A quick trip after work and a glorious walk! The ballast and coal waste dump next to the sea wall has changed so much since our last visit. The ladies bedstraw was spectacular - the bee orchids are well gone and we didn't see any common blues - which I would have expected too. The pyramidal orchids are just beginning to go over and the yellow rattle is rattling. Both the purple and common broomrapes are over, but there were a few hanging on. There were lots of small skippers and many, many burnet moths.
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| General views. |
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| Pyramidal orchid and ladies bedstraw and red clover. |
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| Purple broomrape with host plant yarrow. |
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| Common broomrape: the different stigma - reddish for common broomrape and white for purple broomrape; purple broomrape. |
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| Burnet moths. |
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| Everlasting pea. |
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| Small skippers |
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| Sea holly and sea carrot. |
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| Female and male stonechats; starling and goldfinch. |
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