Wistman's Wood

High altitude Oakwood on Dartmoor festooned with mosses, lichen & ferns.























































Buzzard (Buteo buteo)

Tag CloudLandscape, Buzzard, Fern, Bryophytes, Moss, Lichen

Horned Poppy seed heads. (Glaucium flavum)






Sea Kale (Crambe marítima)



Sea Sandwort (Honckenya peploides)

A very different perspective.
All of the above taken with the 500f4 + 1.4 converter.

30+ Little Gulls (I superb juvenile)
Spotted Redshank
Green Sandpiper
Whimbrel overhead
1 Whinchat

&
Semi Palmated Sandpiper

Tag CloudLandscape, HornedPoppy, SeaSandwort, SeaKale

A young Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) skulking about in the Elder.
also
Whitethroat.

Tag CloudLandscape, ReedWarbler

A party of Golden Plover in summer plumage.

3 Curlew Sandpiper
2 Little Stint
2 Whimbrel
Green Sandpiper
Spotted Redshank

&

Bonaparte's Gull
on the mud

Tag CloudLandscape, GoldenPlover

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Eyebright (Euphrasia officinalis)



Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)



Dwarf Thistle (Cirsium acaule)



Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare)

Tag CloudLandscape, Eyebright, StemlessThistle, WildMarjoram

Roesel's Bush Cricket (Metrioptera roesellii)





Short-winged Cone-head (Concephalus dorsalis)



Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonius)









Meadow Sweet (Filipendula ulmaria))



Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)



Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense)

Tag CloudLandscape, PurpleLoosestrife, Roesel'sBushCricket, Short-wingedCone-head

Clustered Bellflower (Campanula glomerata)





Greater Knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa)





Round Headed Rampion (Phyteuma orbiculare)



Stemless Thistle (Cirsium acaule)








Carline Thistle (Carlina vulgaris)

Tag CloudLandscape, ClusteredBellflower, CarlineThistle, RoundHeadedRampion, StemlessThistle

The Point





The Point



The Lake



The Point

Tag CloudLandscape

Beautiful Damoiselle (Calopteryx virgo)







Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)





Fringed Water Lilly (Nymphoides peltata)







Keeled Skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens)





White Legged Damselfly (Platycnemis pennipes)

Tag CloudLandscape, BeautifukDemoiselle, KeeledSkimmer, WhiteLeggedDamselfly

Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

Just couldn't find a Bog Orchid though.

Tag CloudLandscape, SmallCopper

Bog Pimpernel



Bog Pimpernel (Anagallis tenella) & Variegated Horsetail (Equisetum variegatum)






Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuschii)



Creeping Willow (Salix repens)



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Mare's Tail (Hippuris vulgaris)











Marsh Helleborine (Epipactis palustris)



Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre)







Northern Marsh Orchid ( Dactylorhiza purpurella) ?



Brookweed (Samolus parviflorus)



Sliverweed (Potentilla anserina)






Shoreweed (Littorella uniflora)



?

But the Holy Island Helleborine is conspicuous by it's absence.
Where ?
Another year.

Tag CloudLandscape, BogPimpernel, VariegatedHorsetail, NorthernMarshOrchid, Silverweed, Shoreweed, CreepingWillow, MarshHelleborine, CommonSpottedOrchid, CreepingWillow

Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)









Common Hawker - Female (Aeshna juncea)



Marmalade Fly (Episyrphus balteatus)



Heliophilus Sp?

Tag CloudLandscape, Brimstone, CommonDarter, MarmaladeFly, Hoverfly, CommonHawker

Down among the tress by the banks of the river.



















Dune (The Tyne) Helleborine (Epipactis dunensis subsp tynensis )

Tag CloudLandscape, TyneHelleborine

Chalk Fragrant Orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea)



























Dark Red Helleborine (Epipactis atrorubens)

Tag CloudChalkFragrantOrchid, DarkRedHelleborine, Landscape

Sea Lavender (Limonium vulgar)



Linnet (Linaria cannabina)





Whitethroat parent still with the odd snatch of song.





Young Whitethroat hiding in the Elder.



Still feeding the young ones.



A young Whitethroat, much fresher and browner on the back.



