February 2011

 

Here is a sighting from Wendy The Little egret is moving gradually upstream! On Feb 17th she saw one in the Wye stream by the Police Station and she gets a Grey heron and Kingfishers in the stream behind her house in Shaftesbury Street.

Report from Pat Morris The same plants continued to flower, with the addition of Viburnam Eve Price, Snowdrops and Crocuses.


February 12th Iris Reticulata


February 14th Bumblebee B. Terrestris found in ivy


Birds Feb 27th Blackbird carrying nesting material into ivy
Also on Feb 27th-1st Siskin of the year, at first on seed feeders, then on Nyjer, where it stayed 10-15 minutes

Three Blackcaps, two males and a female , have been feeding regularly in the garden all month
Feb 28th First Frog spawn. This is 4 days later than frogspawn reported at Carver Hill, on the other side of Wycombe

17th February Red Admiral and Peacock at Tylers Green