There had been no sign of black-headed gulls in West Park since the winter. presumably they had all headed off somewhere nearby more suitable for the breeding season, leaving only the lesser black backs.
At the end of May, some of the black-headeds started returning, though still only a handful.
With the restrictions because of the pandemic, I’m still taking a lot more pictures in a smaller than usual area, so yet another varied set of flowers and other plant subjects, wild with a few cultivated.
The long dry spring means there have been far less than usual large fungi this year. A willow bracket and a lone milk cap are the limit of what I’ve spotted recently.
Young coots on West Park lake being fed by the parents.
Old Nursery Pond and Willow Pond in the Smestow Valley Local Nature Reserve.
Window frame used as a garden feature in the former boatyard at Wightwick, with two carrion crows using the frame as an early morning perch
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