April Birds and Flowers

Greetings all. 

Brian has kindly sent me some photos of birds and flowers, all taken in Melbourne (Derbyshire) during three weeks in April.  I am particularly envious of his sighting (and photo!) of the Red-crested Pochard!

Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) (male)

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

Coot (Fulica atra)

Greylag Goose (Anser anser)

Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba yarrellii) (male)

Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) (male)

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) (female with chicks)

Ground-ivy (Gledchoma hederacea)

Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage (Chrysosplenium oppositifolium)

Butterburr (Petasites hybridus)

probable Water Cress (Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum)

Thank you, Brian

Please, everyone, do respond to Brian's email about a proposal for the group having a presence on social media - either WhatsApp or Facebook.

This would enable group members to immediately post information on their sightings or other wildlife related news, and give the rest of the group members immediate notification and access to such information. For example, Joe Bloggs could post "I'm watching a Ring-necked Parrot feeding on cherries near the entrance to Sarah's Wood - I will be here for an hour if you want it pointed out to you".

This would be a 'closed group' only visible to group members,

Take care, everyone. I'm hoping that we can get together before the summer is over!