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  • Ploughshare or Long-lipped Tongue Orchid - Serapias vomeracea
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  • Ploughshare or Long-lipped Tongue Orchid - Serapias vomeracea
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  • Long-lipped Tongue or Plughshare Tounge Orchid - Serapias vomeracea
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  • Small-flowered Tongue Orchid - Serapias parviflora
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  • Small-flowered Tongue Orchid - Serapias parviflora
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  • Serapias bergonii - an eastern Mediterranean tongue orchid
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  • Grass Snake Natrix natrix Length 60-90cm Large non-venomous snake. Hibernates October-April. Hunts on land but also active in water, feeding on frogs and fish. Female lays eggs, often in composting piles of vegetation. Adult has slender body, thickest towards middle evenly tapering towards tail. Ground colour on upperparts is olive-green; has occasional dark vertical stripes on flanks and double row of indistinct dark spots down back. Neck has black and yellow crescent-shaped markings on sides, forming incomplete collar. Scales on under surface are whitish with dark chequering. Has backward-curved teeth that retain struggling prey. Eye has round pupil. Juvenile resembles tiny adult with relatively larger head. Hisses if distressed. Locally common in grassland and heathland, usually in vicinity of water.
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  • Grass Snake Natrix natrix Length 60-90cm Large non-venomous snake. Hibernates October-April. Hunts on land but also active in water, feeding on frogs and fish. Female lays eggs, often in composting piles of vegetation. Adult has slender body, thickest towards middle evenly tapering towards tail. Ground colour on upperparts is olive-green; has occasional dark vertical stripes on flanks and double row of indistinct dark spots down back. Neck has black and yellow crescent-shaped markings on sides, forming incomplete collar. Scales on under surface are whitish with dark chequering. Has backward-curved teeth that retain struggling prey. Eye has round pupil. Juvenile resembles tiny adult with relatively larger head. Hisses if distressed. Locally common in grassland and heathland, usually in vicinity of water.
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  • Grass Snake Natrix natrix Length 60-90cm Large non-venomous snake. Hibernates October-April. Hunts on land but also active in water, feeding on frogs and fish. Female lays eggs, often in composting piles of vegetation. Adult has slender body, thickest towards middle evenly tapering towards tail. Ground colour on upperparts is olive-green; has occasional dark vertical stripes on flanks and double row of indistinct dark spots down back. Neck has black and yellow crescent-shaped markings on sides, forming incomplete collar. Scales on under surface are whitish with dark chequering. Has backward-curved teeth that retain struggling prey. Eye has round pupil. Juvenile resembles tiny adult with relatively larger head. Hisses if distressed. Locally common in grassland and heathland, usually in vicinity of water.
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  • Adder Vipera berus Length 45-60cm Venomous snake. Hibernates October-March and sunbathes regularly in spring. Males perform wrestling ‘dances’ to determine access to females for mating. Sexes are similar but females are larger than males. Adult ground colour ranges from reddish brown, greenish yellow or grey to creamy buff.  Almost all have a blackish zigzag line along back, anterior end of which looks arrowheaded and framed by inverted ‘V’ marking on head. Melanic ‘Black Adders’ also occur; commonest in N. Juvenile is similar but slender and usually reddish brown. Widespread but local, found on heaths, moors, open woodlands, rough grassland and coastal dunes. Easiest to see in early spring when basking.
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  • Grass Snake Natrix natrix Length 60-90cm Large non-venomous snake. Hibernates October-April. Hunts on land but also active in water, feeding on frogs and fish. Female lays eggs, often in composting piles of vegetation. Adult has slender body, thickest towards middle evenly tapering towards tail. Ground colour on upperparts is olive-green; has occasional dark vertical stripes on flanks and double row of indistinct dark spots down back. Neck has black and yellow crescent-shaped markings on sides, forming incomplete collar. Scales on under surface are whitish with dark chequering. Has backward-curved teeth that retain struggling prey. Eye has round pupil. Juvenile resembles tiny adult with relatively larger head. Hisses if distressed. Locally common in grassland and heathland, usually in vicinity of water.
