Showing posts with label Downderry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Downderry. Show all posts

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Downderry



we went on one of our occasional walks to Seaton and Downderry this morning. The bird at the top was calling rather plaintively. It looks like a large pied wagtail, and I think it is most likely a white wagtail, a non resident bird and a very close relative of our native pied wagtail, on its way to its breeding grounds. A pair of oyster catchers also flew past.


 The cliffs at Downderry appear to have survived the great storms of the winter without too much damage.

Sunday, March 25, 2012

sea side flowers


Sea campion is a close relative of  red campion and has the same pattern of five deeply divided petals.


Dogviolets are hardy plants that will grow almost anywhere.



Thrift is a sea side specialist and loves these barren rocky and salty places.