrix, Maiden's Blush, and in the meadow a Marbled White, Mother Shipton & Burnet Companion (RG,JaneD, JohnD)

15th June: Bird survey 11: 7 Chiffchaffs, 6 Wrens, 5 Blackbirds, 4 Blackcaps, Robins ,Blue Tits 3 Wood Pigeon, Willow Warbler, Song Thrush, 2 Crow, Chaffinch, Coal Tit (Fam), Great Tit (juvs), Buzzards, 1 Sparrowhawk, Jay, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Garden Warbler, Nuthatch, Bullfinch, also Reed Bunting by the meadow pond

Transect week 11: Speckled Wood 10. Meadow Brown 2, also Nemaphora degeerella, and dragonflies including BB Chasers, juv. Black Tailed Skimmers and Emperors and a male Beautiful Demoiselle - the first for Ravensroost (RG,HughS,JohnD, JB)

9th June: Bird survey 10: 11 Wren, 10 Blackbird, 9 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Robin, Blue Tit (juv.), 3 Garden Warbler, Great Tit, 2 Jay, Willow Warbler, Wood Pigeon, Marsh Tit(incs. ad+ juv), Great Spotted Woodpecker (juv), Song Thrush, 1 Buzzard, Crow, Dunnock, Coal Tit, Nuthatch, Chaffinch, Pheasant. also Lesser Whitethroat in meadow.

Transect week 10: Speckled Wood 7, also Common Carpet moth and a Lackey caterpillar, also in meadows, Meadow Brown, several Large Skippers, Holly Blue & Red Admiral and a pair of Forester moths, also Red-eyed Damselfly, Emperors, BBChasers, FSChasers and usual damselflies. (RG,JaneD)

8th June: 2 Spotted Flycatcher - first for the year, Marsh Tit (Chris Snook )

31st May: Transect week 9: Green-veined White 1, Speckled Wood 2 (JaneD)

30th May: Painted Lady

Bird survey week 9: 14 Blackbird, Robin, 11 Chiffchaff, 10 Wren, Blackcap, 4 Wood Pigeon, Song Thrush, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Willow Warbler, Great Tit, 2 Crow, Nuthatch, 1 Pheasant, Garden Warbler, Dunnock, Long-tailed Tit, Stock Dove, Buzzard, Mistle Thrush, Raven (RG)

28th May: Cuckoo calling (RG)

26th May: Transect week 8: Large White 1, Green-veined White 2, Orange Tip 5, Holly Blue 1, also 4 Green Longhorns and 1 Green Carpet & Lackey caterpillar

Bird Survey week 8: 13 Robins, 11 Blackbirds, 7 Chiffchaffs, 5 Blackcaps, Wrens, 4 Blue Tits, 3 Chaffinches, Willow Warblers, 2 Garden Warblers, Great-spotted Woodpeckers including nest with young, Coal Tits, Sparrowhawks (2 females), 1 Song Thrush, Jay, Wood Pigeon, Mistle Thrush, Green Woodpecker, Marsh Tit, Crow, Pheasant (RG,JaneD, JohnD,MC,JC)

18th May: Orange Tip (no transect)

Bird Survey week 7: 12 Robins, 7 Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs, 6 Blackbirds, 5 Wrens, 3 Willow Warblers, Great Tits, 2 Chaffinches, Buzzards (one pursuing young rabbit!), Marsh Tits, 1 Song Thrush, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit (JohnD)

16th May: Great Spotted Woodpecker, Cuckoo, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff ( Trevor Crompton)

10th May: Transect week 6: Brimstone 1, Green-veined White 8, Orange Tip 6

Bird Survey week 6: 10 Robin, 8 Blackbird, 7 Wren, 5 Blackcap, Great Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 3 Garden Warbler, 2 Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, 1 Treecreeper, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Buzzard, Common Whitethroat (NE end of wood), Mistle Thrush, also Moorhen, Lesser Whitethroat & Reed Bunting at meadow pond (RG,JC)