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  • Adder Vipera berus Length 45-60cm Venomous snake. Hibernates October-March and sunbathes regularly in spring. Males perform wrestling ‘dances’ to determine access to females for mating. Sexes are similar but females are larger than males. Adult ground colour ranges from reddish brown, greenish yellow or grey to creamy buff.  Almost all have a blackish zigzag line along back, anterior end of which looks arrowheaded and framed by inverted ‘V’ marking on head. Melanic ‘Black Adders’ also occur; commonest in N. Juvenile is similar but slender and usually reddish brown. Widespread but local, found on heaths, moors, open woodlands, rough grassland and coastal dunes. Easiest to see in early spring when basking.
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  • Trinidad Golden Tegu Lizard - Tupinambis (teguixin) cryptus
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  • Geoglossum cookeianum
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  • Grass Snake Natrix natrix Length 60-90cm Large non-venomous snake. Hibernates October-April. Hunts on land but also active in water, feeding on frogs and fish. Female lays eggs, often in composting piles of vegetation. Adult has slender body, thickest towards middle evenly tapering towards tail. Ground colour on upperparts is olive-green; has occasional dark vertical stripes on flanks and double row of indistinct dark spots down back. Neck has black and yellow crescent-shaped markings on sides, forming incomplete collar. Scales on under surface are whitish with dark chequering. Has backward-curved teeth that retain struggling prey. Eye has round pupil. Juvenile resembles tiny adult with relatively larger head. Hisses if distressed. Locally common in grassland and heathland, usually in vicinity of water.
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  • Grass Snake Natrix natrix Length 60-90cm Large non-venomous snake. Hibernates October-April. Hunts on land but also active in water, feeding on frogs and fish. Female lays eggs, often in composting piles of vegetation. Adult has slender body, thickest towards middle evenly tapering towards tail. Ground colour on upperparts is olive-green; has occasional dark vertical stripes on flanks and double row of indistinct dark spots down back. Neck has black and yellow crescent-shaped markings on sides, forming incomplete collar. Scales on under surface are whitish with dark chequering. Has backward-curved teeth that retain struggling prey. Eye has round pupil. Juvenile resembles tiny adult with relatively larger head. Hisses if distressed. Locally common in grassland and heathland, usually in vicinity of water.
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  • Adder Vipera berus Length 45-60cm Venomous snake. Hibernates October-March and sunbathes regularly in spring. Males perform wrestling ‘dances’ to determine access to females for mating. Sexes are similar but females are larger than males. Adult ground colour ranges from reddish brown, greenish yellow or grey to creamy buff.  Almost all have a blackish zigzag line along back, anterior end of which looks arrowheaded and framed by inverted ‘V’ marking on head. Melanic ‘Black Adders’ also occur; commonest in N. Juvenile is similar but slender and usually reddish brown. Widespread but local, found on heaths, moors, open woodlands, rough grassland and coastal dunes. Easiest to see in early spring when basking.
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  • Grass Snake Natrix natrix Length 60-90cm Large non-venomous snake. Hibernates October-April. Hunts on land but also active in water, feeding on frogs and fish. Female lays eggs, often in composting piles of vegetation. Adult has slender body, thickest towards middle evenly tapering towards tail. Ground colour on upperparts is olive-green; has occasional dark vertical stripes on flanks and double row of indistinct dark spots down back. Neck has black and yellow crescent-shaped markings on sides, forming incomplete collar. Scales on under surface are whitish with dark chequering. Has backward-curved teeth that retain struggling prey. Eye has round pupil. Juvenile resembles tiny adult with relatively larger head. Hisses if distressed. Locally common in grassland and heathland, usually in vicinity of water.
