Fungi, Jevington Plantation

 

Rusty Crust

Witches' Butter

Jelly Ear

Frog Spawn, Hill Road

 

Hill Road Wildflower Lawn 2026

#1 Madwoman's Milk Euphorbia helioscopia

#2 Field Speedwell Veronica arresting

#3 Petty Spurge

#4 Early Crocus

#5 Greek Anenome Anenomoides blanda

#6 Primrose

 #7 Daffodil 

Scarlet Elf Cup, Jevington Plantation

 

Sweet Violet

Enoki Flammulina velutipes

Frogs and Newts, Hill Road

 Exciting times in the garden pond. We consistently see 2 newts and about 6 frogs. There are at least 3 batches of frogspawn too.

Beachy Head

 

Jevington Plantation

Hazel flower 

Rain
 

Cuckmere Haven

 

Blackthorn

Stonechat

Curlew. At least 50 kept being lifted by some unseen raptor.

First Black-headed Gull in full summer plumage for me this year.

Early-spring Dawn Chorus, Jevington Plantation

 Redwing and Blackcaps were part of the 19 species-strong chorus.

Pett Level

Rook

Jackdaw
 

Rye Harbour

Redshank

Ringed Plover

Ringed plover and a Dunlin

Lapwing

Lapwing

A Knott with Lapwing, just coming into breeding colour.

Shoveler

Lapwing

Redshank, Ringed Plover and Lapwing

Avocet

Starling

Gadwall, with Shoveler

Ringed Plover