Today's walk took me around the Lower Poolands heath and around the Upper Terrace of the Common. The walk itself was surprisingly devoid of bird life with only two new additions to my 2019 suite year list in the shape of a flyover Herring Gull and a Nuthatch that was present at the edge of the SE Oak woodland. Thankfully the ever approachable Robins were as showy as always.
Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
With things being so quiet on the bird front I decided to spend a little time looking for some of the Common's specialist heath/moorland species of lichen and managed to find both Cladonia floerkeana and Cladonia foliacea. C. floerkeana is commonly known as Devil's Matchstick lichen as it's red tips are reminiscent of Swan Vesta matches. Where as C. foliacea has brown tips that tend to form around a cup shape.
Devil's Matchstick lichen (Cladonia floerkeana)
Cladonia foliacea lichen
Finally, I am going to leave you with one of today's views from the Terrace Bank looking across the Lower Terrace towards Rush Pool and Lower Heath.
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