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news:2026:0202_the-pond-is-even-fuller [2026/02/02 22:55] Richard Whitenews:2026:0202_the-pond-is-even-fuller [2026/02/23 00:03] (current) Richard White
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 Snowdrops are in full bloom, wild daffodils will be soon, and catkins are festooning the hazel bushes.   Snowdrops are in full bloom, wild daffodils will be soon, and catkins are festooning the hazel bushes.  
 As well as various other fungi, now mostly dying off,  As well as various other fungi, now mostly dying off, 
-we found one or two freshly growing Scarlet Elf-cup fungi at the northern end of the woodland  +we found one or two freshly growing Scarlet Elf-cup fungi  (//Sarcoscypha coccinea//at the northern end of the woodland  
-where we've seen them before in early spring last year.  +where we've seen them before in early spring in the last two years 
 +(see [[..:2024:0304_spring-colours]]).  
 A surprise though was finding a scattering of seven or eight individuals and small groups  A surprise though was finding a scattering of seven or eight individuals and small groups 
 in a new area behind the main log stack near the pond.   in a new area behind the main log stack near the pond.  
-This species has also been spotted recently in the "Sweatford's Woodland" area which is starting to be managed by the Woodland group of Fordingbridge Greener Living. +This species has also been spotted recently in the "Sweatford's Woodland" area which is starting to be managed by the Woodland group of  
 +[[https://www.fordingbridgegreenerliving.org/|Fordingbridge Greener Living]]
  
 A pair of mallard have taken up residence.  They may be the same pair which visited us last spring.   A pair of mallard have taken up residence.  They may be the same pair which visited us last spring.  
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 and probably also looking for a suitable nest site is a hidden spot or nearby garden.   and probably also looking for a suitable nest site is a hidden spot or nearby garden.  
  
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