DOCSLIB.ORG

Adrian Bennett

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Adrian Bennett HIGH BATTS 2013 Front cover photograph: Male Kestrel by Brian Darbyshire 2012 HIGH BATTS Annual Report 2013 Published by High Batts Nature Reserve 2014 1 © copyright High Batts Nature Reserve 2014, c/o Chair of the Trustees: Colin E Slator, Broadacres, Kirby Hill, Boroughbridge YO51 9DH This publication is copyright. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of the Publisher. The editorial team thanks the following for providing illustrations: • Maps of Reserve and Recording Area on inside covers by Peter Hills • Title page drawing by Robert Adams of a Reed Warbler recorded at High Batts in 2013 • Photographs by Brian Darbyshire or as attributed Published by High Batts Nature Reserve Charity number 1151676 Compiled and edited by Alwin Knowles, Colin Slator, Patricia Rumbold and Peter Hills. Printed by North Yorkshire Document Management Centre Northallerton 2 Contents Page Foreword 4 Trustees, officers and recorders 6 Chairman’s Report 8 Pictures from 2013 11 Reserve Management Report 15 Reports for: Kingdom FUNGI and PLANTAE Fungi (Adrian Bennett) 17 Ferns and Flowering Plants (Robert Adams) 23 Mosses and Liverworts (no report) Kingdom ANIMALIA Butterflies (Will Rich) 24 Other Insects and Invertebrates (Jim Jobe) 30 Checklist of the beetles of HB and its 34 environs- Part 2 Moths (Jill Warwick) 39 Damselflies and Dragonflies (Stephen Worwood) 42 Lampreys, Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles (Barry 44 Slaymaker) Birds (Ann Macintosh) 45 Bird Ringing Report (Jill Warwick) 58 Mammals (Ray O’Donnell) 62 General Information about the Reserve 66 Maps of Reserve and Recording Area Inside covers 3 Foreword We are delighted to be able to bring you the latest annual report from High Batts Nature Reserve, recording another year of significant achievement in the “on the ground” management of the Reserve and the administrative organisation which supports it. High Batts has been managed as a nature reserve since 1973, and over the past 40 years, enormous numbers of hours have been expended by many individuals in order to protect and conserve this natural environment and its wildlife. During that time, the Reserve has seen many changes, and the published Annual Reports, and the species reports which they contain, are crucial in documenting those changes. It is by this monitoring process that we can see whether the conservation work that is being done is effective and that we can measure the impacts of external factors on the Reserve. The more data of this nature that is available the more effective is the monitoring process and the more informed we are about what we need to do. We would like to urge all members who visit the Reserve to let us have feedback about what they see and experience; this might be in the form of a completed species list, a note of a significant sighting or event, or a photograph. Please do not think that you need to be an expert to contribute or that we are only interested in hearing about rarities. Anything you have seen which interests you is worth recording and passing on to us. What we need to know is what you have seen, and where and when it was. This report provides contact details for various officers or you can email to [email protected]. As always this report is a result of and testament to, the efforts of the many individuals who serve in various capacities or who offer us support and assistance. High Batts is operated by volunteers and we are extremely fortunate in having so many people who provide their 4 extensive range of skills and experience so generously. We are hugely appreciative of their hard work, commitment and goodwill. Without their contribution High Batts as we know it would not exist. We particularly wish to thank our landlords, the Norton Conyers Estate and we are especially indebted to Sir James Graham for his generosity and support. In addition we would like to thank our neighbours, Bob Orange and Georgina Watkins of Hanson Aggregates, John Stockil of North Parks Farm, Brian and Sue Morland of Bellflask and Robert Staveley of Lightwater. Finally, we acknowledge the generosity of Hanson HEIDELBERG Cement Group in sponsoring the printing of this report. Colin Slator Alwin Knowles Peter Hills Patricia Rumbold - Annual Report Editorial Team 5 Trustees, Officers and Recorders (as at December 2013) Trustees Robert Adams David Beeken Chairman Kath Beeken Treasurer Brian Darbyshire Anne Durkan Chris Jeffery Alwin Knowles Secretary Colin Slator Roy Waite Stephen Worwood Ex-officio Officers: Pat Rumbold (Minutes Secretary/Fund-raising Secretary/ Lectures Organiser), Robert Adams (Warden and Newsletter Editor), Brian Darbyshire (Assistant Warden), Peter Hills (Membership Secretary), Launa Woodruff (Record Collection & Distribution). Honorary Life Members: Richy Graham, Colin Slator. Recorders: Robert Adams (Ferns and Flowering Plants), Ann Macintosh (Birds), Will Rich (Butterflies), Jim Jobe (Insects other than Lepidoptera and Odonata; Plant Galls), Ray O'Donnell (Mammals), Barry Slaymaker (Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles), Jill Warwick (Moths), Stephen Worwood (Odonata), Adrian Bennett (Fungi). 