Friday 22 March 2024

Seeing the Changes 1991

More stirrings at WWT Llanelli's Millennium Wetlands. Bulrushes (Typha latifolia) seeded; Reeds (Phragmites australis) flowered; Great pond snails (Limnaea stagnalis) slid; hoverflies (Helophilus pendulus) and Drone flies (Eristalis tenax) flitted while a Common pond skater (Gerris lacustris) skated.

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