5th May: Hare, Muntjac, Green-veined White (JC)

30th April: Bird Survey week 5: 10 Robin, 8 Wren, 7 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 5 Blue Tit, Blackbird, 4 Willow Warbler, 3 Great Tit, 2 Buzzard, Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch, Green woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Garden Warbler, Bullfinch, Crow, Red Kite(pair), Song Thrush, Long-tailed Tit, Pheasant, Mistle Thrush. No transect just a Speckled Wood. (RG,HughS)

26th April: Transect week 4: Large White 1, Green-veined White 1, Orange Tip 19, Peacock 3, Comma 2, Speckled Wood 3, also Orange Underwing 1

Bird survey week 4: 17 Blue Tit, 12 Robin, 7 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Great Tit, 4 Willow Warbler, Blackbird, 3 Crow, 2 Marsh Tit (inc. pair), Wren, Mistle Thrush, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker (inc. excavating nest), 1 Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Song Thrush, Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Garden Warbler, Jackdaw, also Lesser Whitethroat and Reed Bunting in meadow. Also Palmate Newts (c20+!) and hundreds of tadpoles (RG,JohnD,JC)

20th April: Transect week 3: Brimstone 2, Small White 1, Green-veined White 2, Orange Tip 13, Peacock 5 also Small Tortoiseshell by the meadow Pond. Bird survey week 3: 14 Robins, 13 Blue Tits, 11 Wrens, 8 Blackcaps, 7 Chiffchaffs, 5 Great Tits, Willow Warblers, 4 Blackbirds, 3 Song Thrushes, Nuthatches, 2 Chaffinches, Buzzards, Crows, Mistle Thrushes, Wood Pigeons, 1 Green Woodpecker, Jay, Coal Tit, Stock Dove, also Common Whitethroat and Long-tailed Tit by the meadow pond. (RG)

14th April: Transect week 2: Green-veined White 1, Orange Tip 2, Peacock 3 Bird survey week 2: territory count: 17 Blue Tit, 15 Robin, 10 Great Tit (including with nesting material), 6 Chiffchaffs, 5 Blackbirds, 4 Coal Tits, 3 Willow Warblers, Blackcaps, 2 Marsh Tit, Wren, Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Buzzard, Crow, Wood Pigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker (RG, JC,JohnD)

6th April: 2 Siskins, 2 Willow Warblers, 2 Marsh Tits, Raven (RG,SH)

2nd April: Transect week 1: Peacock 8, Comma 4, also Orange Underwing Bird survey week 1: Territory count:11 Robins , Blue Tits, 10 Chiffchaffs, 6 Wrens, Great Tits, 4 Blackbirds, Marsh Tits, Nuthatches, Coal Tits, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Blackcaps, Crows, 1 Goldcrest, Goldfinch (nest material), Pheasant, Mistle Thrush, Buzzard, Jay (RG,JaneD,HS,JohnD)

24th March: 6 Brimstones & 4 Commas (Maurice Watkin)

19th March: Ravensroost - Minety along the byway: March Tit along the byway singing, Siskin heard over car park, 3 Hares around the byway in wood

2nd March: Late Winter Bird Survey: 38 Redwing, 22 Blue Tits, 14 Great Tits, 13 Blackbirds, 12 Robins, 7 Wrens, Nuthatches, 4 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Crows, Wood Pigeons, 3 Chaffinches, Jackdaws, 2 Coal Tits, Marsh Tits, Song Thrushes, Lesser Redpolls, 1 Mallard, Green Woodpecker, Mistle Thrush, Treecreeper, Goldfinch (Bold=song heard)

16th Feb: 2 Red Kites over, nearby a fem Sparrowhawk (Trevor Crompton)

28th Jan: Barn Owl flying over field near car park (Val MaCauley)

15th Jan: Male Chaffinch, Goldcrest Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Blue, Great, Long-tailed and Marsh Tit, 2 Goldfinch, Robins and a Fieldfare flying over (Dave Gilbert)