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Wild Carrot, Basildon Park
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Wild carrot (Daucus carota), a plant in Apiaceae or Umbelliferae, taken at Basildon Park, Berkshire by David Palmar.
31 August 2020
Small Heath, Basildon Park
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
This Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) was taken at the National Trust property Basildon Park, in Berkshire by David Palmar. This butterfly has quite a distinct eye spot on the forewing, surrounded by orange colouration. The underwing consists of a variation of cream, brown and grey colours which form a slight scalloped band near the edges. Their total wingspan can vary between 34-38mm.
31 August 2020
Spear Thistle, Basildon Park
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare), photographed in late summer in Basildon Park, Berkshire by David Palmar. This tall, biannual thistle can be found on both disturbed and cultivated ground, growing to heights of around 30cm. By this time of the year, the flowers have gone over and developed into downy seed-heads to aid wind dispersal of the seeds.
31 August 2020
Creeping thistle with thistledown, Basildon Park
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) seen displaying thistledown, the mature silky pappus of a thistle. This allows the seeds to be dispersed easily by the wind. The Creeping Thistle can be distinguished from the similar Marsh Thistle by having few if any prickles on its main stem, whereas the Marsh Thistle is covered in them. Taken by David Palmar in Basildon Park in Berkshire.
31 August 2020
Sedge Warbler, RSPB Otmoor
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus), Otmoor. A migrant wintering in Africa south of the Sahara, and breeding in the UK, the Sedge Warbler can be identified by its scratchy song and the light stripe above the eye.
12 June 2013
Reed Warbler, RSPB Otmoor
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus), Otmoor. In the UK, Reed Warblers breed mainly in reed beds in southern England, south Wales, Lancashire and Yorkshire. They are seen in Scotland largely on migration, but at Mersehead it may be worth looking for them in the breeding season.
12 June 2013
Reed Warbler, RSPB Otmoor
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus), Otmoor. In the UK, Reed Warblers breed mainly in reed beds in southern England, south Wales, Lancashire and Yorkshire. They are seen in Scotland largely on migration, but at Mersehead it may be worth looking for them in the breeding season.
12 June 2013
Reed Warbler, RSPB Otmoor
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus), Otmoor. In the UK, Reed Warblers breed mainly in reed beds in southern England, south Wales, Lancashire and Yorkshire. They are seen in Scotland largely on migration, but at Mersehead it may be worth looking for them in the breeding season. This may be the best view you get of one!
12 June 2013
Reed Warbler, RSPB Otmoor
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus), RSPB Otmoor, Oxfordshire. In the UK, Reed Warblers breed mainly in reed beds in southern England, south Wales, Lancashire and Yorkshire. They are seen in Scotland largely on migration, but at Mersehead it may be worth looking for them in the breeding season.
12 June 2013
Turtle Dove, RSPB Otmoor
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) on the RSPB Otmoor nature reserve, Oxfordshire. Turtle Doves, the breeding range of which in the UK is restricted to south-east England, have declined sharply over the past few decades, partly due to intensification of farming and hedge removal, and partly because of shooting in south-west Europe when they are on migration to their wintering grounds in West Africa. Habitat restoration including the encouragement of thorny scrub to nest in and plenty of seeds to feed on should help. It is to be hoped that the recent moratorium on shooting in the EU will mitigate the situation.