6 Chairman’s Report for 2013 by David Beeken For the third year in a row, my report starts with the application for the reserve to be approved as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). The 2013 AGM was brought forward to 11th April in order to expedite the final stages of the process, and after a gratifying response from members who attended in numbers, the meeting agreed the necessary changes to the Reserve’s stated objects. Thus the Charities Commission was able to advise us on 19th April that our application had been successful. Recognition as a CIO marks a truly significant event in the history of High Batts, and our thanks go again to our Secretary Alwin Knowles to whose skill and diligence we owe the achievement. The Trustees required to accord with the new constitution were confirmed as Robert Adams, David Beeken, Kathryn Beeken, Brian Darbyshire, Ann Durkan, Christopher Jeffery, Alwin Knowles, Patricia Rumbold, Colin Slator, Roy Waite and Stephen Worwood. Prior to the CIO matters, the AGM dealt with the formal matters of approval of the 2012 AGM, the Chairman’s Report and Treasurer’s Report. Proceedings closed with a sincere vote of thanks to Dr Arthur Kinnear, who had stood down as a Reserve Trustee, and who had devoted many years of invaluable service to High Batts. He had acted as Secretary, Editor of Annual Reports, newsletter editor and an unfailing source of wise counsel. Also recalled was member Bill Smith who had recently passed away, and who had collected and distributed species records from the hide until he was in his 90s. Those present then enjoyed refreshments and some images taken by Pat and Ray Rumbold on a visit to Reykjavik. Harrogate Borough Council eventually identified funding for a part-time Ranger post for the sites including High Batts in the Ripon area; the necessary personnel processes of filling the vacancy took several months. Eventually Sam Walker was appointed, and he commenced his duties in mid-October by immediately bringing the much missed mowing equipment necessary to deal with managing the sides of the main ride and associated areas. A further year passed with no sign of the resolution of the internal matters of the Norton Conyers Estate which have caused the delay in drawing up a new lease for the Reserve. I can say, though, that at the end of the calendar year there were some promising “straws in wind”, promoting the hope that the drawing up of a new lease will be achieved in 2014. The Management Committee met twice prior to the change in legal status, and then the new CIO Trustees met on a further three occasions in 2013 in addition to the Annual General Meeting mentioned above. 8 After the complete washout in 2012, 7th July this year was as good a summer day as could be wished for, and around 80 visitors abandoned the tennis on TV in favour of High Batts. As usual, there was great interest in the pond-dipping, results of small mammal trapping and the glass-sided beehive. The Ripon Moth -ers had set up light traps in the Reserve late on the evening of 6th July, and a dedicated young volunteer, Jonny Fisk, rose before crack of dawn to switch off the lights and begin the sorting and identification process. The most interesting moth species were placed on display at “The Hotel”, where the East Dales Ringing Group were present, allowing visitors to see the birds in the hand as their vital statistics were determined and recorded prior to release. Bright sunlight is not an ideal weather condition for mist-netting, but what the birds lacked in number was made up by the variety, and birds of 13 species were processed. (4 Blackcaps, 6 Whitethroats - 5 of which were juveniles, 3 Willow Warblers, 2 Chiffchaffs, a Blackbird, a Blue Tit, 3 Great Tits, a Marsh Tit, a Dunnock, a Wren, a juvenile Treecreeper, 2 Bullfinches and a Great-Spotted Woodpecker). At a good time for flowers, dragonflies, damselflies and butterflies, Open Day 2013 was a real pleasure. We trust that the RSPB Harrogate Group and the Nidderdale Birdwatchers who had representatives present gained new recruits. In mentioning the application by Hanson to extract gravel from Pennycroft, my 2012 report anticipated that the results of additional work being undertaken by Hanson arising from the comments made by Reserve representatives at a meeting with the company would be discussed with us in 2013. In the event, apart from a stated intention to hold further discussions with us in the autumn which did not take place, absolutely nothing happened as far as High Batts was concerned.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Water Beetles
