Pells 2016
Warbler migration
Two species of warbler return to the heart of reeds each year, the reed warbler and the white throat. REED WARBLER The reed warblers have now returned in the Heart of Reeds where they will nest. Their arrival on the reserve follows a long migration as the warblers fly to the UK from their winter [...]
Snail eggs
Starting in the spring, small blobs of jelly appear on the underside of many of the pond plants. These are the small egg masses of pond snails and a careful examination under a microscope may reveal the tiny snail embryos. The eggs hatch within a few days and tiny snails with almost transparent [...]
The humble Stickleback
We have been seeing some very interesting views of sticklebacks through pond cam and Heart of Reeds cam. Sticklebacks are very hardy little fish that are often found in ponds and ditches. There are two different types on the reserve, three-spined stickleback and the less common ten-spined stickle back. The three-spined stickleback is the most common species [...]
Heart of Reeds camera and a note about Azolla
Despite Paul's best efforts, the Heart of reeds camera's housing has sprung a bad leak and so is needing to be stripped down completely and then re-sited. It just emphasises what a great job Paul Webster has been doing over the last 16 months of the project and knowing Paul, iI am sure he will [...]
Heart of Reeds camera off for maintenance
Heart of Reeds camera will be off line for a day or so but we hope to get in back on Sunday.
Live camera report
I thought it would help to give a rationale to the current camera positions of which pond cam has been superb lately with material floating up due to gasses being trapped under it and then sinking back to the bottom as the gas is released at the surface - a movement we don't often think [...]