Gareth Stamp

Compulsive birder and naturalist. Waiting to find a BIG mega!

[Gareth Stamp @GarethStamp77]

@hairyleader @CactusFrankS I had a couple down the Bay 2 or 3 years ago

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@Opthealthfit @NatureLark Hi Neil, follow me & DM me & I will see what I can do

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I'm thinking this might be lesser water parsnip? In a drying out ditch #wildflowerID @NatureLark

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@Jo_the_botanist @npaulroberts @NatureLark Ploughman's spikenard flowering nicely

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I can't quite put my finger in this plant ID. Any suggestions appreciated #wildflowerID @NatureLark

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@DaveCRG Fab, ring necked parakeet by the looks

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@NatureLark Thanks very much

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@Jo_the_botanist @NatureLark Thanks. The closest I can get is tall pepperwort Lepidium graminifolium.

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I found an unsprayed area of Cardiff Bay and it was full of unusual plants, jersey cudweed, chives, narrow leaved ragwort & some I couldn't identify. Any help appreciated with these. I think creeping yellowcress? pepperwort? nettle leaved goosefoot? #wildflowerID @NatureLark

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@Jo_the_botanist @NatureLark Thanks Jo, I agree with all those. There was mexican fleabane in flower nearby so it should have dawned on me

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@TrisNorton @NatureLark Thanks both

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I think this might be corn gromwell. Any thoughts @NatureLark #wildflowerID Thanks

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@NatureLark Thanks Moira. It's a good record for Cardiff

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I think this is narrow leaved bird's foot trefoil. In grassland along a seawall #wildflowerID @NatureLark Thanks

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@npaulroberts @NatureLark Thanks Jo. It was my first thought too. I have never seen it in Cardiff so could be an interesting find. Will return next month

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@npaulroberts @NatureLark It was my initial thought too. I have never found it in Cardiff and there was many plants. I will return next month. Will be a good find if it is. Thanks all.

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Believe it or not this is a pyramidal orchid, presumably with some kind of mutation. Is there a name for this? Thanks #wildflowerID @NatureLark

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@Jo_the_botanist @NatureLark Sorry Jo I should have said, Cardiff. Plants were in coastal grassland. I have checked there are historical records from this area. Thanks

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Would appreciate help with this clover. Thanks @NatureLark #wildflowerID

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@NatureLark Hi Moira, flower heads are pretty small. I was,thinking sea clover?