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| snowy view from reserve |
A half hour circuit of the Reserve on Thursday morning yielded nothing but a solitary Chough flying over the Reserve. A return visit after lunch was a little better. Here is what I saw during both visits:
Birds:
SC210694 female Blackbird; Chough flying over.
SC209694 ( from hide) male Blackbird; 6 x Wood Pigeon
SC208694 ( compost ) 3 x Blackbird together ( 1 male, 2 x female) ; Robin;
SC209694 ( gorse boundary) Robin; male and female Blackbirds; Song Thrush.
Other:
SC208694 more Bracket fungus on side of boardwalk plank (probably Gloeophyllum separium - to be confirmed )
SC209694 remains of Artichoke galls on Oak saplings.
SC209694 unidentified moss growing on carpet square.
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| there was frost on the boardwalk.... |
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| ....and ice on the pond |
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| ice on the puddles in the damp meadow |
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| the remains of last year's Artichoke galls, I think |
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| flowering gorse giving a welcome bright splash |
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| this Hawthorn is is full leaf already |
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| just a small area of the water was ice free |
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| a mossy carpet - literally! |
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| Robin near the compost area as usual |
