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Basingstoke Local Group BBAASSIINNGGSSTTOOKKEE LLOOCCAALL GGRROOUUPP MARCH 2015 NEWSLETTER http://www.rspb.org.uk/groups/basingstoke Contents: From The Group Leader Notices What’s Happening? March’s Outdoor Meeting April’s Outdoor Meeting February’s Outdoor Meeting Books You May Enjoy Reading Venezuela – The Last Bit! Local Wildlife News Quiz Page And Finally! Charity registered in England and Wales no. 207076 From The Group Leader Welcome to, hopefully, the beginning of spring! Signs of this are becoming ever more prevalent – flowers flowering, birds in song, migrants arriving, butterflies on the wing, moths coming to lights at night and myriads of other invertebrates appearing; the latter are sure to make the most of you as you try and spend time outside enjoying the more clement weather! However much they annoy you don’t forget that they’re the main part of so many birds diets, both the resident and migratory species such as Swift. With regard to the latter were you aware that they can rehydrate by catching rain drops? As the winter moves on the question of feeding birds through the breeding season is always raised. Due to this, here’s a summary of what’s highlighted on the Society’s website: Only feed selected foods at this time of year. Good hygiene is vital, or feeding may do more harm than good. During the summer months, birds require high protein foods, especially while they are moulting. Black sunflower seeds, pinhead oatmeal, soaked sultanas, raisins and currants, mild grated cheese, mealworms, waxworms, mixes for insectivorous birds, good seed mixtures without loose peanuts, RSPB food bars and summer seed mixture are all good foods to provide. Soft apples and pears cut in half, bananas and grapes are also good. Some people use soaked dog or cat food and tinned pet foods, but these may attract magpies, crows and cats. Avoid using peanuts, fat and bread at this time, since these can be harmful if adult birds feed them to their nestlings. If you feel you must put out peanuts, only do so in suitable mesh feeders that will not allow sizeable pieces of peanuts to be removed and provide a choking risk. Home-made fatballs can go soft and rancid in warm summer weather, and should be avoided. Commercially produced fat bars are suitable for summer feeding but discard any remains after three weeks. Temporary food shortage can occur at almost any time of the year, and if this happens during the breeding season, extra food on your bird table can make a big difference to the survival of young. Birds time their breeding period to exploit the availability of natural foods: earthworms in the case of blackbirds and song thrushes, and caterpillars in the case of tits and chaffinches. It is now known that if the weather turns cold or wet during spring or summer, severe shortage of insect food can occur, and if the weather is exceptionally dry, earthworms will be unavailable to the ground feeders because of the hard soil. I hope that the above helps you that worry as to whether you’re doing the right thing over the coming months. However, as always, if you’ve any queries relating to this, or anything else, please do feel free to contact us for advice, or even a chat. Do let us know how your garden birds are faring as the weather, natural food availability and their breeding activities change, as well as how you continue to ‘look after them’ during the, fingers etc. crossed, lengthier and balmier days of the British ‘summer. Peter E. Hutchins Notices Evening Walks Programme You’ll be pleased to hear that the majority of the dates during May and June on which it’s proposed that Evening Walks take place this year are now filled, both with sites to visit and Leaders to take you around them. However, there are dates still to be filled so if you’ve any ideas on local sites / areas to visit, birds that you or others might like to see locally or even feel like throwing yourself in to the role of a Leader please do let us know as soon as you’re able. It’s anticipated that the finished Programme will be advertised by the April Indoor Meeting at the latest and so any input or feedback from those that are yet to be involved in this would be appreciated as soon as is possible. House Martin Surveying During June and July surveying of House Martins throughout Britain will be takin place. If you’d be interested in helping with this, just two visits to check for nesting activity being needed over this period, please do make the Group Leader or the B.T.O aware of your interest. Both will then be happy to