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  • hairy earthtongue<br />
Trichoglossum hirsutum
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  • hairy earthtongue<br />
Trichoglossum hirsutum
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  • green earthtongue<br />
Microglossum viride
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  • Grass Snake Natrix natrix Length 60-90cm Large non-venomous snake. Hibernates October-April. Hunts on land but also active in water, feeding on frogs and fish. Female lays eggs, often in composting piles of vegetation. Adult has slender body, thickest towards middle evenly tapering towards tail. Ground colour on upperparts is olive-green; has occasional dark vertical stripes on flanks and double row of indistinct dark spots down back. Neck has black and yellow crescent-shaped markings on sides, forming incomplete collar. Scales on under surface are whitish with dark chequering. Has backward-curved teeth that retain struggling prey. Eye has round pupil. Juvenile resembles tiny adult with relatively larger head. Hisses if distressed. Locally common in grassland and heathland, usually in vicinity of water.
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  • Adder Vipera berus Length 45-60cm Venomous snake. Hibernates October-March and sunbathes regularly in spring. Males perform wrestling ‘dances’ to determine access to females for mating. Sexes are similar but females are larger than males. Adult ground colour ranges from reddish brown, greenish yellow or grey to creamy buff.  Almost all have a blackish zigzag line along back, anterior end of which looks arrowheaded and framed by inverted ‘V’ marking on head. Melanic ‘Black Adders’ also occur; commonest in N. Juvenile is similar but slender and usually reddish brown. Widespread but local, found on heaths, moors, open woodlands, rough grassland and coastal dunes. Easiest to see in early spring when basking.
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  • Adder Vipera berus Length 45-60cm Venomous snake. Hibernates October-March and sunbathes regularly in spring. Males perform wrestling ‘dances’ to determine access to females for mating. Sexes are similar but females are larger than males. Adult ground colour ranges from reddish brown, greenish yellow or grey to creamy buff.  Almost all have a blackish zigzag line along back, anterior end of which looks arrowheaded and framed by inverted ‘V’ marking on head. Melanic ‘Black Adders’ also occur; commonest in N. Juvenile is similar but slender and usually reddish brown. Widespread but local, found on heaths, moors, open woodlands, rough grassland and coastal dunes. Easiest to see in early spring when basking.
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  • Grass Snake Natrix natrix Length 60-90cm Large non-venomous snake. Hibernates October-April. Hunts on land but also active in water, feeding on frogs and fish. Female lays eggs, often in composting piles of vegetation. Adult has slender body, thickest towards middle evenly tapering towards tail. Ground colour on upperparts is olive-green; has occasional dark vertical stripes on flanks and double row of indistinct dark spots down back. Neck has black and yellow crescent-shaped markings on sides, forming incomplete collar. Scales on under surface are whitish with dark chequering. Has backward-curved teeth that retain struggling prey. Eye has round pupil. Juvenile resembles tiny adult with relatively larger head. Hisses if distressed. Locally common in grassland and heathland, usually in vicinity of water.
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  • Adder - Vipera berus
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  • Hound's-tongue - Cynoglossum vulgare
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  • Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus Length 18-22m Second only in terms of size to Blue Whale. Uniquely, has asymmetrical markings on head. Fast swimmer, catching shoaling fish. Adult has slender body with narrow, pointed head. Body is mainly dark grey, palest on underparts and throat. Right side of lower jaw is whitish (as are front half of right side of baleen plates and tongue) whereas left side is same colour as rest of body. Single median ridge extends from nostril to tip of rostrum. Flippers are relatively long. Dorsal fin is curved, rather large, set a long way back. Tailstock is thick and tail fin is large.
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  • Hummingbird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Wingspan 45mm. A fascinating, migrant day-flying moth that hovers and sips nectar from flowers using its long tongue; the wingbeats create an audible hum. Resting moths sometimes sit on banks but are well camouflaged and hard to spot. Adult has brown forewings and an orange patch on the hindwings. Flies May-October. Larva is pale green with a lengthways white line, white spots and a small bluish ‘horn’ at tail end. Larva feeds on bedstraws. An occasional migrant visitor to Britain from mainland Europe; numbers vary from year to year but always commonest on the south coast.
