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  • ROCK SEA-LAVENDER Limonium binervosum (Plumbaginaceae) Height to 30cm. Hairless perennial of coastal cliffs and rocks; occasionally on stabilised shingle beaches. FLOWERS are 6-7mm long and pinkish lilac; borne in small, well spaced clusters on sprays that branch from below the middle (Jul-Sep). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are narrow spoon-shaped with winged stalks. STATUS-Locally common on coasts.
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  • ROCK SEDGE Carex rupestris (Cyperaceae) Height to 20cm<br />
Delicate, creeping and mat-forming perennial of dry mountain ledges on base-rich rocks. FLOWERS are brown and borne in slender, terminal spikes, male flowers above females (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are yellow and flask-shaped. LEAVES are wiry and curly. STATUS-Local and scarce, restricted to a few suitable sites in Scotland.
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  • Turtle Rock and the Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly
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  • Sunrise over the rocks on Porthselau Beach looking towards St David's Head, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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  • Sunset over the rocks on Porthselau Beach looking towards St David's Head, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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  • Sunset over the rocks on Porthselau Beach looking towards St David's Head, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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  • IVY-LEAVED TOADFLAX Cymbalaria muralis (Scrophulariaceae) Trailing. Hairless perennial with trailing, purplish stems. Grows on rocks and walls. FLOWERS are 10-12mm across and lilac with yellow and white at the centre, and a curved spur; borne on long stalks (Apr-Nov). FRUITS are capsules, borne on long stalks that become recurved with maturity, forcing the fruit into nooks and crannies. LEAVES are long-stalked, ivy-shaped, 5-lobed and borne on long stalks. STATUS-Originally a garden plant but now widely naturalised throughout much of the region, except N Scotland.
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  • IVY-LEAVED TOADFLAX Cymbalaria muralis (Scrophulariaceae) Trailing. Hairless perennial with trailing, purplish stems. Grows on rocks and walls. FLOWERS are 10-12mm across and lilac with yellow and white at the centre, and a curved spur; borne on long stalks (Apr-Nov). FRUITS are capsules, borne on long stalks that become recurved with maturity, forcing the fruit into nooks and crannies. LEAVES are long-stalked, ivy-shaped, 5-lobed and borne on long stalks. STATUS-Originally a garden plant but now widely naturalised throughout much of the region, except N Scotland.
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  • HOARY WHITLOWGRASS Draba incana (Brassicaceae) Height to 30cm. Upright, hairy biennial of upland limestone rocks and (rarely) on sand dunes in N. FLOWERS are 3-5mm across with 4 slightly notched white petals (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are cylindrical but twisted. LEAVES are lanceolate; untoothed ones in basal rosette plus toothed stem leaves. STATUS-Local, restricted to N Wales, Scotland and NW Ireland.
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  • PYRAMIDAL BUGLE Ajuga pyramidalis (Lamiaceae) Height to 15cm. Upright perennial; stems are hairy all round. Plant usually forms a rather conical outline. Grows on limestone rocks. FLOWERS are 15mm long, blue with protruding stamens, and shorter than the purplish bracts (Apr-May). FRUITS are nutlets. LEAVES are oval and stalked. STATUS-Rare, in N England, N Scotland and W Ireland only.
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  • PURPLE OXYTROPIS Oxytropis halleri (Fabaceae) Height to 20cm. Tufted perennial, covered in silky hairs. Found on mountain rocks and sea cliffs (in far N), on calcareous soils. FLOWERS are 20mm long and deep purple, with a pointed tip to the keel; in stalked heads (May-Jun). FRUITS are downy, 25mm-long pods. LEAVES are up to 15cm long with 10-15 pairs of narrow leaflets. STATUS-Extremely local.
