NFBR_Issue_55

The Spring 2018 NFBR newsletter is now available to download or read online: http://www.nfbr.org.uk/?q=newsletters

Lots of good stuff in this issue. 

Annotated Checklist to the Beetles of VC55

Graham Finch, County Recorder for Coleoptera, has updated the Annotated Checklist to the Beetles of VC55 (Leicestershire & Rutland). 

Newsletter

A number of NatureSpot users have been adding records recently based on the identification of leafmines - usually made by the larvae of micromoths. More...

Earthworm Recorders Handbook

The Earthworm Society of Britain (ESB) recently announced that a new Earthworm Recorder's Handbook is available on their website. More...

Bumblebees

It may not feel like it yet, but according to the Met Office it is spring (and nearly all the snow is gone), so it's time to start preparing for the return of the bees. Read more...

Guide to Ducks

A useful guide to the ageing and sex of common ducks. Read more...

Winterwatch? Nah, Peregrinewatch!

Stay up to date with the lives of Leicester's very own Peregrine Falcon family:

LES Newsletter

The Leicestershire Entomological Society (LES) promotes interest in, and the study of, the insects of Leicestershire and Rutland. More...

Caterpillar

While browsing for springtails on the lawn I found lots of caterpillars, from two or three different species. 
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