    Ireland Red List No. 1 Water beetles Ireland Red List No. 1: Water beetles G.N. Foster1, B.H. Nelson2 & Á. O Connor3 1 3 Eglinton Terrace, Ayr KA7 1JJ 2 Department of Natural Sciences, National Museums Northern Ireland 3 National Parks & Wildlife Service, Department of Environment, Heritage & Local Government Citation: Foster, G. N., Nelson, B. H. & O Connor, Á. (2009) Ireland Red List No. 1 – Water beetles. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin, Ireland. Cover images from top: Dryops similaris (© Roy Anderson); Gyrinus urinator, Hygrotus decoratus, Berosus signaticollis & Platambus maculatus (all © Jonty Denton) Ireland Red List Series Editors: N. Kingston & F. Marnell © National Parks and Wildlife Service 2009 ISSN 2009‐2016 Red list of Irish Water beetles 2009 ____________________________ CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................................................... 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...................................................................................................................................... 2 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................ 3 NOMENCLATURE AND THE IRISH CHECKLIST................................................................................................ 3 COVERAGE .......................................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Lessons from Genome Skimming of Arthropod-Preserving Ethanol Benjamin Linard, P
    View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Archive Ouverte en Sciences de l'Information et de la Communication Lessons from genome skimming of arthropod-preserving ethanol Benjamin Linard, P. Arribas, C. Andújar, A. Crampton-Platt, A. P. Vogler To cite this version: Benjamin Linard, P. Arribas, C. Andújar, A. Crampton-Platt, A. P. Vogler. Lessons from genome skimming of arthropod-preserving ethanol. Molecular Ecology Resources, Wiley/Blackwell, 2016, 16 (6), pp.1365-1377. 10.1111/1755-0998.12539. hal-01636888 HAL Id: hal-01636888 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01636888 Submitted on 17 Jan 2019 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. 1 Lessons from genome skimming of arthropod-preserving 2 ethanol 3 Linard B.*1,4, Arribas P.*1,2,5, Andújar C.1,2, Crampton-Platt A.1,3, Vogler A.P. 1,2 4 5 1 Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 6 5BD, UK, 7 2 Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot 8 SL5 7PY, UK, 9 3 Department
    [Show full text]
  • Dytiscid Water Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Yukon
    Dytiscid water beetles of the Yukon FRONTISPIECE. Neoscutopterus horni (Crotch), a large, black species of dytiscid beetle that is common in sphagnum bog pools throughout the Yukon Territory. 491 Dytiscid Water Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Yukon DAVID J. LARSON Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada A1B 3X9 Abstract. One hundred and thirteen species of Dytiscidae (Coleoptera) are recorded from the Yukon Territory. The Yukon distribution, total geographical range and habitat of each of these species is described and multi-species patterns are summarized in tabular form. Several different range patterns are recognized with most species being Holarctic or transcontinental Nearctic boreal (73%) in lentic habitats. Other major range patterns are Arctic (20 species) and Cordilleran (12 species), while a few species are considered to have Grassland (7), Deciduous forest (2) or Southern (5) distributions. Sixteen species have a Beringian and glaciated western Nearctic distribution, i.e. the only Nearctic Wisconsinan refugial area encompassed by their present range is the Alaskan/Central Yukon refugium; 5 of these species are closely confined to this area while 11 have wide ranges that extend in the arctic and/or boreal zones east to Hudson Bay. Résumé. Les dytiques (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) du Yukon. Cent treize espèces de dytiques (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) sont connues au Yukon. Leur répartition au Yukon, leur répartition globale et leur habitat sont décrits et un tableau résume les regroupements d’espèces. La répartition permet de reconnaître plusieurs éléments: la majorité des espèces sont holarctiques ou transcontinentales-néarctiques-boréales (73%) dans des habitats lénitiques. Vingt espèces sont arctiques, 12 sont cordillériennes, alors qu’un petit nombre sont de la prairie herbeuse (7), ou de la forêt décidue (2), ou sont australes (5).
