Lower Horse Paddock, Higher Horse Paddock, Broadcroft Butterfly Reserve, Broadcroft Quarry Lane, Silklake Quarry, Bumpers Lane, The Cuttings, Wakeham Railway Cuttings (east), Wakeham Railway Cuttings, Wakeham Wildlife Site, Wakeham Meadows and Old Quarry Lane
It was another long walk today, to stretch my legs and to build up a bit of stamina.
It was another long walk today, to stretch my legs and to build up a bit of stamina.
Main highlights in that ever-present strong south-easterly, were a male Stonechat on the butterfly reserve and videoing a Kestrel hovering. I was quite pleased with the latter.
Birds Recorded:
1 Kestrel
Herring Gull
1 Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Robin
1 Stonechat
Blackbird
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
This Kestrel was at eyelevel...........
...........as it hovered over Penns Weare.
A Stock Dove in Silklake Quarry.
A Robin in one of the gardens at the back of Wakeham.
A male Stonechat in the butterfly reserve. There was no sign of the female.
These four Starlings are still sporting their Winter colours.
Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeon
Plants:
Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna)
Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)
Ivy-leaved Toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis)Hawkweed Oxtongue (Picris hieracioides)
If I have ID'd this correctly then this is Ivy-leaved Toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis). It is also known as Kenilworth Ivy, Coliseum Ivy, Oxford Ivy, Mother of Thousands, Pennywort and Wandering Sailor. Phew, so many alternative names!!!
Ted:
Aircraft Today:
Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna)
The Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) along Broadcroft Quarry Lane is just coming flower
And another plant which is still in flower was.......
............this hawkweed, which I believe is Hawkweed Oxtongue (Picris hieracioides)
And before you ask, that is Ted's head looking towards Silklake Quarry. Still doesn't look right though!!!