Working hard to catch flies for pretty much fully fledged youngsters.
You can see the damage to the flight feathers from a long summer of breeding.





Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)










Gramborough Hill

and just down the road at The Iron Road









Sphaerophoria Sp

Stephen Falk's Sphaerophoria Flicker page.







Wild Celery (Apium graveolens)

Tag CloudLandscape, Linnet, Whitethroat, SeaLavender, WildCelery, SphaerophoraSp, Hoverfly

Grayling (Hipparchia semele)











Horned Poppy (Glaucium flavum)

&

Whimbrel overhead calling.

Tag CloudLandscape, Grayling, HornedPoppy

Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis)



Viper's Bugloss (Echium vulgare)



Yellow Wort (Blackstonia perfoliata)

Tag CloudLandscape, YellowWort, Viper'sBugloss, PyramidalOrchid

Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuschii)



Dark green Fritiallary (Argynnis aglaja)





Marbled White (Melanargia galathea)

Tag CloudLandscape, CommonSpottedOrchid, DarkGreenFritillary, MarbledWhite

Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuschii)



Dark Green Fritillary (Argynnis aglaja)





Marbled White (Melanargia galathea)

Tag CloudLandscape, MarbledWhite, DarkGreenFritillary, CommonSpottedOrchid

Just too windy for the Orchids in the dunes today.

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And of course
the
Craster Kipper
Bap

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Mountain Male Fern (Dryopteris oreades)





After the fifty - sixty miles and hour winds yesterday, shredded leaves found their way into many nooks and crannies.





Common Sandpiper on the river (Actitis hypoleucos)

Dipper and Grey Wagtail too.

Tag CloudLandscape, CommonSandpiper, MountainMaleFern

Razorbill (Alca torda)



Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)





Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)

Tag CloudGreySeal, Fulmar, Razorbill, Landscape

Kittiwake (Rissa tridattila)

Tag CloudKittiwake, Landscape

Puffin (Fratercula arctica)

Tag CloudPuffin, Landscape

Staple Island - The Farnes







































Guillemot (Uria aalge)

Tag CloudGuillemot, Landscape

Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)







Puffin (Fratercula arctica)

Tag CloudLandscape, Kittiwake, Puffin

Globe Flower (Trollius europaeus)





Lady's Mantle Sp (Alchemilla Sp)







Mollyblobs (Caltha palustris)



Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre)





Scurvy Grass Sp



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Water Avens (Geum rivale)

Tag CloudLandscape, GlobeFlower, MarshMarigold, Lady'sMantle, MarshThistle, WaterAvens

Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)





Bracken Fronds unfurling (Pteridium aquilinum)






Common Mouse-ear (Cerastium fontanum)



Maidenhair Spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes)



Wall Rue (Aspenium ruta-muraria)





Hard Shield Fern (Polystichum aculeatum)





Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi)



Guelder Rose (Viburnum oculus)





Hart's Tongue Fern (Asplenium scolopendrium)





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?

Tag CloudLandscape, GreenHairstreak, Hart'sTongueFern, GuelderRose, Bird'sFootTrefoil, Bracken, CommonMouse-ear, WallRue, HardShieldFern, Bird'sFootTrefoil

Mountain Everlasting (Antennaria dioica)













Heath Spotted Orchid ( Dactylorhiza maculata)









Milkwort (Polygala vulgaris)





Wild Thyme (Thymus polytrichus)



Pyrenean Scurvygrass (Cochlearia pyrenaica)





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Pansy (Viola Sp)





Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)



Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
&
Grey Wagtails







Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) in the Hay Meadows

Tag CloudLandscape, Lapwing, MountainEverlasting, PiedWagtail, Dipper, WildPansy, PyreneanScurvygrass, WildThyme, Milkwort, HeathSpottedOrchid

Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Raw material for a winter sock attached to his leg.
I was too slow for the youngster that was with him/her.

