It was still cold as I scraped the ice off the car this morning before heading off to Bonby but clear skies looked promising for a good day. When I arrived on the carrs there was a good frost with mist hanging in the drain. It was very quiet and peaceful first thing and I had the world to myself. The only sounds to be heard were the exulting of skylarks, the peewit of displaying lapwings and, incongruously, a peacock calling in the distance. Again, there was plenty of birdlife about but no wheatear today and,as yet, now yellow wagtails. Birds I did see included yellowhammer, lapwing, rook, avocet, shelduck, teal, mallard, linnet, meadow pipit and corn bunting.
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| Lincoln Red |
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| Linnet |
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| Linnet |
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| Reed Bunting |
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| Reed Bunting |
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| Yellowhammer |
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| Yellowhammer |
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| Yellowhammer |
Later in the morning I drove down south of Caistor to a site in the Lincolnshire Wolds where I had been told there was a pasque flower growing. My directions were excellent and I found it straight away and what a stunning flower it is. The only one I have seen in the wild in this country. Lots of cowslips about too.
What an excellent day, I even sat in warm sunshine for my lunch.
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| Cowslip |
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| Cowslip |
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| Pasque Flower |
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| Pasque Flower |
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