Travelling around a bit, it was possible to see the variations in the timing of things. In Keele (Staffordshire), the Hedge bindweed (Calystegia cepium), Common mallow (Malva sylvestris) and English stonecrop (Sedum anglicum) were all in flower, which was not the case in Swansea. Pheasants (Phasianus cochicus) charged around the fields. In Egham (Surrey), Wood forgetmenot (Myosotis sylvatica), Wood vetch (Vicia sylvatica), Yellow corydalis (Corydalis lutea), Spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare), Tunic flower (Petrorhagia saxifraga), Rough poppy (Papaver hybridum) and Greater stitchwort (Stellaria holostea) were in early bloom. The European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) were as tame as ever. In Bynea, the Black knapweed (Centaurea nigra), Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris) and Common valerian (Valeriana officinalis) were in flower. In Penclacwydd, Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) and the white variety of the normally purple Slender thistle (Carduus tenuifloris) were in bloom. Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) waded in the Loughor estuary. 
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