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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

25th May 2010 ... Weekly volunteeers

Present:   John, Ron, David and Martin

Activities:

- lookered the ponies
- dug up ragwort on the cricket field, both sides
- cleared bracken from M1, beeches avenue
- cleared birch and pine saplings from area of wood and heath opposite the cricket field
- inspected the sphagnum heath for berm possibilities

observations:
- two adult and at least two young Ravens
- Hobbies calling from one of their standard haunts
- Tree pipits behaving in a strange territorial way --  appearing to be young?
- Small copper, brimstones, speckled woods and one green hairstreak
- crossbills, 4 siskin, Jackdaw, swift, swallow, tree creeper singing
- palish adder

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