Full Moon, Hill Road

 Well, about 30 hours short of one actually. 

Wildflower Lawn

 #17 Inexplicably, a White Bluebell 

New Sycamore, Jevington Plantation

 

Flowering Gorse, Heathy Brow

After a busy day, the glorious sky and the extra hour of daylight meant a magical visit to Heathy Brow. The Gorse was in full flower and the scent was intense enough to linger on my clothing, once I returned to the car.

 

Jevington Plantation

Dandelion 

Seven-spot Ladybird 

Beachy Brow

Nursery Web Spiders, on Nettles

 Possible native Bluebells, growing where the scrub has been cleared.

Alfriston

 

Common Lizards, Foxholes Brow

A hugely exciting find of two individuals basking. I have suspected that there was a population of Common Lizards on the downs above Hill Road. Two fleeting glimpses in nearly 18 years, then 'Stumpy' was sighted on Hill Road on the 18th March Common Lizard, Hill Road, and now these two.

 

Speckled Wood, Jevington Plantation

First of the year for me

 

Willingdon Hill and Jevington Plantation

Double Lesser Celandine, Jevington Plantation 

From Foxholes Brow

A resting Red-tailed Bumblebee 

 Ground Ivy

Black-necked Grebe, West Rise Marsh

This lovely bird stayed at the marsh for nearly a week. My first Black-necked Grebe in breeding plumage and patch tick # 122!

 

Tufted Duck

Reed Bunting

Burrow, Jevington Plantation

 

Spring Equinox Bonfire

 

Willingdon Hill

 Strange 'mewing' calls from the fields revealed about 100 Common Gulls.

The Willingdon Hill dew pond held a few Pied Wagtails