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Wildlife Wildlife Comment - update 26th May 2010
| Wildlife Comment - update 26th May 2010 |
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| Written by David German |
| Wednesday, 20 January 2010 16:25 |
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Stop Press: Today a neighbour reported seeing two Red Kites flying over Townsend. They were being buzzed by Rooks. Is this a first sighting in the village or have we just not noticed them before? Has anyone else seen them? 26.05.10 ******************************************************************************
As well as the update below, you may find it rewarding to read the advice and ideas on the " Wildabout Wildlife " web site run by the Wildlife Trusts and the Royal Horticultural Society.
Here is the web address: http://www.wildaboutgardens.org  “The RHS and The Wildlife Trusts – encouraging wildlife into your garden”
Find out more about the creatures regularly found in our gardens, and discover what they do there. Willow warblerPhylloscopus trochilusMore and more summer migrant birds are arriving now with the most common being the willow warbler, which should be appearing in large numbers by early May. They can often be seen in gardens, but are largely insectivorous so are unlikely to visit bird feeders. Look for them at the ends of branches, searching the undersides of leaves for aphids. Another very similar bird is the chiff chaff, which can often only be distinguished by the very different songs. The chiff chaff's song is how it gets its name, a repeated "chiff chaff" sound, whereas the willow warbler has a far more melodic, rippling sound. **************************************************************************
It’s good to see so many major conservation organisations urging us to “Garden for Wildlife”. Including not only the Wildlife Trust but also the RSPB, Natural England, the Royal Horticultural Society and the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts. Here is what the Somerset Wildlife Trust has to say.
Wild about Gardens gives advice about Wildlife in May:
In May, the garden teems with plant and animal life, making it easy to see the link between gardens and wildlife. As gardeners, we can do a lot to contribute towards the International Year of Biodiversity, just by doing all the normal wildlife-friendly things. But we can go one step further and help some declining species that regularly rely on gardens. **************************************************************************
In local fields birds have been busy stripping berries from the hedges and it wont be long before they can use the two year old hedge planted in a near by field. The new hedge, 200m long and with seven species of hedge plants contains: field maple, wild privet, blackthorn, spindle, Quickthorn (or hawthorn), common dogwood and wayfarer. The field is being managed as a wildflower meadow and contains many of the familiar wild flowers like Bee and Pyramidal Orchid, common Knapweed and Field Scabious. It’s most attractive and numerous butterfly is the Marbled White. If you know of any areas like this round the village please let us know. Call me on 259688 Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites |
