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Well the Ings are now flower rich meadows full of Reed Bunting and Meadow Pipit song with Hirundines and Swifts feeding over them, there are also lots of well grown young birds around the area indicating a good start to the breeding season but the only thing out of the ordinary was a Cormorant sat in the trees by the river on the 18th, a bit cooler weather recently has meant not much Insect activity but a warmer day today found the first Banded Demoiselle of the year.

Red Clover

Buttercup

Bistort

Comfrey

Herb Bennet

Red Campion

Cranes-bill

Common Vetch

Unidentified

the pond on Rawcliffe Meadows looking greener now

Bogbean

Singing his heart out

Small White

Speckled Wood

Silver Ground Carpet

Banded Demoiselle, tenerel female probably