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  • Hummingbird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Wingspan 45mm. A fascinating, migrant day-flying moth that hovers and sips nectar from flowers using its long tongue; the wingbeats create an audible hum. Resting moths sometimes sit on banks but are well camouflaged and hard to spot. Adult has brown forewings and an orange patch on the hindwings. Flies May-October. Larva is pale green with a lengthways white line, white spots and a small bluish ‘horn’ at tail end. Larva feeds on bedstraws. An occasional migrant visitor to Britain from mainland Europe; numbers vary from year to year but always commonest on the south coast.
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  • Hummingbird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Wingspan 45mm. A fascinating, migrant day-flying moth that hovers and sips nectar from flowers using its long tongue; the wingbeats create an audible hum. Resting moths sometimes sit on banks but are well camouflaged and hard to spot. Adult has brown forewings and an orange patch on the hindwings. Flies May-October. Larva is pale green with a lengthways white line, white spots and a small bluish ‘horn’ at tail end. Larva feeds on bedstraws. An occasional migrant visitor to Britain from mainland Europe; numbers vary from year to year but always commonest on the south coast.
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  • Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus Length 18-22m Second only in terms of size to Blue Whale. Uniquely, has asymmetrical markings on head. Fast swimmer, catching shoaling fish. Adult has slender body with narrow, pointed head. Body is mainly dark grey, palest on underparts and throat. Right side of lower jaw is whitish (as are front half of right side of baleen plates and tongue) whereas left side is same colour as rest of body. Single median ridge extends from nostril to tip of rostrum. Flippers are relatively long. Dorsal fin is curved, rather large, set a long way back. Tailstock is thick and tail fin is large.
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  • European Chameleon Chamelo chameleon Length to 25cm Unusual, well camouflaged lizard. Eyes are relatively large and move independently of one another. Hands and feet are adapted for gripping and tail is prehensile. Catches insects with its long, extendable tongue. Widespread but local across Mediterranean region.
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  • Jelly Tongue - Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
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  • Hummingbird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Wingspan 45mm. A fascinating, migrant day-flying moth that hovers and sips nectar from flowers using its long tongue; the wingbeats create an audible hum. Resting moths sometimes sit on banks but are well camouflaged and hard to spot. Adult has brown forewings and an orange patch on the hindwings. Flies May-October. Larva is pale green with a lengthways white line, white spots and a small bluish ‘horn’ at tail end. Larva feeds on bedstraws. An occasional migrant visitor to Britain from mainland Europe; numbers vary from year to year but always commonest on the south coast.
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  • Hummingbird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Wingspan 45mm. A fascinating, migrant day-flying moth that hovers and sips nectar from flowers using its long tongue; the wingbeats create an audible hum. Resting moths sometimes sit on banks but are well camouflaged and hard to spot. Adult has brown forewings and an orange patch on the hindwings. Flies May-October. Larva is pale green with a lengthways white line, white spots and a small bluish ‘horn’ at tail end. Larva feeds on bedstraws. An occasional migrant visitor to Britain from mainland Europe; numbers vary from year to year but always commonest on the south coast.
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  • Hummingbird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Wingspan 45mm. A fascinating, migrant day-flying moth that hovers and sips nectar from flowers using its long tongue; the wingbeats create an audible hum. Resting moths sometimes sit on banks but are well camouflaged and hard to spot. Adult has brown forewings and an orange patch on the hindwings. Flies May-October. Larva is pale green with a lengthways white line, white spots and a small bluish ‘horn’ at tail end. Larva feeds on bedstraws. An occasional migrant visitor to Britain from mainland Europe; numbers vary from year to year but always commonest on the south coast.
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  • Hummingbird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Wingspan 45mm. A fascinating, migrant day-flying moth that hovers and sips nectar from flowers using its long tongue; the wingbeats create an audible hum. Resting moths sometimes sit on banks but are well camouflaged and hard to spot. Adult has brown forewings and an orange patch on the hindwings. Flies May-October. Larva is pale green with a lengthways white line, white spots and a small bluish ‘horn’ at tail end. Larva feeds on bedstraws. An occasional migrant visitor to Britain from mainland Europe; numbers vary from year to year but always commonest on the south coast.
