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Monday, October 31, 2011

11th October 2011 -- Weekly Volunteers


Present :

John, Alan, Ron, Neil, David, Keith, Jonathan, Pat, and Martin

Activities :

- cutting more pine with yellow spots near 13th pond
- finished clearing weed from pond
- ring barking a few pine to break up lines near stream.  Principle of allowing
   more light through for the dragon flies.
- switched off the water to the water troughs.  We did not drain.  Need to
   reconsider when Cattle come

Observations :

- 9 woodlark in flock.  Some singing during day
- siskins, redpoll, crossbill
- 2 types of caterpillar, one a looper, the other not
- 4 swallows plus
- common darter, migrant and southern hawkers
- meadow pipit, skylark
- herring gull
- damsons all taken


Martin

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