Ringing - 2015
Merin (Blue W1), Celyn (Blue W2), Brenig (Blue W3)
Merin (Blue W1), Celyn (Blue W2), Brenig (Blue W3)
One of our most familiar spring flowers, the cowslip brightens up ancient meadows and woodlands with its egg-yolk-yellow, nodding blooms.
Ceri (Blue Z0) and Tegid (Blue Z1)
Paith (Blue 7B2) has been spotted in Anse de Combrit, Brittany on her way south.
The nodding, blue bells of the harebell are a summer delight of grasslands, sand dunes, hedgerows and cliffs. They are attractive to all kinds of insects, too.
Beautiful demoiselle’s are, well, beautiful! Often confused for a dragonfly, these giants of the damselfly world are hard to miss with their metallic blue and green colours.
The egg-shaped, crimson flower heads of Great burnet give this plant the look of a lollipop! It can be found on floodplain meadows - a declining habitat which is under serious threat.
Telyn Protects Her Three Eggs in a Terrifying Storm
A good luck charm for travellers, Germander speedwell can be seen along roadsides, grassy lanes and hedgerows. Look for clumps of bright blue flowers.
A summer visitor, the wheatear is a handsome chat, with black cheeks, white eyestripes, a blue back and a pale orange chest. Look for it on upland heaths and moors.
Telyn Has Set a Record