Oak - Quercus robur

Superb old Oaks on the edge of the main pools.



Speckled Wood - Pararge algeria









Herb Robert - Geranium robertianum







Broom - Cytisus scoparius

The curves in Broom are quite spectacular.



Hidden in the Broom bush a Long tailed Tit's nest covered in Lichen.



Dandelion - Taraxacum official



Cuckoo Flower - Cardamine pratensis



Orange Tip - Anthocaris cardamons

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One Stone Curlew head visible above the heather.





Aspen - Populus tremula



Long Tailed Tit - Aegithalos caudatus

Didn't manage to find an adder or two.

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Alder - Alnus glutinous catkins just about to unfurl





Those delicious new shoots



Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula







Coot - Fulica atra



Shoveller - Anser clypeata







Fungi??







Marsh Tit - Poecile palustris



Long-tailed Tit - Aegithalos caudates











Cherry Plum - Prunus cerasifera

At least four Marsh Harriers
A pair of Chinese Water Deer
and
a
Fox

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Blue Tit - Cyanistes caeruleus



Long Tailed Tit - Aegithalos caudates


Both pottering about in the Alders down by the lake. Off the Siskins no sight or sound.

But a distinct flash of azure flashed past
and spent a moment
bashing its prey's head
on a log.


While the rasp of an Egyptian goose played in the background.

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