Sedgeworth
Tschuschentis (Eastern) Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava tshcuschentis)
Cambridge Botanic Garden
Some Christmas Exotica from Cambridge Botanic Gardens
Red-Spotted Lip Orchid (Cymbidium erythraeum)
Cymbidium erythraeum is found in Assam India, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, western Himalayas, Myanmar,
China and Vietnam. it grows on steep banks in open mossy forests at elevations of 1000 - 2400m
"Sweaty Sock Orchid" (Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis) flowers for the first in the UK
From the Guardian
The orchid’s natural habitat in western Papua New Guinea, where it grows at altitudes
of around 500 metres, is under threat. “A lot of it is due to population expansion, people
trying to claim land for redevelopment and housing, as well as forestry and crops. But
it’s also because of climate change.
A rather delicate little thing seen in the glasshouses in Cambridge Botanic garden. My recording of the names got lost so no name I'm afraid.
I think this one was Massonia pustulata
My recording of the names got lost so no name I'm afraid. Something from temperate South Africa
Mysore Clock Vine (Thunbergia mysorensis) form Southern Tropical India
Found in the Alpine House. I think the second part of the name was smithsii but the recording was accidentally deleted.
Wicken Fen - Cambridgeshire
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) One of about forty.
Redwing (Turdus lliacus)
Pied Wagtail in the mirror. (Motacilla alba yarelli)
The exquisite grey coat on a Roe Deer in winter.
Barn Owl. A little Owl hidden in a pile of logs but no Short Eared Owls visible today on Burwell Fen
Shaftesbury - Dorset
Feather-moss Sp (Homolothecium Sp)
Forked Veilwort (Metzgeria furcata)
Hypnum Sp
Moss Sp
Moss Sp
Moss Sp
Moss Sp
Moss Sp
Moss Sp
Moss Sp
Moss Sp
Portland - Dorset
Rock Pocket-moss (Fissidens dubius)
Yellow Feather-moss (Homolothecium lutescens)
Moss Sp
Moss Sp
Comb-moss (Ctenidium molluscum)
Weissia Sp? Heavily inrolled leaves plus fruiting.
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss (Barbula sardoa = Barbula convoluta var commutata)
Moss Sp
Moss Sp
Crisped Neckera (Neckera crispa)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba yarelli)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Hindringham Hall
Creeping Feather-moss (Amblystegium serpens)
Silver Moss (Bryan argenteum)
Capillary Thread-moss (Bryan capillare)
Bicoloured Bryum (Bryum dichotomum)
Bird's-claw Beard-moss (Barbula unguiculata)
Great Scented Liverwort (Conocephalum conicum)
Earthstar
Bicoloured Bryum (Bryan dichotomy), Silver Moss (Bryan argenteum & Didymodon Sp
Common Pincushion (Dicranoweisia cirrata)
Wavy Beard-moss (Didymodon sinuosus)
Bonfire-moss (Funaria hygrometrica)
Fungus Sp
Fungus Sp
Grey-cushioned grimmia (Grimmia pulvinata)
Crescent-cup Liverwort (Lunaria cruciata)
Anomalous Bristle-moss (Orthotrichum anomalum)
Wood Bristle-moss (Orthotrichum affine)
White-tipped Bristle-moss (Orthotrichum diaphanum)
Smooth Bristle-moss (Orthotrichum striatum)
Endive Pellia (Pellia endivifolia)
Screw-moss Sp (Syntrichia laevipila??)
Cuspidate Earth-moss? (Tortula acaulon?)
Wall Screw-moss (Tortula muralis)
Sheringham
Turnstone (Arenaria interprets) bathing.
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris marítima)
Selbrigg Pond
Many thanks to the person who has been putting out food in the top of the hollowed out gate post at Selbrigg Pond.
The woodland birds were having a whale of a time and were very photogenic.
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Nuthatch (Sitta europea)
Horsey
Selbrigg Pond
Black Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
and in
a
field close by
Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Sheringham
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris marítima)