Monday 18th to Thursday 21st January 2021

Monday 18th January 2021 - Captains Pool & Spennells Valley NR

At Captain's Pool an adult Mute Swan was still present.  The previous day there had been an adult and a 1st winter Mute Swan present (as per Spennells Pensioner).  A Grey Wagtail was present along the dam.

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) - 18th January 2021


Nearby along the footpath at the edge of Spenells Valley Nature Reserve a single Brambling was present with approximately 40 Chaffinch.  A nice group of young Jelly Ear fungus was also recorded in this area.

Jelly Ear (Auricularia auricula-judae) - 18th January 2021



Thursday 21st January 2021 - Greatfield Road Allotments

Today, on visiting my allotment plot I was greeted by the sight of 11 Redwings that were feeding down on the ground there.  On my arrival they flew up to a nearby tree and perched lovely in the sunshine to allow for a couple of photos.

Redwings (Turdus iliacus) - 21st January 2021




Thursday 21st January 2021 - Stanklyn Wood

From my allotment I headed over to Stanklyn Lane to undertake a walk.  I decided to walkalong the lane at the edge of Stanklyn Wood to see what may be of interest.  During the walk I discovered two types of fungi; Witches' Butter and Hairy Curtain Crust and was pleased to see a few groups of Snowdrop starting to flower.

Witches' Butter (Exidia glandulosa) - 21st January 2021


Hairy Curtain Crust (Stereum hirsutum) - 21st January 2021


Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) - 21st January 2021



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