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Stonechat
Saxicola
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Early
March should see the first real indications of
visible migration and bring with it scarcer birds
such as Stonechat to the Eakring area. Spring 2008 saw
record numbers in March, followed in late April
by this male, that showed characteristics of the
Continental race. Nearly 50 Stonechats have been
recorded here since the first in 1999.
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| Sherwood
Forest - a brief invertebrate history |
| Sherwood
Forest is well known across the world as
the traditional home of the legend that
is Robin Hood. Many thousands of tourists
visit the site throughout the year to see
the magnificent Major Oak. But whilst
tourism puts money into the local
economy, it also assists in creating
additional pressures on the forest's
already fragile ecology. |
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| Leaf beetles - Cryptocephalus
sp |
| Out of 20 Cryptocephalus
species on the UK list, at least 14 of these
are RDB listed or Nationally notable. 
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| Leaf beetles - Chrysolina
sp |
| There are 18 Chrysolina
species in the UK, nearly half of which are
classed as RDB or Nationally notable. 
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Eakring
bird news 2010 Merlin
through (March 14th) Stonechat near
Eakring Meadows (13th) and increasing
numbers of Fieldfare and Starling
beginning to build at Tug Bridge Farm. |
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Migration
summary 2009 2009
marked the 12th year of recording
migration through the Eakring area.
Overall, it was once again the usual mix
of several rarities and mixed fortunes
for several migrants. |
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January
2010 bird review Severely
cold weather, with standing snow and ice
for the first two weeks of the year,
helped to ensure an excellent start to
the new year with Short-eared Owl and
Lapland Bunting. |
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Insect
and arachnid news 2010 Recent
invertebrate sightings include a second
Sherwood record of the Jewel Beetle Agrilus
sinuatus, also found recently at
Eakring Meadows. Updated 10/03/10. |
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Systematic
bird list 2009 A
year list ending on 124 species, meant
that 2009 was never going to be the best
of years, but was by no means without
it's highlights and the typical range of
semi-rarities that often occur. |
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Species'
migration Index
page which provides links to individual
species migration pages, showing the
monthly and annual counts of 55 regular
migrant species from 1998. Includes all
2009 migration data. |
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| Green Weevils - Phyllobius
sp |
| Common and usually bright
irridescent green makes Nottinghamshire's Phyllobius
Weevils obvious, even to those with liitle
interest in beetles. Six out of of nine
Nottinghamshire species are currently
illustrated. 
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