Saturday 13 May 2023

Seeing the Changes 1788

Lots of first flowerings on the cliff footpath between Bracelet Bay and Langland. Spotted probable Salad burnet (Sanguisarba minor); Sea pea (Lathyrus japonicus); Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria); Tormentil (Potentilla erecta); White campion (Silene alba); Scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis); Blue bugle (Ajuga genevensis); Common rock-rose (Helianthemum nummularium); Thrift (Armeria maritima); Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris) and Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber) with its white variant. Also spotted a Stonechat (Saxicola torquata) in the scrub.

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