The Bavarian Alps

Naturetrek Tour Report 5 - 12 June 2011

Clouded Apollo by Lis Allen Marmot by Lis Allen

Jenner Mountain Way by Jackie England

Report compiled by Dawn Nelson and Ingrid & Andy Patmore

Images by Lis Allen and Jackie England

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Tour Report The Bavarian Alps

Tour Leaders: Andy Patmore Ingrid Patmore Dawn Nelson

Participants: Lis Allen Marina Branscombe Alwyn England Jackie England Julie Irvine Sandy Irvine Gordon Lawrence Richard Pooley Pat Price Tom Price Katherine Rose Ian Rose Jane Simon David Whitelaw

Day 1 Sunday 5th June

Weather: 27deg C Hot and sunny, humid in the woods and still

Dawn met up with ten of the group at Stansted, three more on board and the final member of the group at baggage collection in Salzburg. We were greeted by Andy and Ingrid at arrivals, collected our minibuses and were soon loaded up and away. It was a short half hour journey from Salzburg to the village called Bischofswiesen through spectacular scenery of the Lattengebirge and Untersberg mountains.

Above the village at 750m we alighted into glorious sunshine and enjoyed a light lunch at the Kastensteiner Alm Gasthof where Andy and Ingrid were able to point out the names of the surrounding mountains and valleys we would be visiting over the coming week. Following our refreshments we took a short walk through the woodland of Kastensteiner Wand to discover our first Bavarian species which included Buphthalmum salicifolium (Yellow Oxeye). The woods were carpeted with Helleborus niger (Christmas Rose) and Convalaria majalis (Lily-of - the-valley) but sadly a little past their best. However Vinctoxicum hirundinaria (Swallow-wort), Phyteuma spicata (Spiked Rampion) and Ajuga pyramidalis (Pyramidal Bugle) were at the peak of perfection. Further along the track an alpine meadow yielded Campanula patula (Spreading Bellflower), Campanula glomerata (Clustered Ballflower), Geranium pratensis (Meadow Cranesbill) and Phyteruma orbiculare (Round-headed Rampion) amongst many more. Andy was out in front with the birders who were rewarded with a glimpse of a female yearling Roe deer in a meadow and quite a large slow worm (Anguis fragilis) crossing their path. Blackcaps and a Wood Warbler sang above their heads but proved difficult to see.

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We then crossed the valley to our hotel, on the slopes of Silberg Mountain above the Bischofswiesen valley and were greeted by Angelica wearing her dirndl (Traditional dress). After settling in we took another short walk around the hotel and found some fine examples of Neottia nidus-avis (Birdsnest Orchid), Tolfieldia calyculata (Tolfield’s or German Asphodel), Cardamine enneaphyllos (Drooping Bittercress) showing its spiky exploding seed heads, and Fragaria moschata (Hautbois Strawberry). We also saw a young Great Spotted Woodpecker waiting to be fed by a nearby adult.

After a change and freshen up we enjoyed the first of many enjoyable meals at our hotel. On the terrace, following the species lists we watched the sun go down over the mountains and lights come on the cable car on the Jenner mountain way, across the valley under a crescent moon.

Day 2 Monday 6th June

Weather: Hot and sunny 27 deg C, high cloud shaded us late am, but clear blue sky followed early pm.

Today we had a short drive to a lakeside bus stop at Hintersee, where a family of Great Crested Grebes were preening themselves out on the mirror like surface of the crystal clear lake. After dropping us off Andy and Ingrid transferred the minibuses to the car park and rejoined us. The Hiker’s bus took us up to Hirschbichl Pass (1180m) at the end of the valley and from there we walked back 5 miles, down through Klausbachtal Valley. We soon fell into the order that continued through our walks naturally spreading out with the birders taking the lead and the botanists trailing along in the rear. First spotted were the abundant Crepis aurea (Golden Hawksbeard) and Ranunculus aconitifolius (Aconite-leaved Buttercup). The Veratum album (False White Helleborine) was a fantastic sight with its strongly pleated leaves and dense clusters of creamy white flowers. Chenopodium bonus- henricus (Good King Henry) and Persicaria alpinum (Alpine Bistort) were also recorded before lunch. The birders recorded Tree Pipit and Grey Wagtail and Andy was kept occupied scanning the mountain side for Red Deer and Chamois - to no avail as it was probably too hot for them to be out in the open.