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  • Sunrise over the rocks on Porthselau Beach looking towards St David's Head, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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  • Sunset over the rocks on Porthselau Beach looking towards St David's Head, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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  • Sunset over the rocks on Porthselau Beach looking towards St David's Head, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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  • Sunset over the rocks on Porthselau Beach looking towards St David's Head, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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  • Sunset over the rocks on Porthselau Beach looking towards St David's Head, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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  • Sorbus lancastriensis (Rosaceae) HEIGHT to 5m<br />
A shrub or small tree. LEAVES Ovate, the margin with short, sharp teeth; 8-10 pairs of veins and leaves are downy below. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Flowers and fruits are borne on slightly downy stalks. Fruits are red, to 1.5cm long, with prominent lenticels when ripe. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Mainly confined to limestone rocks in NW England.
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  • Sorbus lancastriensis (Rosaceae) HEIGHT to 5m<br />
A shrub or small tree. LEAVES Ovate, the margin with short, sharp teeth; 8-10 pairs of veins and leaves are downy below. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Flowers and fruits are borne on slightly downy stalks. Fruits are red, to 1.5cm long, with prominent lenticels when ripe. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Mainly confined to limestone rocks in NW England.
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  • HOARY WHITLOWGRASS Draba incana (Brassicaceae) Height to 30cm. Upright, hairy biennial of upland limestone rocks and (rarely) on sand dunes in N. FLOWERS are 3-5mm across with 4 slightly notched white petals (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are cylindrical but twisted. LEAVES are lanceolate; untoothed ones in basal rosette plus toothed stem leaves. STATUS-Local, restricted to N Wales, Scotland and NW Ireland.
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  • IVY-LEAVED TOADFLAX Cymbalaria muralis (Scrophulariaceae) Trailing. Hairless perennial with trailing, purplish stems. Grows on rocks and walls. FLOWERS are 10-12mm across and lilac with yellow and white at the centre, and a curved spur; borne on long stalks (Apr-Nov). FRUITS are capsules, borne on long stalks that become recurved with maturity, forcing the fruit into nooks and crannies. LEAVES are long-stalked, ivy-shaped, 5-lobed and borne on long stalks. STATUS-Originally a garden plant but now widely naturalised throughout much of the region, except N Scotland.
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  • MOSSY SAXIFRAGE Saxifraga hypnoides (Saxifragaceae) Height to 20cm. Mat-forming, upland perennial of rocks and damp, bare ground. FLOWERS are 10-15mm across with 5 white petals; borne in clusters (May-Jul). FRUITS are dry capsules. LEAVES are pointed and lobed; non-flowering shoots are procumbent and leafy bulbils form in the leaf axils; the overall effect is of a moss-like plant. STATUS-Locally common in N England and Scotland; generally scarce elsewhere.
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  • TUFTED SAXIFRAGE Saxifraga cespitosa (Height to 10cm) is a tufted, cushion-forming perennial that grows on mountain rocks in Snowdonia. The leaves are divided into finger-like lobes and the white flowers are up to 1cm across (Jun-Jul). Tufted Saxifrage also occurs, extremely rarely, in Scotland.
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  • ALPINE SPEEDWELL Veronica alpina (Scrophulariaceae) Prostrate. Perennial with wiry and downy, creeping stems that root at the nodes, and short, upright flowering stems. Grows in areas of short grass and rocks in mountains. FLOWERS are 7-8mm across, the corolla 4-lobed and blue; borne on short stalks, in crowded spikes (Jul-Aug). FRUITS are flattened, oval and slightly notched capsules. LEAVES are oval and blunt-toothed. STATUS-Scarce, restricted to Scottish Highlands.
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  • HOARY WHITLOWGRASS Draba incana (Brassicaceae) Height to 30cm. Upright, hairy biennial of upland limestone rocks and (rarely) on sand dunes in N. FLOWERS are 3-5mm across with 4 slightly notched white petals (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are cylindrical but twisted. LEAVES are lanceolate; untoothed ones in basal rosette plus toothed stem leaves. STATUS-Local, restricted to N Wales, Scotland and NW Ireland.