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  • European Chameleon Chamelo chameleon Length to 25cm Unusual, well camouflaged lizard. Eyes are relatively large and move independently of one another. Hands and feet are adapted for gripping and tail is prehensile. Catches insects with its long, extendable tongue. Widespread but local across Mediterranean region.
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  • European Chameleon Chamelo chameleon Length to 25cm Unusual, well camouflaged lizard. Eyes are relatively large and move independently of one another. Hands and feet are adapted for gripping and tail is prehensile. Catches insects with its long, extendable tongue. Widespread but local across Mediterranean region.
    138346.jpg
  • Hummingbird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Wingspan 45mm. A fascinating, migrant day-flying moth that hovers and sips nectar from flowers using its long tongue; the wingbeats create an audible hum. Resting moths sometimes sit on banks but are well camouflaged and hard to spot. Adult has brown forewings and an orange patch on the hindwings. Flies May-October. Larva is pale green with a lengthways white line, white spots and a small bluish ‘horn’ at tail end. Larva feeds on bedstraws. An occasional migrant visitor to Britain from mainland Europe; numbers vary from year to year but always commonest on the south coast.
    144926.jpg
  • Hummingbird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Wingspan 45mm. A fascinating, migrant day-flying moth that hovers and sips nectar from flowers using its long tongue; the wingbeats create an audible hum. Resting moths sometimes sit on banks but are well camouflaged and hard to spot. Adult has brown forewings and an orange patch on the hindwings. Flies May-October. Larva is pale green with a lengthways white line, white spots and a small bluish ‘horn’ at tail end. Larva feeds on bedstraws. An occasional migrant visitor to Britain from mainland Europe; numbers vary from year to year but always commonest on the south coast.
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  • Hummingbird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Wingspan 45mm. A fascinating, migrant day-flying moth that hovers and sips nectar from flowers using its long tongue; the wingbeats create an audible hum. Resting moths sometimes sit on banks but are well camouflaged and hard to spot. Adult has brown forewings and an orange patch on the hindwings. Flies May-October. Larva is pale green with a lengthways white line, white spots and a small bluish ‘horn’ at tail end. Larva feeds on bedstraws. An occasional migrant visitor to Britain from mainland Europe; numbers vary from year to year but always commonest on the south coast.
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  • Small-flowered Tongue Orchid - Serapias parviflora
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  • Small-flowered Tongue Orchid - Serapias parviflora
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  • GREEN HOUND’S-TONGUE Cynoglossum germanicum (Height to 70cm) is similar to Common Hound’s-tongue but the leaves are green and bristly (not hairy). The flowers are bell-shaped and 5-6mm across (May-Jul). It grows in chalk scrub and hedgerows, mainly on the edge of the Cotswolds.
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  • GREEN HOUND’S-TONGUE Cynoglossum germanicum (Height to 70cm) is similar to Common Hound’s-tongue but the leaves are green and bristly (not hairy). The flowers are bell-shaped and 5-6mm across (May-Jul). It grows in chalk scrub and hedgerows, mainly on the edge of the Cotswolds.
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  • GREEN HOUND’S-TONGUE Cynoglossum germanicum (Height to 70cm) is similar to Common Hound’s-tongue but the leaves are green and bristly (not hairy). The flowers are bell-shaped and 5-6mm across (May-Jul). It grows in chalk scrub and hedgerows, mainly on the edge of the Cotswolds.
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  • HOUND’S-TONGUE Cynoglossum officinale (Boraginaceae) Height to 75cm. Upright, downy biennial that smells strongly of mice. Grows in dry, grassy places, often on chalky soil and near the coast. FLOWERS are 5-7mm across, maroon and 5-lobed; borne in branched clusters (Jun-Aug). FRUITS comprise groups of 4 flattened, oval nutlets that are covered in hooked bristles. LEAVES are narrow and hairy; lower ones are stalked. STATUS-Widespread but commonest in S and E England.
