Thursday 17th November 2011 - Wyre Forest

Today I decided to pop for a walk around the Wyre with my old mate 'The Goth'.  He has got a first name but it as long since been lost in the annals of time and clouds of dry ice.  The goth was staying over for a few days and, although not a birder, he shares an enjoyment of the great outdoors...so we decided to do a good walk to justify the copious amounts of ale that would undoubtedly be consumed on the evening.

For the second time in just under a week the sun was shinning and the skies were blue.  Along Dowles brook we had cracking views of a Dipper and very little else although 2 Grey Wagtails were seen briefly.

The Lodge Hill Farm area was heaving with bird activity and whilst on the stone bridge we had great views of 11 Lesser Redpoll, 14 Goldfinch & 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1♂ & 1♀).  3 Common Buzzards were up soaring and a Raven went over 'kronking'.

I was hoping to see a wide variety of fungi during the walk but only managed to see a small number including Birch Brittlegill, False Chanterelle, Glistening Inkcap, Stag's Horn and White Saddle.

Still, it was a pleasant walk and we did indeed consume much ale that evening...well they sold Batham's Bitter at the pub so it was rude not too!

Lilac Bonnet (Mycena pura)




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False Chanterelle (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca)



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White Saddle (Helvella crispa)



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Batham's Bitter (Quaffus maximus)

7 comments:

  1. I have also been photographing fungi lately, but I am gutted I missed out on a (Quaffus maximus).Lol!
    Cheers Colin

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  2. Great capture of a beautiful subject..Bathams is my Ale of choice these days, those fugi are nice too

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  3. Birch Brittlegill is one i`ve never seen, Jason.

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  4. Would respectfully suggest Mycena pura rather than Russula betularum , based on the thickness of stem to cap , colour of cap , radial lines and dome of cap . The Russula would be flat at first then slightly depressed .

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  5. Colin - The Quaffus Maximus was definitely the highlight of what was a good day!

    Mark - Cheers mate....you cant beat a bit of Bathams

    Dean - I have re-assesed this funfi after reading the comments of 'anonymous' and I thik they are perhaps right...it is more likely a Lilac Bonnet(Mycena pura)

    Anonymous - thanks for the id help.

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  6. Used to partake in quaffing large volumes of ale myself Jase!! But I couldn't get up for birding afterwards, so I gave it up :-)

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  7. Hehe...I know that feeling Warren!

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