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F I E L D F A Journal of the RUTLAND NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY Registered Charity Number 514693 www.rnhs.org.uk No 271 (283) November 2012 CONTENTS Noticeboard 1 Moth notes 10 F RNHS events 2 Orthoptera report 11 Weather summary 4 Plant galls report 13 Amphibian and reptile report 5 Insects and others 15 i Bird report 5 Bat report 17 Botany notes 9 Mammal report 20 e Butterfly notes 9 Membership renewal form 20 l NOTICEBOARD You will see that on January 8 we have a Members’ Evening. This is a chance d for members to tell the Society about interesting discoveries or activities and show pictures. We already have a fine line-up so it promises to be a fascinating evening. But if you fancy taking part, please let Roy or Dawn know in advance. Each person f will have ten minute maximum slot, and photos can be digital or slides. And even if you don’t want to take part yourself, come along and find out what your fellow members get up to in their spare time! a Ann Tomlinson, Chairman r Membership Renewal Thank you very much to those who have now renewed for 2013, but there are still e many who have not done so yet. Please would those who pay annually either in Chairman Mrs A Tomlinson person or by cheque do it NOW – it is so helpful. Cheques should be made payable River House, 9 Aldgate to RNHS, not to me, and there’s a form on the last page. Ketton PE9 3TD 01780 721622 Secretary Mrs L Biddle To Our Deliverers – Thanks! 21 Waverley Gardens I’ve been asked by the Committee to heartily thank all who distribute the Society’s Stamford PE9 1BH 01780 762108 Annual Reports, Fieldfares and Membership Cards. The Society would have Membership Secretary & to increase subscriptions by a substantial figure if all were posted. Our current Record Cards Deliverers are: Mr G R Worrall 6 Redland Close John Ansley (part Oakham) Enid and Patrick Mann (Langham) Barrowden LE15 8ES Ruth Archer (Lyddington) Philip Rudkin (Stamford) 01572 747302 Michael Clarke (part Oakham) Ann Tomlinson (Ketton) Fieldfare Editor Mrs H Ellis Norman Gordon (part Oakham) Raven Williams (various villages) Old Hunt’s Maltings Tony Land (Uppingham) Linda Worrall (Barrowden & Water Street Wakerley). Stamford PE9 2NJ Philip Langston (part Oakham) 01780 482048 I am always amazed at how quickly the deliveries are made, whatever the weather. Programme Secretary Mrs D Whitefield Graham Worrall, Membership Secretary Dairy Cottage, 33 Somerby Rd Knossington LE15 8LY 01664 454578 Lonsdale Printing 01933 228855 How about becoming a Hedgerow Adviser? The Rutland Branch of the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) is looking for a volunteer to act as its Hedgerow Officer. The latter would be a member of the Branch Committee and report to it from time to time (but need not be a CPRE member nor attend all the committee’s meetings). An important part of the job is to make contact with the person in Rutland Council office esponsibler for planning applications relating to removal of hedgerows, arrange to be sent notice of these and then to object or comment as appropriate. He or she would also carry out hedgerow surveys within the Rutland area as and when required using the CPRE ‘packs’ for the purpose. A comprehensive CPRE handbook on the law and good practice relating to hedgerows is available for guidance. If you have an interest in, and preferably some knowledge of, hedgerows and would like to discuss the matter further, please contact Julian Lessey, the Chairman of CPRE Rutland, tel: 01780 410533, e-mail: [email protected]. RUTLAND Natural History SOCIETY EVENTS Full details of all these events can be found on our website at www.rnhs.org.uk. OUTDOOR EVENTS Sunday 13 January 2013 BEDFORD PURLIEUS WOOD 10 am Our ‘New Year’ walk at Bedford Purlieus to look for animal signs, fungi and anything else of winter interest (pity the dormice will be hibernating - see page 20). Led by Linda and Anthony Biddle, RNHS. Directions: Meet at map ref TL 054 990 on the Wansford to King’s Cliffe road, about half a mile outside Wansford at the junction with the small road to Yarwell. Sunday 17 February 2013 NENE WASHES AT ELDERNELL 10 am Eldernell is just beyond Whittlesey. Migrant wildfowl are bound to be much in evidence, plus hopefully owl species, and, depending on water levels, wild swans. Led by Ann Tomlinson, RNHS. Directions: Take the A605 from Peterborough heading towards March. Just past the village of Coates take the turning Eldernell Lane on the north side of the road. Follow this lane until you reach the Nene Washes, where there is a small car park. Map ref