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Big Schools’ Birdwatch 2019

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Mrs MahadevanFebruary 8, 2019
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Over the last couple of weeks, the children have been taking part in the RSPB’s Big Schools’ Birdwatch. Each class counted the number birds of each species visiting the school grounds for an hour. Over the three sessions a total of 139 … Continue reading →

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Bird Box Clear out

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Mrs MahadevanJanuary 28, 2019
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Thank you Mr Marriot for helping to clear out the school’s bird boxes today. Three of the seven boxes cleared out had full nests in and evidence of having had chicks in them. These were the car park box, the … Continue reading →

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Growing up!

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Mrs MahadevanJune 2, 2018
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The first chick hatched at lunchtime on 14th May and continued hatching until the following day. Now, two weeks on, we can see clearly that there are 10 chicks with clear Blue tit markings and colouring on their feathers. The … Continue reading →

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Hatching

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Mrs MahadevanMay 30, 2018
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The Blue tit chicks started hatching at lunchtime on 14th May. Here is a video of the second chick hatching after school home-time. The female adult can be seen eating the eggshell to replenish her calcium levels. … Continue reading →

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Moth Trapping – May 2nd 2018

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Mrs MahadevanMay 3, 2018
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The moth trap was set up by the hide on the evening of May 2nd and emptied the following morning. Only 4 moths were recorded: Hebrew Character 2, Clouded Drab 1 and Common Quaker 1.

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Incubation commences

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Mrs MahadevanMay 10, 2018
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The female has continued to lay an egg every day since the 23rd April, when one egg was seen. It is hard to see how many eggs there are because they are mostly covered up during the day and the … Continue reading →

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The Battle of the Species!

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Mrs MahadevanMay 2, 2018
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The Blue tits have completed their nest and at least one egg has been laid. However, since yesterday, a wasp has started building a nest on the camera lens. We removed the residue from the lens this morning but it … Continue reading →

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Moth Trapping 18th April 2018

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Mrs MahadevanApril 23, 2018
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The moth trap was set up on the night of 18th April and emptied the following morning by Kingfisher Class. Temperatures had reached 23ºC on the 18th and dropped to 11ºC during the night. 67 moths of 15 different species … Continue reading →

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Birds are Nesting!

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Mrs MahadevanApril 16, 2018
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It’s been a few years since birds have nested in our bird boxes which are fitted with cameras. Today, we switched on the camera in the box near the school kitchen and spotted two Blue tits visiting the box with … Continue reading →

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First Moth Trapping of the Year – April 9th 2018

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Mrs MahadevanApril 9, 2018
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The moth trap was set up by the hide on the night of April 8th, 2018 and was emptied by Peregrine Class the following morning. Mr Marriot arrived early and potted up any moths on the outside of the trap … Continue reading →

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Bumper Harvest 2017

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Mrs MahadevanOctober 9, 2017
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When we returned to school in September, we were pleased to find some fruit and vegetables had grown well over the summer. The Buddleia, Ice Plant and other plants were in full flower and attracted large numbers of insects especially … Continue reading →

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Moth Trapping 11th May 2017

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Mrs MahadevanMay 17, 2017
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The moth trap was set up on the evening of 11th May and emptied the following morning. Just two moths were trapped, both were Hebrew Characters.

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Moth Trapping 27th April 2017

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Mrs MahadevanJune 22, 2017
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The moth trap was set up on the evening of 27th April and emptied the following morning. There were 5 moths of 3 different species: Clouded Drab 3, Hebrew Character 1 and V-pug 1 (New for school grounds). … Continue reading →

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Moth Trapping 23rd April 2017

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Mrs MahadevanApril 24, 2017
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The moth trap was set up on the evening of 23rd April and emptied the following morning. 5 moths of 4 different species were trapped: Hebrew Character 2, Common Quaker 1, Clouded Drab 1, 1 Waved Umber (new for school garden). … Continue reading →

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Moth trapping 6th April 2017

Posted on April 8, 2017 by Mrs MahadevanApril 8, 2017
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The moth trap was set up on the first time this year on the evening of 6th April and emptied the following morning. Mr Marriot kindly covered up the trap when he arrived in the morning so that our resident … Continue reading →

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