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  • Bristly Ox-tongue - Helminthotheca echioides
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  • Bristly Ox-tongue - Helminthotheca echioides
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  • Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana L 15-16cm. Subtly colourful bunting, usually seen here in 1st winter plumage. All birds have diagnostic combination of pale yellow eyering, pink bill, and yellow throat and submoustachial stripe. In addition, summer adult male (seldom seen here) has mainly greenish grey head, neck and breast, orange-brown underparts and streaked, brown upperparts. In addition, all other plumages have streaked pale orange-brown underparts, streaked brown back and streaked greyish head. Voice Calls include thin tsee and tongue-clicking tche. Status Regular passage migrant, mainly in autumn to coastal short grassland and stubble fields.
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  • Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana L 15-16cm. Subtly colourful bunting, usually seen here in 1st winter plumage. All birds have diagnostic combination of pale yellow eyering, pink bill, and yellow throat and submoustachial stripe. In addition, summer adult male (seldom seen here) has mainly greenish grey head, neck and breast, orange-brown underparts and streaked, brown upperparts. In addition, all other plumages have streaked pale orange-brown underparts, streaked brown back and streaked greyish head. Voice Calls include thin tsee and tongue-clicking tche. Status Regular passage migrant, mainly in autumn to coastal short grassland and stubble fields.
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  • Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana L 15-16cm. Subtly colourful bunting, usually seen here in 1st winter plumage. All birds have diagnostic combination of pale yellow eyering, pink bill, and yellow throat and submoustachial stripe. In addition, summer adult male (seldom seen here) has mainly greenish grey head, neck and breast, orange-brown underparts and streaked, brown upperparts. In addition, all other plumages have streaked pale orange-brown underparts, streaked brown back and streaked greyish head. Voice Calls include thin tsee and tongue-clicking tche. Status Regular passage migrant, mainly in autumn to coastal short grassland and stubble fields.
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  • Bristly Ox-tongue - Helminthotheca echioides
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  • Ortolan Bunting - Emberiza hortulana - juvenile. L 15-16cm. Subtly colourful bunting, usually seen here in 1st winter plumage. All birds have diagnostic combination of pale yellow eyering, pink bill, and yellow throat and submoustachial stripe. In addition, summer adult male (seldom seen here) has mainly greenish grey head, neck and breast, orange-brown underparts and streaked, brown upperparts. In addition, all other plumages have streaked pale orange-brown underparts, streaked brown back and streaked greyish head. Voice Calls include thin tsee and tongue-clicking tche. Status Regular passage migrant, mainly in autumn to coastal short grassland and stubble fields.
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  • Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana L 15-16cm. Subtly colourful bunting, usually seen here in 1st winter plumage. All birds have diagnostic combination of pale yellow eyering, pink bill, and yellow throat and submoustachial stripe. In addition, summer adult male (seldom seen here) has mainly greenish grey head, neck and breast, orange-brown underparts and streaked, brown upperparts. In addition, all other plumages have streaked pale orange-brown underparts, streaked brown back and streaked greyish head. Voice Calls include thin tsee and tongue-clicking tche. Status Regular passage migrant, mainly in autumn to coastal short grassland and stubble fields.
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  • Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana L 15-16cm. Subtly colourful bunting, usually seen here in 1st winter plumage. All birds have diagnostic combination of pale yellow eyering, pink bill, and yellow throat and submoustachial stripe. In addition, summer adult male (seldom seen here) has mainly greenish grey head, neck and breast, orange-brown underparts and streaked, brown upperparts. In addition, all other plumages have streaked pale orange-brown underparts, streaked brown back and streaked greyish head. Voice Calls include thin tsee and tongue-clicking tche. Status Regular passage migrant, mainly in autumn to coastal short grassland and stubble fields.