TL 318 992. Setting out, RNHS meeting, Horn Mill, 12 August 2012 INDOOR EVENTS RNHS indoor meetings are held at the Oakham Church of England School, Burley Road, Oakham; free tea and coffee afterwards. Tuesday 4 December 2012 WEATHER AND BIRD BEHAVIOUR 7.30 pm With Tim Newbery, a weather forecaster with the Meteorological Office, currently working at Royal Air Force Coningsby. Tuesday 8 January 2013 MEMBERS’ EVENING 7.30 pm A fun evening hearing about fellow members’ discoveries. More details on page 1. If you would like to bring photos or information yourself, please contact Dawn Whitefield or Roy Edwards as soon as possible: Dawn Whitefield: 01664 454 578 Roy Edwards: 01572 757205 Tuesday 5 February 2013 THE LIFE OF THE LADYBIRD 7.30 pm With Dr Helen Roy, Coordinator of Zoological Data and Research at the Biological Record Centre, and a very interesting and enthusiastic speaker who you may have heard on Radio 4, Tuesday 5 March 2013 RAPTORS 7.30 pm Learn a lot more about raptors with Simon Dudhill of the Raptor Foundation. LEICESTER AND RUTLAND WILDLIFE TRUST RUTLAND GROUP Rutland Group indoor events are held at the Anglian Water Birdwatching Centre, Egleton; admission £1 includes tea/coffee/biscuits. See www.lrwt.org.uk, or phone 0116 272 0444 in office hours, for events in Leicestershire and Rutland, including guided walks. Monday 10 December 2012 WILDLIFE QUIZ 7.30 pm How good is your wildlife knowledge? Come and test yourself and friends with a quiz set by the committee – teams of up to 4, a small charge of £3 per head, and refreshments provided will include a glass of mulled wine and mince pies. Prizes for the winning team. (Note that the date is earlier than usual to compensate for the hectic season.) Monday 21 January 2013 TREES 7.30 pm Edward Milner, author of Trees of Britain and Ireland, will talk about his work with trees. Considering the latest news about the threat to our ash trees from a fungal disease, this talk will be of particular relevance. Monday 18 February 2013 PADDOCK GRAZING FOR WILDLIFE 7.30 pm Elizabeth Ranelagh will talk about paddock grazing for wildlife. Horses are perceived as bad grazers and damaging to grassland, but with correct management they can safely graze species-rich grasslands and attract wildlife. The talk will look at how both the horse and the habitat can benefit from a wider conservation approach. LINCOLNSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST See www.lincstrust.org.uk, or phone 01507 526 677 in office hours, for details of the LWT Bourne Group’s events and other Lincstrust events in Lincolnshire. WEATHER SUMMARY Roy Lemmon 87 Empingham Road, Stamford PE9 2SU. Telephone: 01780 762051 September 2012 Temperatures Again a cool month, from my records the mean minimum at 5.44 °C was the Atmospheric pressure and winds The month 8th coolest in the last decade, only 2003 and 2008 started with high pressures and remained this were cooler, by 0.54 °C and 0.34 °C respectively. way until the 24th–28th, and then finished off The mean maximum for the month was 13.44 °C high again. The highest I recorded was 1028 mb and this was the lowest in the past decade, being on the 6th; and the lowest 986.5 mb on the 25th. 0.7 °C cooler than 2003. As in September, the The low period referred to above predictably Central England temperature was also 1 °C below gave a considerable amount of rain. Winds were the mean for the standard reference period 1981 to predominantly SW-W until the 22nd, then N-NE 2010. Nationally in the last 100 years, 27 Octobers to the 27th, finishing the month S-W. were cooler, 70 were warmer and 3 had the same Temperature A cool September, the lowest overall mean temperature. mean in the last decade of my records. The Rain A wet month – I recorded a total of 78.1 mm mean minimum, 8.12 °C, was the lowest of the (3.07 inches) which is 150% of my long term mean decade and the mean maximum, 18.91 °C, was of 23 years. 40% of this fell in the first half of the slightly warmer than 2008. Nationally the Central month, the daily quantities were appreciable and England temperature was l °C below normal and no rain fell on 9 days. In the second half there in the past 100 years only 25 Septembers were were only three days without rain, but daily colder. quantities were generally small and therefore Rain This month was a little wetter than one difficult to measure accurately. Ranged over might expect; the total recorded here was 56.9 England and Wales, rainfall was 4.88 inches or mm (2.24 inches), which is 115% of my long term 120% of the average for the standard reference mean.
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