    [Show full text]
  • Annales Zoologici Fennici 39: 109-123
    ANN. ZOOL. FENNICI Vol. 39 • Dispersing diving beetles in different landscapes 109 Ann. Zool. Fennici 39: 109–123 ISSN 0003-455X Helsinki 14 June 2002 © Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board 2002 Dispersing diving beetles (Dytiscidae) in agricultural and urban landscapes in south-eastern Sweden Elisabeth Lundkvist*, Jan Landin & Fredrik Karlsson Department of Biology, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden (*e-mail: [email protected]) Received 6 April 2001, accepted 15 October 2001 Lundkvist, E., Landin, J. & Karlsson, F. 2002: Dispersing diving beetles (Dytiscidae) in agricultural and urban landscapes in south-eastern Sweden. — Ann. Zool. Fennici 39: 109–123. Flying dytiscids were trapped in an agricultural landscape with wetlands in different successional stages and in two urban landscapes with young wetlands. We compared the faunas in air and in water. Hydroporus and Agabus were the most frequently trapped genera in air. Most species were trapped near water in the agricultural landscape; species characteristic of later successional stages were common in air and dominated in water. In the urban landscapes, species were mainly trapped far from water and species known to colonise new waters were common in air and in the youngest waters. Overall, females and immature adults were more common in fl ight catches during April–July than during August–October. Our results indicate that urbanisation would result in a less diverse fauna, but may lead to an assemblage dominated by species that are infrequent in agricultural landscapes. To obtain a rich wetland insect fauna, a wide range of wetland types is required at the landscape scale. Introduction both in space and time (Bilton 1994).
    [Show full text]
  • Metacommunities and Biodiversity Patterns in Mediterranean Temporary Ponds: the Role of Pond Size, Network Connectivity and Dispersal Mode
    METACOMMUNITIES AND BIODIVERSITY PATTERNS IN MEDITERRANEAN TEMPORARY PONDS: THE ROLE OF POND SIZE, NETWORK CONNECTIVITY AND DISPERSAL MODE Irene Tornero Pinilla Per citar o enllaçar aquest document: Para citar o enlazar este documento: Use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://www.tdx.cat/handle/10803/670096 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.ca Aquesta obra està subjecta a una llicència Creative Commons Reconeixement- NoComercial Esta obra está bajo una licencia Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial licence DOCTORAL THESIS Metacommunities and biodiversity patterns in Mediterranean temporary ponds: the role of pond size, network connectivity and dispersal mode Irene Tornero Pinilla 2020 DOCTORAL THESIS Metacommunities and biodiversity patterns in Mediterranean temporary ponds: the role of pond size, network connectivity and dispersal mode IRENE TORNERO PINILLA 2020 DOCTORAL PROGRAMME IN WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SUPERVISED BY DR DANI BOIX MASAFRET DR STÉPHANIE GASCÓN GARCIA Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements to obtain the Degree of Doctor at the University of Girona Dr Dani Boix Masafret and Dr Stéphanie Gascón Garcia, from the University of Girona, DECLARE: That the thesis entitled Metacommunities and biodiversity patterns in Mediterranean temporary ponds: the role of pond size, network connectivity and dispersal mode submitted by Irene Tornero Pinilla to obtain a doctoral degree has been completed under our supervision. In witness thereof, we hereby sign this document. Dr Dani Boix Masafret Dr Stéphanie Gascón Garcia Girona, 22nd November 2019 A mi familia Caminante, son tus huellas el camino y nada más; Caminante, no hay camino, se hace camino al andar.
    [Show full text]
  • ISSUE 77 / AUG 2016 Weed Biocontrol WHAT’S NEW?