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  • MOUNTAIN AVENS Dryas octopetala (Rosaceae) Height to 6cm. Creeping, perennial undershrub. Found on basic rocks, in mountains and, locally, at to sea level. FLOWERS are 3-4cm across with 8 or more white petals and a mass of yellow stamens (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are dry and 1-seeded, with feathery plumes. LEAVES are dark green, oblong and toothed. STATUS-Locally common in Scotland and W Ireland.
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  • MOUNTAIN AVENS Dryas octopetala (Rosaceae) Height to 6cm. Creeping, perennial undershrub. Found on basic rocks, in mountains and, locally, at to sea level. FLOWERS are 3-4cm across with 8 or more white petals and a mass of yellow stamens (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are dry and 1-seeded, with feathery plumes. LEAVES are dark green, oblong and toothed. STATUS-Locally common in Scotland and W Ireland.
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  • SEA RUSH Juncus maritimus (Juncaceae) Height to 1m<br />
Upright, stiff perennial that forms clumps and grows in the drier upper reaches of saltmarshes, and among coastal rocks. FLOWERS are pale yellow and borne in loose clusters below a sharp-pointed bract (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are brown, bluntly pointed equal length to sepals. LEAVES are sharply pointed. STATUS-Locally common on coasts.
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  • ROUND-HEADED LEEK Allium sphaerocephalon. Height to 1m. An impressive plant, whose spherical heads of reddish-pink flowers are carried on a long, slender stem (June-July). Restricted to limestone rocks in the Avon Gorge; also found on dunes on Jersey.
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  • WALL WHITLOWGRASS Draba muralis (Brassicaceae) Height to 30cm. Hairy annual, somewhat similar to Hoary Whitlowgrass. Found on limestone rocks and walls. FLOWERS are 3-5mm across with 4 slightly notched petals; in terminal clusters (Apr-May). FRUITS are elliptical but not twisted. LEAVES are oval; appear as a basal rosette and clasping stem leaves. STATUS-Local, restricted to SW and N England.
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  • IRISH SAXIFRAGE Saxifraga rosacea (Height to 30cm) is similar to Tufted Saxifrage (their ranges do not overlap, however) but with larger flowers (12-18mm across) borne on open clusters on slender stems (Jun-Aug). The leaves have pointed (not blunt) lobes. It grows in damp places among rocks and is extremely local in the S and W.
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  • Granite rocks off the shores of the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
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  • Granite rocks off the shores of the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
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  • Granite rocks off the shores of the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
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  • Granite rocks off the shores of the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
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  • CHIVES Allium schoenoprasum (Liliaceae) Height to 40cm<br />
Tufted, bulbous perennial of damp, grassy places on limestone rocks. FLOWERS are purplish and borne in heads, 2-4cm across, comprising 10-30 flowers and 2 papery bracts; stamens do not project (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are grey-green, hollow and cylindrical. STATUS-Widely cultivated; local native plant, mainly in W.
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  • ROCK SPEEDWELL Veronica fruticans (Scrophulariaceae) Height to 20cm. Attractive and distinctive perennial with stems that are woody and hairless at the base. Grows on rock ledges, at high altitudes in mountains. FLOWERS are 10-15mm across, the corolla 4-lobed and deep blue with a reddish centre; borne in open, few-flowered terminal clusters (Jul-Sep). FRUITS are flattened, elliptical and hairy capsules with a long projecting style. LEAVES are oval, unstalked and slightly toothed. STATUS-Rare and restricted to a few locations in the Scottish Highlands.
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  • ROCK SPEEDWELL Veronica fruticans (Scrophulariaceae) Height to 20cm. Attractive and distinctive perennial with stems that are woody and hairless at the base. Grows on rock ledges, at high altitudes in mountains. FLOWERS are 10-15mm across, the corolla 4-lobed and deep blue with a reddish centre; borne in open, few-flowered terminal clusters (Jul-Sep). FRUITS are flattened, elliptical and hairy capsules with a long projecting style. LEAVES are oval, unstalked and slightly toothed. STATUS-Rare and restricted to a few locations in the Scottish Highlands.
