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Due to commitments I couldn't make the Wednesday volunteers yesterday, and only managed a few hours out of the house today. In bright sunshine but with a stiff westerly I attempted a short butterfly survey alas the butterflies had other ideas so I consoled myself by looking at some of the spring flowers making a decent show on the dunes at the moment. With Thrift, Wild Pansy, and Horseshoe Vetch, Birds-foot Trefoil,  Meadow Buttercup and of course Green-winged Orchids; there was plenty to look at.  Wild Pansy, Viola tricolor, spp curtisii Thrift

The sun came out as promised by the weather forecasters, and with it so came the crowds. The Pembrey reserve was not too busy, with most people just using the parking areas to head to the beach without paying the entrance fee into the country park. Early morning has been best with Whimbrel on the beach, Wheatear in the dunes, and at last some decent butterflies including the stunning Green Hairstreak. There are good numbers of Green-winged Orchids to be found along with Wild Pansy. a note of caution Wild Parsnip is now growing fast. With the crowds so comes the litter, I cleaned the parking area at CE53 twice in just two hours on Sunday morning!, the safety/RVP sign at CE53, which is a favourite dumping point was typically bad as illustrated in the photographs, I helped clear the mess (three black bags worth) with one of the ORS rangers; sadly its already getting messy again. I helped out in Pembrey Country Park for most of the weekend, as a precursor to st