Adder ( Vipera berus )

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A beautiful spring morning

















Young Ling ( Calluna vulgaris )



True to form in area that had just been burnt. Bonfire Moss ( Funaria hygrometrica )





Redshank ( Ceratodon purpureus )

These are very common mosses apparently but it was good to find them in such a great condition.











Dartford Warbler ( Sylvia undata ) at least 3 birds.

At least two Woodlarks singing this morning accompanied by Yellow Hammer, Linnet and Green Woodpecker.



and
a
Small Tortoiseshell

Tag CloudDartfordWarbler, Bonfire-moss, Landscape, Redshank-moss

Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus )



Small-bud Bryum ( Bryan gemmiferum )

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Rough- stalked Feather-moss ( Brachythecium rutabulum )?







Hazel ( Corylus avellana )

Lots of Woodlark in song this morning.

Sparrowhawk, Goshawk , Buzzard, Red Kite just up the road.

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An interesting white flecked head.





Brent (Branta bernicla)

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Swan's-neck Thyme-moss (Mnium hornum)

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Muntjac ( Muntiacus reevesii )

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Shore Lark out on the saltings in the sunshine.

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Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)



Moss Sp?





Yoke-moss Sp? (Zygodon Sp?)



Decaying Sycamore seed in amongst ? Heath Star-moss (Campylopus introflexus)?



Sand-hill Screw-moss ( Syntrichia ruralis subsp ruraliformis)_





Cypress - leaved Plait-moss (Hypnum cupressiforme)

Tag CloudBryophytes, Moss, Sand-hillScrew-moss, Cypress-leavedPlait-moss, SeaBuckthorn, Sycamore

Black Brant ( Branta bernicla nigricans )

Black Brant Hybrids discussion by James McCallum











Brent (Branta bernicla)









Teal (Anas crecca)



Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

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