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Two wagtails on river flotsam

Pied wagtail on river flotsam

Grey wagtail and pied wagtail on a patch of flotsam on the Exe at Exeter. Both are probably males.

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Blackthorn: flower buds, Barley Field

Blackthorn: flower buds, Barley Field

Blackthorn buds as the flowers were just about to break in the dense hedge separating the Barley Field from the Railway Walk.

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Immature greater black backed gull on a roof

Immature greater black backed gull on a roof

An immature greater black-backed gull, watchful as it stood on the roof of one of the buildings at Newlyn harbour.

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Wild garlic, Aldersely Junction, beginning to flower

Wild garlic flowering

There is a patch of wild garlic on the slope by the towpath a short distance from Aldersley Junction. These pictures were taken when the first flowers had just opened, but most of the plants were still carrying buds.

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Cormorants on the rocks, Mounts Bay

Cormorants on the rocks, Mounts Bay

Cormorants resting in the sun on offshore rocks in Mounts Bay, some stretching their wings to dry.

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Cowslips, Science Park

Cowslips, Science Park

Cowslips flowering by a footpath leading from the Science Park to one of the locks of the Birmingham Canal.