supply you with further details of the surveying and the areas still in need of surveyors. Brian’s Bees The honey that was on sale at recent Indoor Meetings will hopefully continue to be available for some time yet! Thank you to all those that purchased this locally sourced product, and to all those that do you in the future! Please do remember when considering to source honey in the future that this both locally produced, some of you may even know the bees, and that a donation to the Group is made on each purchase! Local Group Website The Local Group website continues to be worked upon by our trustee band of computer- literates, so if you haven't been to the site for a while, why not have a look and tell us what you think. Any thoughts on what we should include within the site will always be appreciated, this then helping to make the site more relevant to current group members, and helping to get across the right message to potential members. Link: http://www.rspb.org.uk/groups/basingstoke/ The continuing and ever-increasing work on the website has seen your Local Group website become the 2nd most visited in Britain not too long ago; an exceptional rise in the use of this and something to be justifiably pleased with – there are people out there interested in the Local Group and what it’s doing! Newsletter Mailings Do we have your email address? If not, please do pass it on so that the Group can communicate with you in a more environmentally manner! The monthly Newsletter being an example of this, saving resources, money and time by being mailed to you, rather than hard copies being created and perhaps only sitting partially read until the next one appears. Bird Food We are happy to supply any bird food to you at any time, just call on 01256 – 770831, 07895 – 388378 or mail us on [email protected] and we will arrange delivery to you. If you have any requirements that are not listed, please do let us know and we will ensure that they are available when you, or your birds, need them. Bird Food Pricelist: The below are examples of just a few of the items that we can supply. Please do enquire after anything else and we will provide you with a cost, time of delivery etc. As both of us are currently working in / about Basingstoke delivery can be expected to be completed within a day of an order being received – can you get that service anywhere else? Prices vary according to the seasonality of the foods, where we are able to source them from, and so on, but a few for reference are: Wild bird Mix 40p/lb. or 88p/kg Peanuts £1/lb. or £2.20/kg Black Sunflowers £1/lb or £2.20/kg Sunflower Hearts £1.10/lb or £2.42/kg Niger £1/lb or £2.20/kg Fat Squares £1 each Fat Pecker Balls 25p each Also available are a range of birdboxes and feeders. A variety of items will be available at most Indoor Meetings but if there is something ‘missing’ that you want, please do let us know. Peter & Alison Annual General Meeting It’s almost that time again! So, if you’ve anything you’d like raised at the A.G.M. please do let the Committee know as soon as you’re able – especially if you’re interested in becoming part of the latter! What’s Happening? A few of the forthcoming local events that will hopefully help keep you entertained as the days continue to disappear under darkness: Basingstoke Natural History Society [email protected] Annual General Meeting Date 14th March Time 20:00pm United Reformed Church, London Street, Basingstoke. For further information please contact: Patricia & Colin Stubbs: 01256 323324; Diane Rampton: 01256 467533 or Nicola Williams: 01256 353194. 5 Hampshire & Isle Of Wight Wildlife Trust http://www.hwt.org.uk/ Snowdrops & Woodland Birds Date 20th February Time 10:30am to 12:30pm A walk to watch winter birds. Join us for a walk and to watch winter birds at the Chase Nature Reserve (run by the National Trust). Meet at the Station Road car park, Broad Laying near Woolton Hill, south of Newbury, Hampshire, RG20 0NB; Map reference SU 442627 Springtime Wolverton Walk Date 19th March 6 Time 10:30am to 12:30pm A walk through the countryside around Wolverton. Join us for a walk through the farmland, common & woods around Wolverton to see the early spring fauna and flora. Meet and park at Wolverton Townsend Village Hall (Map Ref: SU553 583) this in Ramsdell Road, Wolverton a few hundred yards from its junction with the A339. For details please contact Gerry Gardner on 01189 700859 01189 700859 Basingstoke Wildlife Watch - Has Spring Sprung Yet? Wildlife Watch photo, WildNet, by T Marshall.
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