Had a walk around the estate today. This year I have heard a Lesser Whitethroat on the course for the first time in a few years. Its territory seems to be centred around the footpath to the left of the 5th on the Red course. They are easy to hear, but virtually impossible to see or photograph as they generally stay hidden in bushes. In several hours of trying, this is the best picture that I managed to get.
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| Lesser Whitethroat [5th Red] |
There also Linnets nesting in the gorse in this area. They are a little less secretive and there are lots of them.
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| Linnet [5th Red] |
A little lower down the footpath you can find a patch of Heath Dog Violets, one of Frilford's speciality flowers. They are a bit bluer than the more common violets and have a yellow spur.
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| Heath Dog Violet Viola canina [4th Red] |
Cinnabar moths are quite common on the courses at this time of year. They have distinctive red colouring and fly during the day. Later in the year, look out for their black and yellow caterpillars. This one was on the grass on the 1st Blue.
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| Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae [1st Blue] |
Also on the 1st Blue I came across this freshwater mussel shell. I suspect that this may have been eaten by an otter and left on the fairway.
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| Freshwater Mussel [1st Blue] |
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