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  • Rock Cook Centrolabrus exoletus Length to 15cm<br />
Colourful wrasse with a relatively small mouth. Found on rocky coasts and around pier pilings. Adult is variably colourful, often with reddish-brown, blue and yellowish reticulations. Note the diagnostic dark band across base of tail. Widespread and locally common in S and W; almost absent from coast of E England.
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  • Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus L 16-17cm. Bulky, dark pipit invariably found within sight of sea. Sexes are similar. Adult and juvenile have streaked dark grey-brown upperparts and rather grubby yellowish underparts, heavily streaked on breast and flanks. Throat is pale and note indistinct pale supercilium and eyering, and dark sub-moustachial stripe. Legs and bill are dark and outer tail feathers are grey. Voice Utters a single pseet call. Meadow Pipit-like song is delivered in flight; starts and ends on a cliff-side rocky outcrop. Status Locally common resident, found on rocky coasts and cliffs in summer; commonest in N and W. More widespread, but still coastal outside breeding season.
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  • Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus L 16-17cm. Bulky, dark pipit invariably found within sight of sea. Sexes are similar. Adult and juvenile have streaked dark grey-brown upperparts and rather grubby yellowish underparts, heavily streaked on breast and flanks. Throat is pale and note indistinct pale supercilium and eyering, and dark sub-moustachial stripe. Legs and bill are dark and outer tail feathers are grey. Voice Utters a single pseet call. Meadow Pipit-like song is delivered in flight; starts and ends on a cliff-side rocky outcrop. Status Locally common resident, found on rocky coasts and cliffs in summer; commonest in N and W. More widespread, but still coastal outside breeding season.
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  • ROCK SEA-SPURREY Spergularia rupicola (Caryophyllaceae) Height to 20cm. Stickily hairy perennial, often with purplish stems. Found on cliffs and rocky places near the sea. Sometimes forms clumps with woody bases. FLOWERS are pink, 5-petalled (petals and sepals equal) and 8-10mm across (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are narrow, flattened and fleshy; borne in whorls. STATUS-Locally common in W.
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  • ROCK SEA-SPURREY Spergularia rupicola (Caryophyllaceae) Height to 20cm. Stickily hairy perennial, often with purplish stems. Found on cliffs and rocky places near the sea. Sometimes forms clumps with woody bases. FLOWERS are pink, 5-petalled (petals and sepals equal) and 8-10mm across (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are narrow, flattened and fleshy; borne in whorls. STATUS-Locally common in W.
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  • Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus L 16-17cm. Bulky, dark pipit invariably found within sight of sea. Sexes are similar. Adult and juvenile have streaked dark grey-brown upperparts and rather grubby yellowish underparts, heavily streaked on breast and flanks. Throat is pale and note indistinct pale supercilium and eyering, and dark sub-moustachial stripe. Legs and bill are dark and outer tail feathers are grey. Voice Utters a single pseet call. Meadow Pipit-like song is delivered in flight; starts and ends on a cliff-side rocky outcrop. Status Locally common resident, found on rocky coasts and cliffs in summer; commonest in N and W. More widespread, but still coastal outside breeding season.
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  • Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus L 16-17cm. Bulky, dark pipit invariably found within sight of sea. Sexes are similar. Adult and juvenile have streaked dark grey-brown upperparts and rather grubby yellowish underparts, heavily streaked on breast and flanks. Throat is pale and note indistinct pale supercilium and eyering, and dark sub-moustachial stripe. Legs and bill are dark and outer tail feathers are grey. Voice Utters a single pseet call. Meadow Pipit-like song is delivered in flight; starts and ends on a cliff-side rocky outcrop. Status Locally common resident, found on rocky coasts and cliffs in summer; commonest in N and W. More widespread, but still coastal outside breeding season.