In the afternoon we recorded Cephelanthera rubra (Red Helleborine) and Cephelanthera longifolia (Sword leaved Helleborine) in flower (we had seen the leaves only the previous day). Sadly, due to the early spring, the Cypridium calceolus (Lady’s Slipper Orchid) were over but we saw many tantalising remains of the flowers on robust plants, encouraging us to return next year. However as compensation we did find Pyrola rotundifolia (Round-leaved Wintergreen) and the intense blue flowers and inflated purple winged calyx of Gentiana urticulosa (Bladder Gentian). Abundant long the track side for most of the day were the starry white flowers of Saxifraga rotundiolia (Round-leaved Saxifrage). Further down the valley Jackie and Gordon spotted a Golden Eagle as it drifted effortlessly along the skyline.

After returning to the hotel and freshening up we went back across to the Kastensteiner Alm gasthof for dinner, after which we were treated to a taste of the local hazelnut or plum schnapps to (as the locals say) settle the stomach!

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Day 3 Tuesday 7th June

Weather: 26 deg C Hot sun in the am, clouded up over lunch enough for a light shower, which cleared away to hazy sun for the rest of pm

Today we took the cable car up Jenner Mountain. On the way up Dawn and Jane got a good view of a Ring Ousel (Turdus torquatus alpestris). Alighting at 1800m there was a short walk to the top rewarded by hillsides awash with Pulsatilla alpina (Alpine Pasque Flower) and Trollius europeaus (Globefower), we also spotted Primula auricular (Auricula) and Polygalla alpestris (Rock Speedwell) nestled into the rock crevasses. Alpine Choughs were with us most of the morning hoping to be fed with a piece of roll and the odd Raven drifted by overhead.

Walking across to Schneibstein mountain house we recorded Pinus mugo (Dwarf Mountain Pine), pale pink Rhodothalmus chamaecistus (Dwarf Alpenrose) and darker pink Rhododendron hirsutum (Hairy Alpenrose) as well as Gentiana clusii (Clusius’s Gentian), Gentiana bavarica (Bavarian Gentian) and Gentiana verna (Spring Gentian). We had our lunch under some welcome shade and discovered we were sitting amongst Homogyne alpine (Alpine Coltsfoot). Andy set up the spotting scope on several occasions so that most of the group either got a good sighting of a male Alpine Ibex standing on a distant skyline or had to believe Andy that a brown blob sitting in the shade of a crag was a female Ibex!. Andy re-trained the scope on a small rudel (herd) of female Chamois with kids, and Julie was lucky enough to see them playing on the snow but by the time Sandy got his eye to the scope they were gone!

In the afternoon we split into two groups, one taking the longer and slightly more demanding route led by Andy and the other along the main track with Ingrid and Dawn. The vegetation made a dramatic change from the sub- alpine forest of stunted Larix decidua (European Larch) as we entered montane forest of towering Picea abies (Norway Spruce) planted by the salt mine foresters and native Abies alba (Silver Fir). Here we found tall stands of Cirsium oleraceum (Cabbage Thistle) and Aconitum lycotonum (Wolf’s Bane). We took a short detour to visit an ancient wooden hut, where schnapps is brewed from the Enzian roots (Gentiana spp).

After meeting up with the other group, who had been lucky enough to hear a Bonelli’s Warbler identified by Richard, and had a superb view of a Black Woodpecker feeding it’s young, we continued through the alms (alpine grazing meadows) to the middle station of the cable car for our return journey down. On the way across the meadows we all had a close up view of Marmot, as well as seeing Stachys alopecurus (Yellow Betony), Doronicum austriaum (Austrian Leopard’s Bane) and Cardamine impatiens (Narrow-leaved Bittercress). A short scenic drive took us back to our hotel.

Day 4 Wednesday 8th June

Weather: 18 deg C Sunny periods in am, clouds building to give a heavy shower before lunch. Pm was warmer 20deg C with hazy sun

This morning we headed down to Schonau in order to take a boat trip on the Konigssee (King’s Lake). This beautiful crystal clear, fjord like lake is surrounded by towering cliffs and forested slopes towering at 1000m and more above the banks, making it a popular tourist attraction.

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To beat the crowds we set off early on one of the first boats to Saint Bartholoma, after being treated to an echo harmonising the trumpet being played by the boatmaster. Here we visited the church and took a stroll along the lakeside meadows and though woodland away from the beaten track. We spotted Phyteuma hemispherica (Globe- headed Rampion), Ophioglossum vulgatum (Common Adder’s-tongue) and Epipactis atrorubens (Dark Red Helleborine).

