Had a wander around the treatment works patch today to take out the frustration of a Bluethroat at Spurn which would have cost me several weeks of grovelling if i had gone to see it. Im not blowing my load that easy this spring! As it was not a lot birdwise down there - a single Reed Warbler parped up once and a few Whitethroats shouted. The flash was empty save for a Pied Wagtail. Not sure its gonna hold its water for the entire summer - looking pretty sparse already.
Of more interest was a photgenic Large White in my front garden, 2 Green-veined Whites mating which I managed a dodgy photo of and loads of Three-spined Sticklebacks including a few males in summer dress (cue blurry photo of female/non-ripe male). Also a flower. I dont know which flower but this was beside the stream. Any ID help would be appreciated.
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You'll like this......Silenus, the drunken, merry god of the woodlands in Greek mythology, gave his name to Silene dioica (Red Campion). That's better than a straight answer!
Thank you very much - I should know Red Campion - it was one of a number of plants I surveyed on Great Cumbrae last June but im no botanist.
I do me birds and all the rest is down to Silenus - drink beer, remember things! History, flowers etc it's marvellous.
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