SPOT THE BEE FLY ETC. ETC. update 24 January 2022
First up is an interesting observation by Ian Middleton from his home in Dorset on the 18th January. No doubt another example of the effects of climate change. Has anyone else noticed any other examples of the possible effects of the changing weather patterns? Thanks Ian!
“Hi Mike
Yesterday I watched house Martins nest building under the eaves of our local doctor's surgery.
I have not noticed that this early in previous years.
Kind regards,
Ian”
18th January from Chris Rose:
“Hija, we went back today to this site, so I can show you what these flowers look like. Pity you can’t smell the subtle scent....lovely. Chris”
For an earlier edition of the Bee Fly, Chris sent us a photo of the Winter Heliotrope and I had responded to Chris that I would not have known what the flower was if she had not identified it, - hence the above response and following photo from her…
Winter Heliotrope
20th January from Rob Agar:
“Would be nice to come along on some outdoor stuff and I am spookily going to the Farnham's Witch Cave on
Monday for Historical reasons then Frensham Church to see her cauldron......Rob”
It seems Rob is anxious to start getting out and about, perhaps we should arrange a meet-up somewhere?
noticed this Flowering Japonica in a hedgerow alongside the A30:
Chaenomeles Flowering Quince. Japanese Quince, Japonica. Seen in a local hedgerow
Jenny and I met up with a couple of friends last week for a visit to the London WWT Reserve, it proved to be a good day out with some sunshine and a variety of birds, so have included a few photos from the visit.
We watched this Heron catch the fish and fly off with it into the distance, hence this photo was taken from a long way away, as far as I can tell, the fish appears to be a small Pike, - some mouthful!
We were very lucky to get some good views of the elusive Snipe!
sunlight was reflecting the colour of the reeds into the water and made for some lovely photo opportunities:
Cormorant
Tufted Ducks
That’s all we have for this update, - please keep the project in mind and send us your own stories or photographs.
Our usual reminder to take a look at our web site: https://www.camberleynaturalhistorysociety.org.uk
Regards to all,
Mike & Jenny