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Birdmen of Wormwood Scrubs
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:27 am
by Jack Harrison
So jailbirds also take part in the survey.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12310187
A prison butterfly survey next season? I guess not much to see through cell bars but there should be some good opportunities at open prisons.
Jack
Re: Birdmen of Wormwood Scrubs
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:09 am
by Matsukaze
Black and Brown Hairstreaks breed within the perimeter of Bullingdon Prison in Oxfordshire, though whether the inmates help monitor the populations I do not know.
Re: Birdmen of Wormwood Scrubs
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:12 am
by Charles Nicol
these moth species might be observed by Her Majesty's guests:
Eulithis pyraliata
Eustroma reticulatum
Electrophaes corylata
Perizoma taeniata
Charles
Re: Birdmen of Wormwood Scrubs
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 8:38 pm
by Gibster
Re: Birdmen of Wormwood Scrubs
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 12:32 pm
by Lee Hurrell
That's an impressive list of birds for west London
Cheers
Lee
Re: Birdmen of Wormwood Scrubs
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 5:44 pm
by Gibster
Lee Hurrell wrote:That's an impressive list of birds for west London
It's only 12 species more than I've recorded on Epsom Common, and all but 2 of those have been self-found (but I've had more exotics here than he's had there!) Any place will turn up a decent list if time and effort are put in.
I'm betting Epsom Common's butterfly list is better though, and the moth list is several hundreds long
Cheers,
Gibster.
Re: Birdmen of Wormwood Scrubs
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:34 pm
by Lee Hurrell
Hi Gibster,
Yes I suppose it was over a 30 year period!
I
will hold my breath for Greenford Park Cemetery then
Cheers
Lee