Hair-ice, 16 January 2016

Hair-ice, 16 January 2016

During a birding trip to the Forest of Dean on 16 January with Tom Rogers and Bill Bristow we (or rather Bill) found this strange fungus in a wood near Park End sprouting out of a slot in a short stick on the ground. It initially looked like a discarded paper...
Slimbridge Wetland Centre, 8 January 2016

Slimbridge Wetland Centre, 8 January 2016

Leader Phillip Delve As 10 of us assembled in the car park under blanket cloud, a flock of Siskins flew past us, which on landing in a distant tree were difficult to see against the light. Upon entry to the collection, we headed for Martin Smith Hide to view the “Tack...