A sunny, warm day outing with Hull Nats. I had hoped for adders, but it was late and very warm when we got to the YWT nature reserve,the last remaining area of heath left after the common was planted with conifers. In compensation, we had a pair of Ravens, croaking overhead, which apparently are regular, although not sure if they have bred. Ravens seems to be slowly spreading east, so hopefully it won't be too long before they arrive at the Hull area. We also heard a Marsh Tit.
The luckiest of us had a fleeting view of a young adder, and most of us did see several lizards and a small Palmate Newt under a log. We checked the May Lily, a few plants with fresh leaves in the enclosure. The heath was bone dry, but Cross-leaved Heath and large tussocks of Purple Moorgrass were present.
The path on the edge of the plantation.
Nursery web spider.
May Lily
Common Groundhopper.
Lunch time at the heath. A lizard scurried away from the bench where we sat.
Wood Sorrel.
Raven.
Peacock.
Brimstone.
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