Dear Sussex biological recorders,
You may be interested to see the update from the National Forum for Biological Recording (NFBR), on the Asian Hornet. See below. Best wishes, Clare Clare Blencowe BRC Manager Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre http://sxbrc.org.uk | 01273 497521 ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: NFBR Newsletter <[email protected]> To: NFBR Newsletter <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, 22 September 2016, 22:16 Subject: Fwd: Asian Hornet and other updates from NFBR Dear NFBR member, We've been asked by Defra to circulate their press release (linked below) concerning the recent discovery of the first confirmed UK record for Asian Hornet, found in Gloucestershire. This is unwelcome news, as Asian Hornet is a non-native and potentially invasive species that preys on other insects including honeybees Please do spread the word to any wildlife recorders that you are in touch with, so that any further sightings can be reported. But please also pass on the ID guide linked below! There have been many hundreds of incorrectly identified claims of Asian Hornet in the past, often due to confusion with the native Hornet species, and any new records should ideally be accompanied by photos or specimens to allow confirmation. Defra press release: https://www.gov.uk/government/ news/asian-hornet-identified- in-gloucestershire <https://www.gov.uk/government/news/asian-hornet-identified-in-glouceste rshire> Links to the ID guide: http://www.nonnativespecies. org/alerts/index.cfm?id=4 <http://www.nonnativespecies.org/alerts/index.cfm?id=4> Online recording page: http://www.brc.ac.uk/risc/ alert.php?species=asian_hornet <http://www.brc.ac.uk/risc/alert.php?species=asian_hornet> While I'm emailing, here are a couple more pieces of news. The "Identification trainers for the future" project has been featured in previous NFBR newsletters - it is a year-long traineeship programme based at the Natural History Museum in London. Applications are now being accepted for the traineeships that will start in 2017: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/take- part/identification-trainers- for-the-future.html <http://www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part/identification-trainers-for-the-future.h tml> And a reminder that the Field Studies Council hosts the "ID Signpost", a searchable database of identification resources for many different species groups. The list has been expanded recently, and if you know of further resources that should be included you can register and add them to the site: http://tombio.uk/idsignpost See our Twitter and Facebook pages (linked below) for further news updates. Regards, Martin -- Martin Harvey, NFBR editor National Forum for Biological Recording <http://www.nfbr.org.uk/> The premier UK organisation for biological recording practitioners. NFBR on Twitter <https://twitter.com/_NFBR> NFBR on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/groups/239682369506506/242452152562861/> Sussex Wildlife Trust is a company limited by guarantee under the Companies Act. Registered in England, Company No. 698851. Registered Charity No. 207005. VAT Registration No. 191 305969. Registered Office: Woods Mill, Henfield, West Sussex BN5 9SD. Telephone 01273 492630
