This morning I volunteered to help with small mammal trapping on Sompting Brooks in West Sussex for the EPIC project. To find out more about the project see here:
https://www.somptingestate.com/EPIC
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| Sompting Brooks, West Sussex |
It was a fantastic morning and we caught 21 small mammals of 5 different species. These included: 1
Harvest Mouse (my first ever!), numerous
Wood Mouse and
Field Voles and singles of
Bank Vole and
Common Shrew. A 20% capture rate! All animals were released after capture.
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| Harvest Mouse, Sompting Brooks, West Sussex |
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| Wood Mouse, Sompting Brooks, West Sussex |
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| Field Vole, Sompting Brooks, West Sussex |
Birds seen whilst on my visit here included single of Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker and Skylark.
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