Earlier in the week we took a quick meander around the grass banks behind the marina at Maryport, to see how the orchids were doing. As it's a strange year for the timing of things, we weren't quite sure what we'd find. Despite it being periodically sunny there was a lack of Small Blue Butterflies, but then again it was breezy - we did see one, but no photographs. The Northern Marsh-orchids were burnt up - wind/droughted? The Pyramidals were just, and very much just, begining to open and the Bee Orchids were in bud still. Hopefully this damper weather will have arrived in time to ensure a good display of Bee Orchids though. We found one of each of the Broomrapes, which again are just coming into flower. The Bloody Crane's-bill was at its best.
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| The grassland behind the marina, with Criffel (Scotland) in the distance. |
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| Bloody Crane's-bill.... |
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| Large Skipper. |
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| Small Heath - hiding! |
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| Common and Purple Broomrape. |
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| Northern Marsh-orchid x Common Spotted-orchid. |
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| Northern Marsh-orchid. |
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| Bee Orchid and Pyramidal Orchids - yet to come out. |
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