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  • Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus L 16-17cm. Bulky, dark pipit invariably found within sight of sea. Sexes are similar. Adult and juvenile have streaked dark grey-brown upperparts and rather grubby yellowish underparts, heavily streaked on breast and flanks. Throat is pale and note indistinct pale supercilium and eyering, and dark sub-moustachial stripe. Legs and bill are dark and outer tail feathers are grey. Voice Utters a single pseet call. Meadow Pipit-like song is delivered in flight; starts and ends on a cliff-side rocky outcrop. Status Locally common resident, found on rocky coasts and cliffs in summer; commonest in N and W. More widespread, but still coastal outside breeding season.
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  • Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus L 16-17cm. Bulky, dark pipit invariably found within sight of sea. Sexes are similar. Adult and juvenile have streaked dark grey-brown upperparts and rather grubby yellowish underparts, heavily streaked on breast and flanks. Throat is pale and note indistinct pale supercilium and eyering, and dark sub-moustachial stripe. Legs and bill are dark and outer tail feathers are grey. Voice Utters a single pseet call. Meadow Pipit-like song is delivered in flight; starts and ends on a cliff-side rocky outcrop. Status Locally common resident, found on rocky coasts and cliffs in summer; commonest in N and W. More widespread, but still coastal outside breeding season.
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  • Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus L 16-17cm. Bulky, dark pipit invariably found within sight of sea. Sexes are similar. Adult and juvenile have streaked dark grey-brown upperparts and rather grubby yellowish underparts, heavily streaked on breast and flanks. Throat is pale and note indistinct pale supercilium and eyering, and dark sub-moustachial stripe. Legs and bill are dark and outer tail feathers are grey. Voice Utters a single pseet call. Meadow Pipit-like song is delivered in flight; starts and ends on a cliff-side rocky outcrop. Status Locally common resident, found on rocky coasts and cliffs in summer; commonest in N and W. More widespread, but still coastal outside breeding season.
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  • Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus L 16-17cm. Bulky, dark pipit invariably found within sight of sea. Sexes are similar. Adult and juvenile have streaked dark grey-brown upperparts and rather grubby yellowish underparts, heavily streaked on breast and flanks. Throat is pale and note indistinct pale supercilium and eyering, and dark sub-moustachial stripe. Legs and bill are dark and outer tail feathers are grey. Voice Utters a single pseet call. Meadow Pipit-like song is delivered in flight; starts and ends on a cliff-side rocky outcrop. Status Locally common resident, found on rocky coasts and cliffs in summer; commonest in N and W. More widespread, but still coastal outside breeding season.
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  • Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus L 16-17cm. Bulky, dark pipit invariably found within sight of sea. Sexes are similar. Adult and juvenile have streaked dark grey-brown upperparts and rather grubby yellowish underparts, heavily streaked on breast and flanks. Throat is pale and note indistinct pale supercilium and eyering, and dark sub-moustachial stripe. Legs and bill are dark and outer tail feathers are grey. Voice Utters a single pseet call. Meadow Pipit-like song is delivered in flight; starts and ends on a cliff-side rocky outcrop. Status Locally common resident, found on rocky coasts and cliffs in summer; commonest in N and W. More widespread, but still coastal outside breeding season.
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  • Rock Pipit - Anthus petrosus L 16-17cm. Bulky, dark pipit invariably found within sight of sea. Sexes are similar. Adult and juvenile have streaked dark grey-brown upperparts and rather grubby yellowish underparts, heavily streaked on breast and flanks. Throat is pale and note indistinct pale supercilium and eyering, and dark sub-moustachial stripe. Legs and bill are dark and outer tail feathers are grey. Voice Utters a single pseet call. Meadow Pipit-like song is delivered in flight; starts and ends on a cliff-side rocky outcrop. Status Locally common resident, found on rocky coasts and cliffs in summer; commonest in N and W. More widespread, but still coastal outside breeding season.
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  • Classic coastal rock pool, Portland, Dorset
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  • SMALL-WHITE ORCHID Pseudorchis albida (Orchidaceae) Height to 30cm. Slender, upright perennial that grows in grassland and on rock ledges, in mountains and upland regions except in the far N. FLOWERS are 2-3mm across and greenish white; borne in cylindrical spikes (May-Jul). FRUITS are egg-shaped. LEAVES are lanceolate at the base of the plant, becoming narrower up the stem. STATUS-Very locally common in Scotland; increasingly scarce, or absent, further S.