The plaintive cry of the Curlew rang throughout this valley.
The piping calls of Oystercatcher.
The strange point calls of Red Grouse to their young.
Redshank
&
a pair of
Short Eared Owls

Tag CloudLandscape, Curlew

Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuschii)









Creeping Willow (Salix repens)



Early Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata sap coccinea)





Variegated Horsetail (Equisitum variegatum)



Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria)



Heath Speedwell (Veronica officinalis)





Marsh Thistle (Cirsium palustre)







Northern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza pupurella)



Pansy Sp (Viola Sp)





Sea Holly (Eryngium maritimum)







Wintergreen













Coral Root Orchid (Corallorhiza trifida)

Tag CloudLandscape, NorthernMarshOrchid, CoralRootOrchid, HeathSpeedwell, MarshThistle, VariegatedHorsetail, EarlyMarshOrchid, CreepingWillow, CommonSpottedOrchid, Wintergreen, KidneyVetch

The weather tower on Foulney Island





This particular plant has Campion Anther Smut (Microbotryum violaceum)

Thanks to Ian Senior @Ians4AD who posted a similar explanatory picture.

Sea Campion (Silene uniflora)







Sea Kale (Crambe marítima)





Sea Plantain (Plantago marítima)









Female Eider on take off



Male Eider in the sunshine.



Roas island



Roas and Piel Island





Looking towards Piel Island from Foulney Island

In the middle of reading Mark Cocker's new book 'Our Place'. Sadly this morning provided another example of the devastation caused over the last 60 years.
I met two fisherman who had been coming to Foulney Island since they were young boys. 60 years ago.
They had to delicately pick their way over the tern nests in those days to get to the fishing spots.
The whole Island inundated with all the British breeding species at that time.
Sandwich, Common. Arctic, Little & Roseate
Over the years that has dwindled to about 20+ pairs of Little terns and about 30+ pairs of Arctic Terns.
All the breeding areas are now encircled by electric fences because of predation by rats and weasels.
Anything that attempts to nest outside the fences is quickly despatched by said predators.
Fishing inspectors wait at then end of Island to check their fishing bags in case they try to keep any fish they have caught.
That is now against the law.

Tag CloudLandscape, Eider, SeaKale, SeaPlantain, SeaCampion

Common Scurvy Grass (Cochleara officinalis)



Thrift (Armeria marítima)







Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum hybridum)

Tag CloudLandscape

Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus












Yew (Taxus beccata)





Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)









Juniper (Juniperus communis)



Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)

























Lady's Slipper Orchid (Crypripedium calceolus)





Biting Stonecrop (Sedum acre)







Rock Rose (Helianthemum nummularium)







Herb Paris (Paris quadrifolia)









Dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris)





Wood Melick (Melica uniflora)



Welsh Poppy (Mecanopsis cambrica)







Hart's Tongue Fern (Asplenium scolopendrium)







Hard Shield Fern (Polystichum aculeatum)



Dark Red Helleborine (Epipactis atrorubens)













Adder's Tongue Fern (Ophioglossum vulgate))





Northern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza purpurella)



Hayrattle (Rhinanthus minor)

Tag CloudLandscape, Sycamore, Ash, Yew, Adder'sTongueFern, HayRattle, Hart'sTongueFern, Lady'sSlipperOrchid, Rowan, RockRose, DarkRedHelleborine, HerbParis, WelshPoppy, NorthernMarshOrchid

Guillemot (Uria aalge)



























Razorbill (Alca torda)

Tag CloudLandscape, Guillemot, Razorbill

Hound's Tongue (Cynoglossum officinalis)



Crosswort (Cruciata laevipes)









Milkwort (Polygala vulgaris)










Burnt-tip Orchid (Orchis ustulata)

Tag CloudLandscape, Burnt-tipOrchid, Crosswort, Hound'sTongue, Milkwort

Fascinated by the edge of the leaf, but failed to get the complete picture that would allow identification.








Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)



A small bug with a Bluebell to climb.



Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna)



Cuckoo Pint (Arum maculatum)



Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula)









Ramsons (Allium ursinum)






Greater Stitchwort (Stellaria holostea)



Common Dog Violet (Viola raviniana)



Shame about the bit of grass but superb markings

Cuckoo Bee (Nomada flava probably)

but
apparently you need a microscope to be absolutely sure.

Tag CloudLandscape, EarlyPurpleOrchid, Ramsons, DogViolet, GreaterStitchwort, LesserCelandine, Bluebells, Hoverfly, CuckooPint