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Privet Hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri)Observer
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About 1cm wide and 12 cm long.
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Something...Observer
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Park land tree. Bunches of fruit not fully ripe. Loved leaf. Not an oak. Tree was 15 foot tall, (looked young) trunk about 6inch diameter
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Elf Cups (Genus Sarcoscypha)Observer
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Growing on logs that are mostly waterlogged. A wetland wood stump collection
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Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)Observer
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Not a great photo by me, but by eye it was a good match for the sample picture.
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European Wood Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)Observer
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Living in rubble pile. And in log root holes.
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European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)Observer
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No photos but a flock of at least 5 in the alder tree outside the window. Eating the alder cones
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Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)Observer
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In the woodland edge drinking /bathing/ eating at a stream in grass, too far for a picture
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PheasantObserver
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Started us both. But have not seen one in the garden before
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Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)Observer
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Iridescent blue back orange underbelly. Long beak. Sitting on the bridge and grabbing things from the stream. Not great photos , but watched it for about 15 mins before it flew off into the woods.
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Cross Orbweaver (Araneus diadematus)Observer
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This is the underside in photo
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Suborder AgaricineaeObserver
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Tentative id. Growing on a dead tree stump.
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Honey Mushroom (Armillaria mellea)Observer
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Base of an ash suffering from die back. I’m guessing it may fall in the next few years.
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Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)Observer
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Pictures of the fruit. And cooked nuts. We have been finding them on the floor for a month now.
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Minotaur Beetle (Typhaeus typhoeus)Observer
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Pine forrest. Sandy soil. In the leaf litter. About an inch long.
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Blusher (Amanita rubescens)Observer
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Second panthers a in 30 years.
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Honey Mushrooms (Genus Armillaria)Observer
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Not too sure on this one. Edge of pines woods. There were several in a grouping. About 4 inches across. Dark gills. Speckled top
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Genus XerocomellusObserver
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Prance cap flattened about 15 cm. growing in leaf litter. Pores underneath. Horse chestnut wood.
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Funnels (Genus Infundibulicybe)Observer
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Growing in a ring. About a meter across. Sweet chestnut wood. Crowns were up to 20 cm
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Bay Bolete (Imleria badia)Observer
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Not too sure on this one. But a pores underside growing from a tree. About 10 Cm
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Stubble Rosegill (Volvopluteus gloiocephalus)Observer
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10 cm crown.
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Upright Coral Fungus (Ramaria stricta)Observer
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Sweet chestnut woods under brambles. Amongst the dead leaves.