This morning I went to do JWR's WeBs count up at Branton Pits.
Highlight was a Little Egret, the first we've seen at this site, and quite uncommon so far inland. Apart from that it was a standard wildfowl count really.
From here a jaunt up to Corby Crags to check for some dragonflies was quite a good diversion.
Masses of Black Darters, with two or three Common Hawkers along the rides, a single, tiny, Common Lizard posed well and the birds were quite active too - 13+ Crossbill, several Redpoll, Siskin, Bullfinch, 3+ Goldcrest and 6+ Chiffchaff.
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| The view from Corby Crags. Proper Northumberland... |
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| Fungi sp, to be id'd...maybe Melanoleuca cognata? |
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| John 'Insect Magnet' Rutter finds photographing Black Darter tricky... |
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| Common Hawker ovipositing. |
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| Red Admiral |
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| Common Lizard. Looks the size of an iguana, but only about the size of my little finger. |
3 comments:
You could be right with melanoleuca cognata however, it usually fruits in the spring and is usually found in deciduous woods. It's cousin melanoleuca polioleica grows in pinewoods and upland heath but is easier to identify when the cap turns up to reveal the contrasing gills. Lovely shots Stew. I forgot to mention yesterday at the tip there was a Black darter flying around but too quick for the camera.
Nige I have googled that Melanoleuca sp and cant find it. Is it spelled correctly? Melanoleuca polioleica?
Cheers ...Watch the Black Darters, they loiter on a small territory usually and land on pale bleached timbers...
Sorry Stew its polioleuca...one of the Cavaliers its on rogersmushrooms.com
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