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: 29th Aug

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

Male.

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.

Female.

Impatiens capensis 斑點橙鳳仙花、斑點鳳仙花、橙黃鳳仙花、卡佩鳳仙花、好望角鳳仙花、普通鳳仙花、斑點勿碰我、女士耳墜、珠寶草

Common name: Orange Balsam
Scientific name: Impatiens capensis 斑點橙鳳仙花、斑點鳳仙花、橙黃鳳仙花、卡佩鳳仙花、好望角鳳仙花、普通鳳仙花、斑點勿碰我、女士耳墜、珠寶草
Genus: Impatiens 鳳仙花屬
Family: Balsaminaceae 鳳仙花科, balsam family

Origin: Neophyte (established after 1500 AD). It is a native of North America. It was introduced to Britian in 1818 and was recorded in the wild from 1822.

Date: 18th Aug

[306] An erect, glabrous annual, can reach up to 1.5 m.

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[292_3] The tip of the stem showing the branching and small leaves and flower buds.

[292_1] Leaves 3-8 cm, with less than 10 teeth on each side.

[314_1] Underside of the leaf.

[311] Stem swollen at nodes.

[301] Flowering plant.

[305] Axillary inflorescence.

[288_3] Very thin bracts.

[293_1] Few-flowered axillary inflorescence.

[288_1] Different stages of flower buds. Top and rather front view of a flower bud above. 2 pale pink later sepals and stipule could be seen above.

[289_1] Lateral view of a flower bud showing pale pink lateral sepals, orange lower sepal with curved sepal spur.

[285_1] Lateral view of a open flower. Flowers about 3.5 cm.

[300_1] Dorsal petal (standard petal), upper petals, lower petals in addition to lateral sepal and lower sepal could be seen now. Androecium is seen and thus it is now the male stage of the flower.  

[298_1] Top and end view of the flower showing the erect dorsal (standard petal) at the front, 2 pale pink lateral sepals and the large orange lower sepal with curved sepal spur.

[296_1] Erect dorsal petal (standard petal), 2 upper petals, 2 lower petals, androecium (filaments and anthers) in addition to lateral sepal and lower sepal with sepal spur could be seen above.   

[288_1] Front view of the flower.

[283_1] Flower orange with deep orange (brown?) spots inside.

[283_2] Enlarged photo above showing the androecium (filaments and anthers). White powders are the pollens released already. 

[314_2] Developing capsules. (Sorry, not in focus)