The sun shone this afternoon after a wet and windy start, so I had a stroll round the park. There were about half a dozen
Starlings in their usual tree but very flighty on my approach. Also lots of
Goldfinches everywhere but not surprisingly, most birds kept a low profile in the brisk wind.
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| Goldfinches |
Good to see lots of
Frogspawn in the pond with little bits of
Toadspawn too. The willow catkins next to the pond were being visited by
Bumblebees but they were too high up to identify so I'm guessing they were Buff-tailed Bumblebee queens.
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| Frogspawn and a tiny bit of Toadspawn |
I peeled away some lichen from a branch and found some tiny larvae which are probably fly larvae.
The lichen is probably
Xanthoria parietina.
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| Fly larvae |
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| Xanthoria parietina |
It was lovely to see a few
Daisies and
Lesser Celandines in flower. A couple of
Marsh Marigolds were in flower on the pond.
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| Lesser Celandine |
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| Daisies |
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| Marsh Marigold |
How do you tell the difference between frog spawn and toad spawn?
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