    ISSUE 77 / AUG 2016 Weed Biocontrol WHAT’S NEW? Highlights • THREE NEW AGENTS APPROVED FOR TWO WEEDS • SMUT FOR TRADESCANTIA SOON • MORE EVIDENCE OF RAGWORT BIOCONTROL SUCCESS Tradescantia yellow leaf spot Robert Barreto Contents Bristly Dairy Farm Dilemma BRISTLY DAIRY FARM DILEMMA 2 COMPARING RAGWORT THEN Dairy farms around the North Island are struggling to keep pastures clean as another WITH NOW: PART ONE 4 weed, yellow bristle brass (Setaria pumila), is making its presence felt. Yellow bristle grass (YBG) is one of eight Setaria species found in New Zealand, and while not all of them are THREE NEW AGENTS APPROVED considered weeds, S. pumila has become a big problem, particularly in Taranaki, Waikato, FOR TWO WEEDS 6 South Auckland and the Bay of Plenty. Recent data suggests a possible hybrid origin for many plants commonly referred to as YBG, and it appears that this form, which may have SMUT FOR TRADESCANTIA SOON 7 recently arisen in New Zealand, is extremely weedy. SPRING ACTIVITIES 8 Originally from southern Asia, YBG has spread throughout Europe, Africa, North America and Australia. It was most likely brought accidentally to New Zealand as a contaminant WHO’S WHO IN BIOLOGICAL in grass seed. As the name suggests, YBG has a bristly seed head which attaches easily CONTROL OF WEEDS? 10 to the hair of animals and can be moved between farms in feed such as hay. The loss of grass production on dairy farms due to the presence of YBG has been estimated at around FURTHER READING 12 20%, which lowers farm productivity considerably.
    [Show full text]
  • Additions, Deletions and Corrections to An
    Bulletin of the Irish Biogeographical Society No. 36 (2012) ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE IRISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS (LEPIDOPTERA) WITH A CONCISE CHECKLIST OF IRISH SPECIES AND ELACHISTA BIATOMELLA (STAINTON, 1848) NEW TO IRELAND K. G. M. Bond1 and J. P. O’Connor2 1Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, School of BEES, University College Cork, Distillery Fields, North Mall, Cork, Ireland. e-mail: <[email protected]> 2Emeritus Entomologist, National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. Abstract Additions, deletions and corrections are made to the Irish checklist of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera). Elachista biatomella (Stainton, 1848) is added to the Irish list. The total number of confirmed Irish species of Lepidoptera now stands at 1480. Key words: Lepidoptera, additions, deletions, corrections, Irish list, Elachista biatomella Introduction Bond, Nash and O’Connor (2006) provided a checklist of the Irish Lepidoptera. Since its publication, many new discoveries have been made and are reported here. In addition, several deletions have been made. A concise and updated checklist is provided. The following abbreviations are used in the text: BM(NH) – The Natural History Museum, London; NMINH – National Museum of Ireland, Natural History, Dublin. The total number of confirmed Irish species now stands at 1480, an addition of 68 since Bond et al. (2006). Taxonomic arrangement As a result of recent systematic research, it has been necessary to replace the arrangement familiar to British and Irish Lepidopterists by the Fauna Europaea [FE] system used by Karsholt 60 Bulletin of the Irish Biogeographical Society No. 36 (2012) and Razowski, which is widely used in continental Europe.
