In Loughor, Vervain (Verbena officinalis), Watercress (Nasturtium officinale), Lesser sea spurrey (Spergularia marina) and Wild privet (Ligustrum vulgare) were all in bloom. Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) and Bramble (Rubus fructicosa) both had green fruits. A sawfly larva (Croesus septentrionalis) nibbled at my Silver birch, Common froghopper adults (Philaenus spumarius) waited to spring, a Scorpion fly (Panorpa communis) threatened, a Soldier and Sailor beetle (Rhagonycha fulva) marched and two Mirid bugs, Calocoris stysi and probably Lygus pratensis, lurked. In a year of butterfly shortage, the Small skipper (Thymelicus flavus) and the Ringlet (Aphantopus hyperantus) made an appearance. In Bynea, Great willowherb (Epilobium hirsuitism), Redshank (Polygonum persicaria) and the alien Garden privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium) were in flower whilst the European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) were being blase.
This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
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