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  • Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana L 15-16cm. Subtly colourful bunting, usually seen here in 1st winter plumage. All birds have diagnostic combination of pale yellow eyering, pink bill, and yellow throat and submoustachial stripe. In addition, summer adult male (seldom seen here) has mainly greenish grey head, neck and breast, orange-brown underparts and streaked, brown upperparts. In addition, all other plumages have streaked pale orange-brown underparts, streaked brown back and streaked greyish head. Voice Calls include thin tsee and tongue-clicking tche. Status Regular passage migrant, mainly in autumn to coastal short grassland and stubble fields.
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  • Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana L 15-16cm. Subtly colourful bunting, usually seen here in 1st winter plumage. All birds have diagnostic combination of pale yellow eyering, pink bill, and yellow throat and submoustachial stripe. In addition, summer adult male (seldom seen here) has mainly greenish grey head, neck and breast, orange-brown underparts and streaked, brown upperparts. In addition, all other plumages have streaked pale orange-brown underparts, streaked brown back and streaked greyish head. Voice Calls include thin tsee and tongue-clicking tche. Status Regular passage migrant, mainly in autumn to coastal short grassland and stubble fields.
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  • Adder's-tongue Fern - Ophioglossum vulgatum
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  • Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana L 15-16cm. Subtly colourful bunting, usually seen here in 1st winter plumage. All birds have diagnostic combination of pale yellow eyering, pink bill, and yellow throat and submoustachial stripe. In addition, summer adult male (seldom seen here) has mainly greenish grey head, neck and breast, orange-brown underparts and streaked, brown upperparts. In addition, all other plumages have streaked pale orange-brown underparts, streaked brown back and streaked greyish head. Voice Calls include thin tsee and tongue-clicking tche. Status Regular passage migrant, mainly in autumn to coastal short grassland and stubble fields.
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  • Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana L 15-16cm. Subtly colourful bunting, usually seen here in 1st winter plumage. All birds have diagnostic combination of pale yellow eyering, pink bill, and yellow throat and submoustachial stripe. In addition, summer adult male (seldom seen here) has mainly greenish grey head, neck and breast, orange-brown underparts and streaked, brown upperparts. In addition, all other plumages have streaked pale orange-brown underparts, streaked brown back and streaked greyish head. Voice Calls include thin tsee and tongue-clicking tche. Status Regular passage migrant, mainly in autumn to coastal short grassland and stubble fields.
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  • Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana L 15-16cm. Subtly colourful bunting, usually seen here in 1st winter plumage. All birds have diagnostic combination of pale yellow eyering, pink bill, and yellow throat and submoustachial stripe. In addition, summer adult male (seldom seen here) has mainly greenish grey head, neck and breast, orange-brown underparts and streaked, brown upperparts. In addition, all other plumages have streaked pale orange-brown underparts, streaked brown back and streaked greyish head. Voice Calls include thin tsee and tongue-clicking tche. Status Regular passage migrant, mainly in autumn to coastal short grassland and stubble fields.
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  • HOUND’S-TONGUE Cynoglossum officinale (Boraginaceae) Height to 75cm. Upright, downy biennial that smells strongly of mice. Grows in dry, grassy places, often on chalky soil and near the coast. FLOWERS are 5-7mm across, maroon and 5-lobed; borne in branched clusters (Jun-Aug). FRUITS comprise groups of 4 flattened, oval nutlets that are covered in hooked bristles. LEAVES are narrow and hairy; lower ones are stalked. STATUS-Widespread but commonest in S and E England.
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  • HOUND’S-TONGUE Cynoglossum officinale (Boraginaceae) Height to 75cm. Upright, downy biennial that smells strongly of mice. Grows in dry, grassy places, often on chalky soil and near the coast. FLOWERS are 5-7mm across, maroon and 5-lobed; borne in branched clusters (Jun-Aug). FRUITS comprise groups of 4 flattened, oval nutlets that are covered in hooked bristles. LEAVES are narrow and hairy; lower ones are stalked. STATUS-Widespread but commonest in S and E England.
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