Walked with Peter and Pickle down to the gravel pits and on the Westernmost one we saw 8 black-headed gulls, 6+ little grebes, 4 great crested grebes, 30+ coots, 10+ mallard, 2 pochard, 1 lapwing and 5 mute swans.
On the easterly pit there were 70+ Black-headed Gulls, 3 Herring Gulls, 2+ Great Crested Grebes, 15+ Common Coots, 7-8 Gadwall, 5+ Mallard, 1+ Moorhen, 6 Canada Geese and 6+ Mute Swans.
A couple of hawker dragonflies were also whizzing about, but far too quickly to identify.
We also went East along the river as far as Oak Weir Lock, and then South into the scrub around the private gravel pit.
In flower were Bristly Oxtongue, Picris echioides, Hawkweed Oxtongue, Picris hieracioides, White Deadnettle, Lamium album, and Common Toadflax, Linaria vulgaris.
Too dark for photos again I'm afraid.
On the easterly pit there were 70+ Black-headed Gulls, 3 Herring Gulls, 2+ Great Crested Grebes, 15+ Common Coots, 7-8 Gadwall, 5+ Mallard, 1+ Moorhen, 6 Canada Geese and 6+ Mute Swans.
A couple of hawker dragonflies were also whizzing about, but far too quickly to identify.
We also went East along the river as far as Oak Weir Lock, and then South into the scrub around the private gravel pit.
In flower were Bristly Oxtongue, Picris echioides, Hawkweed Oxtongue, Picris hieracioides, White Deadnettle, Lamium album, and Common Toadflax, Linaria vulgaris.
Too dark for photos again I'm afraid.
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