Prunus avium 歐洲甜櫻桃、甜櫻桃、大櫻桃、甜車厘子、車厘子

Common name: Wild Cherry, Gean
Scientific name: Prunus avium 歐洲甜櫻桃、甜櫻桃、大櫻桃、甜車厘子、車厘子
Genus:  Prunus 李屬
Family: Rosaceae 薔薇科, rose family

Origin:  native

Date:  13th April

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stipules are described as small, slender structures located at the base of the leaf petiole. They are typically acuminate (tapering to a long point), linear, and possess glandular-dentate (toothed with small glands) margins. These stipules are often deciduous, meaning they fall off early in the season

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Aegithalos caudatus 北長尾山雀

Common name: Long-tailed Tit
Scientific name: Aegithalos caudatus 北長尾山雀
Genus: Aegithalos 長尾山雀屬
Family: Aegithalidae 長尾山雀科, the long-tailed tits 長尾山雀 or bushtits 短嘴長尾山雀, 叢山雀 family
Order: Passeriformes 雀形目

Remarks: 

Status: Fairly common resident.

Date: 14th Jan

[007_1] Black and dull pinkish-white. Black stripes beside crown blend into dark back; pink 'shoulders'.

[013_1] Pinkish underparts; long, slim, white-sided black tail.

Larix decidua 歐洲落葉松

Common name: European Larch
Scientific name: Larix decidua 歐洲落葉松
Genus: Larix 落葉松屬
Family: Pinaceae 松科, pine family
Class: Pinopsida 松柏網
Divison: Pinophyta 松柏門

Origin: Neophyte (established after 1500 AD). It is a native to the Alps and Carpathians (喀爾巴阡山脈, it spans across seven countries - Romania, Slovakia 斯洛伐克, Poland, Ukraine, Serbia 塞爾維亞, Czech Republic and Austria). It was introduced to Britian in 1629.

Date: 22nd March (female cone in Lake District) & 6th April (male and female cone in Peak District)

[075542] A deciduous tree to 45 m. (vs to 35 m in Larix kaempferi 日本落葉松, Japanese Larch) 

[075803] Tree trunks.

[042] Tree trunk.

[045] Flowering female cones are seen with leaf buds now. Very young male cones are very inconspicuous and difficult to see.

[043] Mature female cones of last year can also be seen.

[036_1] A leaf bud with leaves ready to emerge.

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Mature leaves in dense clusters of up to 50 on short lateral shoots.

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Mature leaves: needles to 30 mm long, <1 mm wide, underside with pale greenish stripes on either side of midrib. (vs leaves undersides with conspicuous whitish lines on either side of midrib in Larix kaempferi 日本落葉松, Japanese Larch)

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[040_1] Very young male cones.

[040_2] Enlarged photo above showing the bracts of the male cone.

[041_2] Top view of a very young male cone.

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Position of male cones with leaves on the branch.

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Male cone.

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[035_1] A female cone (flowering cone - the "larch rose" stage) with several leaf buds around.

[037_1] Lateral view of the female cone showing the bracts. The crimson-red bracts (bract scales 苞鱗^) are longer than the seed scales 種鱗 (ovouliferous scales 珠鱗 --could not be seen in the above photo) and clearly visible now.

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Later female cones with leaves underneath start growing.

[047_1] (taken on 6th April) It is a monoecious 雌雄同株 plant with both male and female cones producing on the same plant. Leaves are also developing at the same time now.

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[038_1] Mature female cone.

[039_1] Mature female cones oval, 20-40 mm long x 20-25 mm wide, bracts* not recurved at tip. (vs Mature female cones more spherical, about 30 mm long x 25 mm wide, bracts recurved at tips in Larix kaempferi 日本落葉松, Japanese Larch)

[*These bracts are woody ovuliferous scales 珠鱗 that are different from the bract scales 苞鱗^ appeared in young female cone.]

Psittacula krameri 紅領綠鸚鵡、玫瑰環頸鸚鵡、環頸鸚鵡、月輪鸚鵡、印度紅領鸚鵡

Common name: Ring-necked Parakeet
Scientific name: Psittacula krameri 紅領綠鸚鵡、玫瑰環頸鸚鵡、環頸鸚鵡、月輪鸚鵡、印度紅領鸚鵡
Genus: Psittacula 鸚鵡屬
Family: Psittaculidae 舊世界鸚鵡科, Old World parrots
Order: Order: Psittaciformes 鸚形目

Remarks:

Status: Scarce, locally common introduced resident. It is native in Africa and the Indian Subcontinent.

Date: 13th Dec 

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Periparus ater 煤山雀

Common name: Coal Tit
Scientific name: Periparus ater 煤山雀
Genus: Periparus 煤山雀屬
Family: Paridae 山雀科, the tits 山雀, chickadees 北美山雀* and titmice* family
Order: Passeriformes 雀形目

Remarks: *chickadees and titmice are native to North America.

Status: Common, widespread resident.

Date: 29th Aug

Parus major 歐亞大山雀, 大山雀

Common name: Great Tit
Scientific name: Parus major 歐亞大山雀, 大山雀
Genus: Parus 山雀屬
Family: Paridae 山雀科, the tits 山雀, chickadees 北美山雀* and titmice* family

Order: Passeriformes 雀形目

Remarks: *chickadees and titmice are native to North America.

Status: Common, widespread resident.

Date: 14th Jan & 29th Aug 

[024] Black head with oval white cheek. Pale yellow or buffish-yellow beneath.

[030] Green above with bluer wings and white wingbar.

[029] Black stripe down centre of belly. It is a male as the black stripe widens between legs. (vs black narrows towards legs)

Chloris chloris 歐金翅雀

Common name: Greenfinch, European Greenfinch
Scientific name: Chloris chloris 歐金翅雀
Genus: Chloris 綠金翅雀屬
Family: Fringillidae 雀科, 燕雀科, songbird family

Order: Passeriformes 雀形目

Status: Common resident.

Date: 29th Aug

Spinus spinus 黃雀

Common name: Siskin
Scientific name: Spinus spinus 黃雀
Genus: Spinus 黃雀屬
Family: Fringillidae 雀科, 燕雀科, songbird family
Order: Passeriformes 雀形目

Status: Locally fairly common resident.

Date: 29th Aug

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Fringilla coelebs 蒼頭燕雀

Common name: Chaffinch
Scientific name: Fringilla coelebs 蒼頭燕雀
Genus: Fringilla 燕雀屬
Family: Fringillidae 雀科, 燕雀科, songbird family
Order: Passeriformes 雀形目

Status: Very common resident.

Date: 29th Aug

Male.

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