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  • 'Sail Rock', Chatham Islands. Pacific Ocean off the coast of New Zealand
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  • Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus L 16-17cm. Bulky, dark pipit invariably found within sight of sea. Sexes are similar. Adult and juvenile have streaked dark grey-brown upperparts and rather grubby yellowish underparts, heavily streaked on breast and flanks. Throat is pale and note indistinct pale supercilium and eyering, and dark sub-moustachial stripe. Legs and bill are dark and outer tail feathers are grey. Voice Utters a single pseet call. Meadow Pipit-like song is delivered in flight; starts and ends on a cliff-side rocky outcrop. Status Locally common resident, found on rocky coasts and cliffs in summer; commonest in N and W. More widespread, but still coastal outside breeding season.
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  • Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus L 16-17cm. Bulky, dark pipit invariably found within sight of sea. Sexes are similar. Adult and juvenile have streaked dark grey-brown upperparts and rather grubby yellowish underparts, heavily streaked on breast and flanks. Throat is pale and note indistinct pale supercilium and eyering, and dark sub-moustachial stripe. Legs and bill are dark and outer tail feathers are grey. Voice Utters a single pseet call. Meadow Pipit-like song is delivered in flight; starts and ends on a cliff-side rocky outcrop. Status Locally common resident, found on rocky coasts and cliffs in summer; commonest in N and W. More widespread, but still coastal outside breeding season.
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  • Rock Sea-spurrey - Spergularia rupicola (Caryophyllaceae) Height to 20cm. Stickily hairy perennial, often with purplish stems. Found on cliffs and rocky places near the sea. Sometimes forms clumps with woody bases. FLOWERS are pink, 5-petalled (petals and sepals equal) and 8-10mm across (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are capsules. LEAVES are narrow, flattened and fleshy; borne in whorls. STATUS-Locally common in W.
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  • ROCK STRATUM
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  • Setting a trap in a rock pool at Old Town Bay, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, UK
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  • Classic coastal rock pool, Old Town Bay, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, UK
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  • Classic coastal rock pool, Old Town Bay, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, UK
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  • Dawn waves break over a large rock in Old Town Bay, St Mary's. Isles of Scilly
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  • Rock Pool - St Mary's, Isles of Scilly
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  • Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla
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  • Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla
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  • Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla
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  • Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla
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  • Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla
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  • Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla
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  • Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla
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  • Dwarf Willow - Salix herbacea
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  • Dwarf Willow - Salix herbacea
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  • Shag - Phalacrocorax aristotelis
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  • Razorbill - Alca torda
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  • Razorbill - Alca torda
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  • Mountain Avens - Dryas octopetala
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  • Mountain Avens - Dryas octopetala
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  • Pseudorchis straminea - Varanger, Norway
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  • Pseudorchis straminea - Varanger, Norway
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  • St Patrick's-cabbage - Saxifraga spathularis
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  • Oilbird - Steatornis caripensis
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  • Black Shields Lichen - Tephromela atra
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  • Map Lichen - Rhizocarpon geographicum
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  • Black Lichen - Verrucaria nigrum
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  • Orange Sea Lichen - Caloplaca Marina
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  • Black Tar Lichen - Verrucaria maura
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  • Map Lichen - Rhizocarpon geographicum
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  • The Badlands, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada
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  • Part of the amazing desert-like landscape around the hoodoos of Drumheller, Alberta, Canada.
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  • Part of the amazing desert-like landscape around the hoodoos of Drumheller, Alberta, Canada.