    [Show full text]
  • A Manual for the Survey and Evaluation of the Aquatic Plant and Invertebrate Assemblages of Grazing Marsh Ditch Systems
    A manual for the survey and evaluation of the aquatic plant and invertebrate assemblages of grazing marsh ditch systems Version 6 Margaret Palmer Martin Drake Nick Stewart May 2013 Contents Page Summary 3 1. Introduction 4 2. A standard method for the field survey of ditch flora 5 2.1 Field survey procedure 5 2.2 Access and licenses 6 2.3 Guidance for completing the recording form 6 Field recording form for ditch vegetation survey 10 3. A standard method for the field survey of aquatic macro- invertebrates in ditches 12 3.1 Number of ditches to be surveyed 12 3.2 Timing of survey 12 3.3 Access and licences 12 3.4 Equipment 13 3.5 Sampling procedure 13 3.6 Taxonomic groups to be recorded 15 3.7 Recording in the field 17 3.8 Laboratory procedure 17 Field recording form for ditch invertebrate survey 18 4. A system for the evaluation and ranking of the aquatic plant and macro-invertebrate assemblages of grazing marsh ditches 19 4.1 Background 19 4.2 Species check lists 19 4.3 Salinity tolerance 20 4.4 Species conservation status categories 21 4.5 The scoring system 23 4.6 Applying the scoring system 26 4.7 Testing the scoring system 28 4.8 Conclusion 30 Table 1 Check list and scoring system for target native aquatic plants of ditches in England and Wales 31 Table 2 Check list and scoring system for target native aquatic invertebrates of grazing marsh ditches in England and Wales 40 Table 3 Some common plants of ditch banks that indicate salinity 50 Table 4 Aquatic vascular plants used as indicators of good habitat quality 51 Table 5a Introduced aquatic vascular plants 53 Table 5a Introduced aquatic invertebrates 54 Figure 1 Map of Environment Agency regions 55 5.
    [Show full text]
  • Desktop Biodiversity Report
    Desktop Biodiversity Report Land at Balcombe Parish ESD/14/747 Prepared for Katherine Daniel (Balcombe Parish Council) 13th February 2014 This report is not to be passed on to third parties without prior permission of the Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre. Please be aware that printing maps from this report requires an appropriate OS licence. Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre report regarding land at Balcombe Parish 13/02/2014 Prepared for Katherine Daniel Balcombe Parish Council ESD/14/74 The following information is included in this report: Maps Sussex Protected Species Register Sussex Bat Inventory Sussex Bird Inventory UK BAP Species Inventory Sussex Rare Species Inventory Sussex Invasive Alien Species Full Species List Environmental Survey Directory SNCI M12 - Sedgy & Scott's Gills; M22 - Balcombe Lake & associated woodlands; M35 - Balcombe Marsh; M39 - Balcombe Estate Rocks; M40 - Ardingly Reservior & Loder Valley Nature Reserve; M42 - Rowhill & Station Pastures. SSSI Worth Forest. Other Designations/Ownership Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; Environmental Stewardship Agreement; Local Nature Reserve; National Trust Property. Habitats Ancient tree; Ancient woodland; Ghyll woodland; Lowland calcareous grassland; Lowland fen; Lowland heathland; Traditional orchard. Important information regarding this report It must not be assumed that this report contains the definitive species information for the site concerned. The species data held by the Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre (SxBRC) is collated from the biological recording community in Sussex. However, there are many areas of Sussex where the records held are limited, either spatially or taxonomically. A desktop biodiversity report from SxBRC will give the user a clear indication of what biological recording has taken place within the area of their enquiry.
    [Show full text]
  • Foster, Warne, A
    ISSN 0966 2235 LATISSIMUS NEWSLETTER OF THE BALFOUR-BROWNE CLUB Number Forty Five February 2020 Liopterus haemorrhoidalis (Fab.) found in a heathland pool in Dorset, England by Peter Sutton. ADDRESSES The addresses of authors of articles and reviewed works are mainly given at the end of this issue of Latissimus. The address for other correspondence is: Professor G N Foster, 3 Eglinton Terrace, Ayr KA7 1JJ, Scotland, UK – [email protected] 1 LATISSIMUS 45 February 2020 TOWARDS A PHOTOGUIDE FOR THE LARGER BRITISH WATER BEETLES Peter Sutton For some time now, I have been working on a sequel to The Larger Water Beetles of the British Isles (Sutton 2008) in a bid to photograph all of the large and spectacular aquatic Coleoptera of Britain. The trials and tribulations of the search for these fascinating insects are described in a recent article in British Wildlife (Sutton 2017). This article also reveals that some of the medium-sized species of interest, such as those of the genus Rhantus have been included, as have species from other groups, including the raft spider, Dolomedes plantarius (Clerck) and a rare wasp, Chalcis sispes (L.), parasitic on soldierflies (Stratiomyidae), which collectively highlight the conservation importance of some of the very special habitats in which they may be found. Figure 1 Rhantus frontalis (Marsham), brackish pool, Canvey Island, South Essex February 2020 LATISSIMUS 45 2 The prospective book, therefore, covers a good number of medium-sized water beetles (7- 13 mm), from the Piles Beetle Liopterus haemorrhoidalis (Fab.) (6.3-7.9 mm) to the comparatively large Ilybius ater (12.5 -14.5 mm), known by some in Britain as the Mud Dweller.
