As there were enough volunteers in the hide for the morning, Alf and I went on a wander around the reserve. Bird-wise it was quiet, and the weather was rather warm and muggy, although we didn't get any rain (unlike the previous day, during which Birmingham was battered by torrential rain and thunderstorms!). Alf was keen to look for new plants to try and ID - he said as his eyes weren't as good as they used to be, he was getting more interested in things that keep a bit more still than birds! So we spent a pleasant morning seeking out plants - here are a few that we spotted.
Cut-leaved Cranes-bill (Geranium dissectum). |
Lots of this about, Great Willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum). |
This was growing in the damp boggy spot outside the hide, it looks like Brooklime (Veronica beccabunga). |
This was also in the same spot as the Brooklime, I think it is Marsh-Bedstraw (Galium palustre). |
A shy and retiring Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina). |
Gatekeeper enjoying the sun (Pyronia tithonus). |
This Pochard was about the best I managed through my scope - a bit vignetted but I like it. |
Very variable sketches of Black-headed Gulls! |
Pochard sketches, was trying to get him preening on the left. |
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