Sunny evening, so I had a quick walk around the Blue and Red. On the third I watched a female Whitethroat hunting for insects in the fen and returning periodically to feed two young birds in the hedge.
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| Whitethroat [3rd Blue] |
Meadow Brown butterflies are quite common in the rough at the moment. This one was near the reservoir.
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| Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina [Reservoir] |
A new type of Damselfly on the 3rd Blue and 4th Red - A White-legged Damselfly.
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| White-legged Damselfly (male) Platycnemis pennipes [3rd Blue] |
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White-legged Damselfly (female) Platycnemis pennipes [4th Red]
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There are a couple of species of Fumitory on the course at the moment. Common Fumitory is usually shorter and has a spatula-shaped lower sepal - in common Ramping Fumitory this is straight:
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| Common Ramping Fumitory Fumaria muralis [3rd Blue] |
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| Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis [6th Blue] |
Heath Speedwell is another species of Veronica and is quite common on the shorter areas of rough. I've found this on both the Red and Green courses.
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| Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis [4th Red] |
Yellow Rattle can be found in the rough on the 13th Red. It is semi-parasitic, feeding off nutrients in the roots of nearby grasses.
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| Yellow Rattle Rhinanthus minor [13h Red] |
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