Frensham Little Pond cafe
Treecreeper, Grey Heron flying by, pair of Blackbirds and a tame Robin
Events
Near Petworth
Greater Horseshoe bat in hibernation
Cranleigh
Waxwing seen in garden Click for photo
Spinney at Plaistow
Song Thrush singing loudly
Stedham garden
Resident pale female Blackbird having dilution, in which melanin cells are present (unlike in leucistic birds) but produce less pigment than normal) Click for photo
House in Petworth Road
Winter cranefly Trichocera sp. Click for photo
Petworth Road
December Moth Poecilocampa populi found in house Click for photo
Frensham Great Pond
Egyptian Goose Click for photo, Grey Heron Click for photo and Water Rail Click for photo seen during our field meeting
The Fungarium at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Lee Davies, Collections Manager, gave an informative and lively talk on Zoom to 23 members. The collection has 1.3 million specimens from all over the word with nearly 4,000 being added each year, sent in by the British Mycology Society and from expeditions. Dry condition of 43% humidity and cool conditions of 18°C are needed […]
Black Down
Great Grey Shrike sitting on the very top branch of a leafless tree and subsequently flying off.