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  • Black-billed Magpie - Pica hudsonia
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  • 'The Castle', Chatham Islands, Pacific Ocean off the coast of New Zealand
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  • Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus L 40-45cm. Smaller cousin to Curlew with shorter bill, diagnostic head markings and distinctive call. Sexes are similar. Adult has grey-brown to buffish brown plumage with fine, dark streaking on neck and breast. Head pattern comprises two broad, dark lateral stripes on otherwise pale crown, and pale supercilium. Juvenile is similar but plumage is overall warmer buff. Voice Distinctive bubbling call comprises seven notes that descend slightly in pitch from start to finish. Song is confusingly similar to that of Curlew. Status Rare breeding species, favouring boggy moorland; Shetland is a hotspot. Fairly common passage migrant in spring and autumn on coasts; overwinters in S in very small numbers.
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  • Peregrine Falco peregrinus W 95-115cm. One of our most impressive raptors. Soars on broad, bowed wings but stoops with wings swept back at phenomenal speed on prey such as pigeons. Sexes are similar but male is smaller than female. Adult has dark blue-grey upperparts and pale, barred underparts. Note dark mask on face and powerful, yellow legs and feet. In flight from above, looks uniformly dark grey although rump may appear paler; from below, pale underparts are barred and contrast between pale cheeks and throat, and dark moustache, is striking. Juvenile is similar to adult but upperparts are brownish while paler underparts are suffused with buffish orange. Voice Utters a loud kek-kek-kek… in alarm. Status Widespread resident in N and W Britain and Ireland. Population is recovering following crash caused by pesticide contamination in 1960s. Favours mountains and coastal cliffs but increasingly nests in towns and cities.
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  • Peregrine - Falco peregrinus
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  • Shag - Phalacrocorax aristotelis. L 65-80cm. Smaller than Cormorant, with more slender bill. Leaps in order to submerge. Often perches with wings held outstretched. Sexes are similar. Adult is all-dark but with oily green sheen. Has yellow patch at base of bill and distinct crest. In winter, loses crest; colours at base of bill are subdued. Juvenile has dark brown upperparts and buffish underparts and pale throat. Crown peaks on forehead (peaks on rear of crown in juvenile Cormorant). Voice Silent except at nest. Status Locally common on rocky coasts. Nests colonially on sea cliffs.
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  • Razorbill - Alca torda.  L 41cm. Bulky seabird with distinctive bill and essentially black and white plumage. Swims well and flies on whirring wingbeats. Sexes are similar. Adult in summer has black head, neck and upperparts, and white underparts; note white wingbar. Bill is large and flattened with vertical ridges and white lines. In winter, similar but throat and cheeks are white and bill is smaller. Voice Mostly silent. Status Locally common on rocky coast seabird colonies in W and N. Nests under boulders and in crevices on cliff ledges. Pelagic outside breeding season; healthy birds seldom seen close to land. Vulnerable to oil spills.
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  • Moorhen Gallinula chloropus L 32-35cm. Familiar wetland bird. Swims with jerky movements and constantly flicks its tail. Often tame on urban lakes. Sexes are similar. Adult can look all-dark but has dark blue-grey head, neck and underparts, and brownish back, wings and tail. Has yellow-tipped red bill and frontal shield, and yellow legs and long toes. Note white feathers on sides of undertail and a white line along flanks. Juvenile is greyish brown with white on throat, sides of undertail coverts, and along flanks. Voice Utters a loud kurrrk. Status Common resident on all sorts of wetland habitats, from village ponds to flooded gravel pits and lakes.
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  • Gyrfalcon - Falco rusticolus - Adult (gray morph)
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  • Wren Troglodytes troglodytes L 9-10cm. Tiny, dumpy bird that cocks tail upright. Unobtrusive and often creeps through low vegetation. Call is distinctive. Sexes are similar. Adult and juvenile have dark reddish brown upperparts with barring on wings and tail. Underparts are greyish white with buff wash to flanks; note striking, pale supercilium. Bill is needle-like and legs are reddish. Voice Utters a loud, rattling alarm call; warbling song ends in a trill. Status Widespread resident of all sorts of habitats with dense undergrowth.
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  • Giant's Castle on the coast of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly
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