Nice views of the beautiful male Black Redstart at Skinningrove this morning

I really enjoyed it as well it was nice to talk botany all day

Don’t forget to feed the birds. Here are some photos from yesterday at Margrove Park, North East England

BSBI New Year Plant Hunt

Our dream team of Ambroise, Barry, Martin and myself searched through Saltburn on the 2nd of January. Despite the bitter wind we did find an amazing 63 species in flower our highest total yet. We are currently in the top 20 in the UK.

@ambroisebaker.bsky.social Have you any suggestions for this plant found by Wendy English growing in the Beaver enclosure. To me it looks like Bidens cernua. The sessile leaves seem to suggest that. No achenes though. What do you think? There are only three records in VC62 of B. cernua

Having looked at the plant again I agree with you about it being rubrum as it’s not showing any signs of a cordate base to the leaves.

It could be but it is quite stunted it was raining heavily when I noticed it may go back and have another look. I found what looks like Chenopodiastrum hybridum on the sea wall near the car park in Saltburn.

@ambroisebaker.bsky.social I found this plant at the edge of the road in Marske what would be your opinion on the ID?

Great views of the flying barn door! The awesome White-tailed sea eagle on the North York Moors this afternoon. The 4th largest eagle in the world

@bsbibotany.bsky.social @teeswildlife.bsky.social Interesting find by James Harding-Morris in Coatham, Redcar of a plant which most people would just think is a “weed” Compact Dock Rumex thyrsiflorus This is only the second record in the whole of the UK It is a bit like Common Sorrel on steroids