Tuesday 11 September 2018

Photogenic fungi...


















Mostly birdless barring 500 (ish) martins (no obvious Swallows), heard only Kingfisher and Yellow Wagtail. The edges of the lichen heath butting up to trees and scrubs held the most insects but still little on a breezy, totally overcast day; a couple of Colletes spp, Eupeodes latifasciatus, Dasysyrphus albiostratus, Syrphus spp, Episyrphus balteatus, Eristalis tenax, Melanostoma spp; Small Copper and Small Heath.

Not able to find the Autumn Ladies Tresses despite RC's best efforts so either going blind or (hopefully) misinterpreted directions!!

Fuligo septica ( a plasmodial slime mould, sometimes known as troll butter) and Coprinellus micaceus group above - both beside the main path