After gaining vengeance against Pectoral Sandpipers everywhere, I went for a wander with the Folks about Fernworthy.
In defiance of all reasonable likelihood, the weather was better than forecast and we had a most enjoyable time. :)
Birds were a little thin on the ground, though audible flyovers were far more frequent. Visible flyovers were resticted to, well, this handsome devil;
Yes, that's a moult centre
And this handsome devil;
Sometimes I really dislike Rushes
A large group of Crossbill were heard a couple of times; enough to generate sleighbells, and Siskin also flew invisibly by. On the reservoir, a handful of LBBs, 2 Tufty and 22 Mallard were all I could see.
And now... :D
Hit the fungi!
[[When I could find them, that is. Large areas barren of fungi, with most of these in only a couple of [harder to reach?] areas. Odd...]]
Dead Man's Finger
Growing out of fallen wood, note texture [it's supposed to be white inside].
Dead Moll's Finger
Much smoother-looking, also growing from a fallen branch. [Looks quite like the 'earthtongue' from Venford Mine?]
Another
Again, smoother, compared to the almost netted appearance of Dead Man's. Also a little flattened.
Chanterelle
Slightly brighter [if a little battered].
Very possibly a very
odd-looking Scarlet Waxcap?
Aniseed Funnel
Armillaria ostoyae
Velvet Shank
[bit old]
Ochre Brittlegill
Brick Tufts
Sulphur Tufts
Girdled Webcap
and mass of
Common Jellyspot
Grooved Bonnet
Yellowleg Bonnet
And finally, for some variety, a late-flying resident took a rest on my leg;
Platycheirus scutatus
or thereabouts
Be Seeing You...
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