    [Show full text]
  • 6. GEO-Tag Der Artenvielfalt Griffner Schlossberg Und Griffner See, Kärnten 11./12
    ©Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für Kärnten, Austria, download unter www.biologiezentrum.at Carinthia II B 1947114. Jahrgang B Seiten 537-590 B Klagenfurt 2004 537 6. GEO-Tag der Artenvielfalt Griffner Schlossberg und Griffner See, Kärnten 11./12. Juni 2004 Von Christian WIESER, Christian K0MP0SCH, Klaus KRAINER & Johann WAGNER Schlagworte: Keywords: GEO-Tag, Artenvielfalt, Griffner Schlossberg, Griffner See, Kärnten. GEO-day, biodiversity, Griffner Schlossberg, Griffner See, Zusammenfassung: Carinthia, Austria. Am 6. GEO-Tag der Artenvielfalt (11.-12. Juni 2004) waren insgesamt mehr als 100 Wissenschafter und Hobbyforscher beteiligt. Während der 24-stün- Summary: digen Erhebung am Griffner Schlossberg und Griffner See (Bezirk Völker- More than 100 scientists and ama- markt, Kärnten) wurden 2398 Arten aus 34 Pflanzen-, Tier- und Pilzgruppen teur researchers were involved in nachgewiesen. the 6th GEO-day of biodiversity, Die Marktgemeinde Griffen ist damit nicht nur im bundesland- sondern auch which took place on the 11* to 12th im mitteleuropaweiten Vergleich als hot-spot der Biodiversität bezeichnen. June 2004 in the Griffner castle- Aus naturschutzfachlicher Sicht erlangen die Lebensgemeinschaften der mountain and lake. During a period Felswände, Höhlen, Laubwälder und Verlandungszonen hohe Bedeutung. of 24 hours 2349 species of 34 plant-, Bemerkenswert ist der Erstnachweis einer Sackspinne für Österreich, zu- animal- and fungus-groups could be dem können 8 Schmetterlings-, 4 Spinnenarten sowie eine Wanzenart erst- recorded. Due to this high number mals für Kärnten genannt werden! of species the district of Griffen is Auch die Öffentlichkeitsarbeit kann durch das hohe Engagement der Ge- revealed as a hot-spot of biodiver- meinde, die umfangreichen Schulaktionen und die enge Zusammenarbeit sity with national and central-euro- mit der Presse als voller Erfolg bezeichnet werden.
    [Show full text]
  • Scottish Macro-Moth List, 2015
    Notes on the Scottish Macro-moth List, 2015 This list aims to include every species of macro-moth reliably recorded in Scotland, with an assessment of its Scottish status, as guidance for observers contributing to the National Moth Recording Scheme (NMRS). It updates and amends the previous lists of 2009, 2011, 2012 & 2014. The requirement for inclusion on this checklist is a minimum of one record that is beyond reasonable doubt. Plausible but unproven species are relegated to an appendix, awaiting confirmation or further records. Unlikely species and known errors are omitted altogether, even if published records exist. Note that inclusion in the Scottish Invertebrate Records Index (SIRI) does not imply credibility. At one time or another, virtually every macro-moth on the British list has been reported from Scotland. Many of these claims are almost certainly misidentifications or other errors, including name confusion. However, because the County Moth Recorder (CMR) has the final say, dubious Scottish records for some unlikely species appear in the NMRS dataset. A modern complication involves the unwitting transportation of moths inside the traps of visiting lepidopterists. Then on the first night of their stay they record a species never seen before or afterwards by the local observers. Various such instances are known or suspected, including three for my own vice-county of Banffshire. Surprising species found in visitors’ traps the first time they are used here should always be regarded with caution. Clerical slips – the wrong scientific name scribbled in a notebook – have long caused confusion. An even greater modern problem involves errors when computerising the data.
    [Show full text]