Petworth Road
December Moth Poecilocampa populi found in house Click for photo
Events
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.
Devil’s Punchbowl
Cluster of Trooping Funnel fungi Clitocybe geotropa Click for photo
Plaistow
Small Tortoiseshell butterfly found in Church
Early spring heathland birds on Lavington Common (National Trust)
Leader: Alan Perry (HNHS member and Emeritus President of Sussex Ornithological Society) 28 bird species were located by 13 members on this SSSI site (south of Petworth) of 95acres of dry and wet heath, acid grass and woodland. Three notable heathland species were seen: Woodlark frequently singing and tumbling in their display flight, Stonechat males […]
Fossils at Bracklesham Bay
Leader: David Bone (Geologist and Chair: Sussex Geodiversity Partnership) The date and time of 13.45 were chosen as having good probability for finding fossils in the clay sediments during a receding falling tide. David, a local expert geologist, gave a short talk to 21 people describing the site and showed examples of what might be found […]
Signs of spring on a Shillinglee walk
Leader: Jon Taylor (HNHS member) Birds seen or heard included: Mistle Thrush, Chaffinch, Stock Dove, Skylark, Sparrowhawk, Chiffchaff, Buzzard, Red Kite, Pied Wagtail and Mandarin Duck.In flower were: Bitter Cress, Common Dog Violet, Dog’s Mercury, Barren Strawberry, Lesser Celandine and Moschatel. Blackthorn bushes were laden with blossom.Badger latrines were found and in muddy tracks Jon […]
Solar Boat, West Itchenor: Bird Watching (Chichester Harbour Conservancy)
Even before the 25 members went on board, seen was a Black-throated Diver, not often present in Chichester Harbour.John Arnott and his wife Philippa helped identify species and he gave a most interesting commentary on their feeding habits and history.Seen were: Little Grebe, Little Egret, Grey Plover, Shelduck, Redshank, Cormorant, Oystercatcher, Mute Swan, Heron, Teal, […]