Anacamptis fragrans



?



Clouded Yellow



Grass Sp





Plantain Sp



Reseda alba





Trifolium stellatum







Ant Sp?



Bugloss



Anchusa undulata

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Allium Sp?



?



Common Centaury (Centarium erythraea)









Common Dragon Arum (Dracunculus vulgaris)



?



Lagoecia (Lagoecia cuminoides)





Mulberry Sp (Morus Sp)





Scorzonera Sp







Tordylium (Tordylium asylum)



Hop Trefoil (Trifolium campestre)



Trifofium stellatum

Tag CloudCommonDragonArum, Allium, CommonCentaury, Lagoecia, Mulberry, Trifoliumstellatum, Landscape, ScorzoneraSp, Tordylium, HopTrefoil

Armenian Grape Hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum)



Neatostema apulum



Serapias carica









Field Gladiolus (Gladiolus italicus)

Tag CloudSerapiascarica, Landscape, FieldGladiolus, AremenianGrapeHyacinth, Neotostemaapulum

Spring Cyclamen Bejewelled the Pine Woods









Cyclamen

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A small gorge near Siana seemed a likely place for Crag Martins.

Indeed there were.

Bit also one or two plants, one of which was rather spectacular.









Greek Spiny Spurge









Greek Spiny Spurge (Euphorbia acanthothamnos)





Nettle-leaved Bellflower (Campanula trachelium)





Mediterranean Hartwort (Tordylium apulum) seedbeds.









Corncockle (Agrostemma githago)







Centaurea lactucifolia

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Lots of clearing this winter.



A nice warm spot for an adder or two.







Adder (Vipera berus)







Dartford Warbler singing. (Sylvia undata)



Quite a few linnet singing this morning. (Linaria cannabina)

But only one pair of Yellow Hammer
Green Woodpecker
Buzzard, Sparrowhawk and Peregrine.

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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

A wonderful display of Winter Aconite in Chapel Hill Wood

















Winter Aconite ( Eranthis hyemelis )



Snowdrop ( Galanthus Sp )

Many thanks to the farmer who went out of his way to say I could photograph in the wood.

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A party of 30 or so Siskins in the Alders at the ford. Also the odd Redpoll and Goldfinch.







Lesser Redpoll ( Carduelis cabaret ) & Siskin ( Carduelis spinus )















Siskin ( Carduelis spinus )





Goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis ) in the Alders and on the field.



with the Coue's Arctic redpoll

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Walking from Overstrand to Cromer

Beautifully still this morning









The dew drops were quite spectacular but not too sure of the species. One had a very red appearance with quite wide long leaves with a red vein.
The the other green leaved with very narrow sharp pointed leaves



Germanderwort Sp ? (Riccardia Sp) ?



Greasewort (Aneura pinguis)?





Crescent-cup Liverwort (Lunularia cruciata)?



Bristle-moss Sp ( Orthotrichum sp)?









Mueller's Pouchwort ( Calypogeia muelleriana)?

Top two photos were taken on a different tree and the plant seems more congested.

Both on Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)

The bottom two photographs show the plant with lots of new growth.

Same species?

Entire leaf tips





Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss ( Barbula convoluta)?

Bryophyte ids are a work in progress. Hence???







Antlered Lichen?



Lichen Sp?

Bryophyte ids are a work in progress. Hence???



Cromer Pier

Tag CloudBryophytes, Moss, Landscape, Liverwort, Crescent-cupLiverwort, AntlerLichen, Lichen, Mueller'sPouncewort, LesserBird's-clawBeard-moss, Greasewort, GermanderwortSp, OrthotrichumSp