Had a walk around the Green and Red this morning in a bit of rare sunshine. I couldn't see much unusual bird-wise but there were quite a few nice flowers, particularly in the fen on the 16th.
Ragged Robin grows in marshy conditions and has a unique flower with thin branching petals. As well as the 16th Red, you can also see this in the hazard on the 9th Blue.
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| Ragged Robin Lynchis flos-cuculi [16th Red] |
Nearby is the green-flowered Common Gromwell.
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| Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale [16th Red] |
On drier grassy areas, Birds-foot trefoil is starting to flower, this one was on the 15th Red.
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| Bird's-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus [15th Red] |
Greater Celandine is actually a type of poppy and is unrelated to Lesser Celandine. This one was on the 5th on the Yellow.
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| Greater Celandine (Chelidonium majus) [5th Yellow] |
This Coal Tit was feeding a young bird on the left of the 3rd Red. It is impressive how it manages to catch multiple caterpillars in its beak with nowhere else to store them.
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| Coal Tit [3rd Red] |
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| Hedge Sparrow [5th Red] |
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