A lovely walk around The Exe Estuary yesterday with my family to see what wildlife we could spot πππ· - Exe Estuary, Devon. π π βοΈ π° π¦
Powderham Belvedere Tower π°
The Belvedere is a Grade II* listed building in Powderham, Devon, England.
Exe Estuary π
The Exe estuary is an estuary on the south coast of Devon, England. The estuary starts just to the south of the city of Exeter, and extends south for approximately eight miles to meet the English Channel.
Powderham Church βͺ
St. Clementβs, Powderham is a beautiful old church on the Exe Estuary, adjacent to the grounds of Powderham Castle.
Great Cormorant
The great cormorant, known as the great black cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia, the large cormorant in India and the black shag further south in New Zealand, is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds.
Mass: 2.6 β 3.7 kg Encyclopedia of Life
Order: Suliformes
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Scientific name: Phalacrocorax carbo
Comma (Polygonia c-album)
Polygonia c-album, the comma, is a food generalist butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae. The angular notches on the edges of the forewings are characteristic of the genus Polygonia, which is why species in the genus are commonly referred to as anglewing butterflies.
Scientific name: Polygonia c-album
Rank: Species
Higher classification: Commas
Family: Nymphalidae
Class: Insecta
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
Vanessa cardui is a well-known colourful butterfly, known as the painted lady, or formerly in North America as the cosmopolitan.
Lifespan: 12 months (From egg to death, In the wild)
Scientific name: Vanessa cardui
Wingspan: 4 β 7.3 cm (Large Adult)
Rank: Species
Higher classification: Painted ladies
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
The pied wagtail is a small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae, which also includes pipits and longclaws. The species breeds in much of Europe and Asia and parts of North Africa. It has a toehold in Alaska as a scarce breeder. It is resident in the mildest parts of its range, but otherwise migrates to Africa.
Scientific name: Motacilla alba
Mass: 24 g
Kingdom: Animalia
Family: Motacillidae
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)
