A very local walk today, with the main highlights being 5 Greenfinches along the lane and a Primrose about to flower in the Butterfly Reserve.
Mammals Recorded:
Bunny
Birds Recorded:
Buzzard
Mammals Recorded:
Bunny
Birds Recorded:
Buzzard
2 Kestrel
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
5 Greenfinch
A Kestrel soaring over the Lower Horse Paddock
A Robin singing in the reserve. Well let's hear it, I hear............
...........you say
Plants:
Primrose (Primula vulgaris)
Winter Heliotrope (Petasites fragrans)
Plant sp.
Well I was expecting to see Primroses in leaf, but not..........
..........a flower head. In fact a bit further down the stem there were two more buds.
Winter Heliotrope
In amongst the Winter Heliotrope I came across this flower.
It is certainly a vivid pink, but I have no idea what it is. Yet!!!
Ted being nosey as he looks over inert recycling centre.
This is the Bahamian Self Discharging Bulk Carrier "Bontrup Amsterdam" on its way from Antwerp to Glensanda (Loch Linnhe, Scotland). More on this vessel Here.