I had a wander round the park while the sun still shone this morning and there were a few
Redwings around together with several
Blackbirds, a singing
Coal Tit, several
Carrion Crows and a
Jay. A row of dwarf
Daffodils were very attractive. One of the trees in the park had about 3 species of
lichen growing on it. I'm no expert but these may have included
Punctelia jeckeri and
Xanthoria parietina.
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| Carrion Crow |
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| Daffodil |
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| Redwing |
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| Possible Xanthoria parietina |
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| Possible Punctelia jeckeri |
Back in Montpelier a
Common Buzzard flew over, harassed by gulls, and a pair of
Ravens were hanging around St Andrews Road, also being ruthlessly mobbed.
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| Raven |
Plants around Montpelier included
Annual Mercury,
Green Alkanet,
Dandelion,
Cleavers and
Lesser Celandine.
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| Lesser Celandine |
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| Annual Mercury |
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| Green Alkanet |
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| Dandelion |
Not much insect activity despite the sunshine - just a
Bluebottle fly (probably
Calliphora vicina).
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| Bluebottle |
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