A short but heavy rain shower, failed to dampen our spirits, but did drive us back to the shelter of the dock in order to catch the boat to the far end of the lake, where we had lunch under shelter too. By which time the rain had stopped and we again divided into two groups the faster moving, walkers and birders, taking the extended route and the slower moving and botanists taking the short route to Lake Obersee where we met up again to return together.

Our afternoon finds included Lunaria ridiviva (Perennial Honesty), Salvia pratensis (Meadow Clary), Polystichum lonchitis (Holly Fern), and Gymnocarpium robertianum (Limestone Fern). The birders led by Andy and Ingrid climbed an old trail up to a view point were both lakes could be seen. Alwyn, Jackie and Ingrid were lucky enough to get a glimpse of a Red backed Shrike as it left its perch at the top of a Hawthorn bush. Passing a small boulder a few of the group spotted a Common Lizard sunning itself. Members of this group also found an Ophrys insectifera (Fly Orchid).

After dinner, at the instigation and with the expertise of Richard and Ian, a moth trap was set up to see what extra species we might find; much to the amusement of the hotel owners who had never experienced this strange English pastime! Andy and Ingrid, after overseeing this unusual custom, peeked into the meadow just beyond the hotel garden with Tom and were rewarded with a prolonged view of a Roe doe searching for her kids in the long grass.

Day 5 Thursday 9th June

Weather: 16 deg C Low grey blanket of cloud, dull and still

Even before breakfast the lepidopterists had investigated the moth trap but sadly found no specimens however all was not lost as Dawn had managed to find a Pale Oak Beauty in her room.

Since the weather was still rather dull we decided to do some sightseeing. First stop was Hellbrunn Palace Gardens. Here we saw some wonderful trees including Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip Tree), Tilia cordata (Small- leaved Lime) and Tilia x europaea (Common Lime) in the gardens and some magnificent fish including Common Carp, Mirror Carp, and Sturgeon in the ponds.

Then to Salzburg by bus, where we alighted at the Mirabell Palace and admired the gardens and steps used as a back drop in the film ‘The Sound of Music’. We walked over the river and took a route along the Monchburg Cliffs giving a spectacular overview of the old city. Along the way the keen eyed botanists managed to spot and identify forty eight new species to add to our list; the highlights being Geranium phaeum (Dusky Crane’s bill), Campanula latifolia (Giant Bellflower) and Duchesnea indica (Yellow-flowered Strawberry).

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The birders not to be outdone recorded amongst others, a Commom Redstart, a Nuthatch and a view from ‘above’ of a male Kestrel landing on the cliff below, carrying a vole that the female flew out to collect and take back to her young which we could hear but could not see.

Back in the city after lunch some indulged in Austrian cream cakes or other delicacies, whist some spent time shopping or visiting places of interest such as Mozart’s birthplace. Whilst waiting for the return bus the ever resourceful Andy managed to stage a few minutes entertainment for us. We watched incredulous as one tram overtook another leading inevitably in his contacts disconnecting from the cables; then powerless it blocked the road. The driver requested a few strong men from among the bystanders to help push! It didn’t even wobble. However our bus managed to get through and we boarded thankfully for our short ride to the minibuses and thence back to base.

Ian and Katherine who had decided to take a day off from the itinerary still managed to add Cyclamen purpurascens (Sowbeard) and Potentilla palustris (Marsh Cinquefoil) from their strolls around the hotel. Another moth trap was set up this evening in a different location.

Day 6 Friday 10th June

Weather: 16 deg C, Overcast higher cloud, still

Although not clear the weather was a little better so we decided to go to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. We drove to the car park, part way up, spotting a Capercaillie flying across the road. We then took the Kehlstein Mountain bus up to the entrance. From here we passed through the 124m long tunnel into the mountain and then up another 124 m in the Brass art-deco lift into the heart of the Eagle’s Nest. After a brief look around we ventured out to see if we could find any views, birds or plants, the latter being closer were easiest to see, as the clouds only lifted occasionally. Ian, Katherine, Ingrid and Andy got a good view of an Alpine Accentor as it sat in a Rowan tree just off the path.

Some chose to come down the zig zag path at a leisurely pace which proved to be the best option botanically yielding Bartsia alpina (Alpine Bartsia), Leontopodium alpinum (Edelweiss) and Coeloglossum viride (Frog Orchid). Although those who ventured further at the top did find Soldanella alpina (Alpine Snowbells), Linum viscosum (Sticky Flax),Veronica aphylla (Leafless-stemmed Speedwell) and an Alpine Salamander (Triturus trituris). We then returned on the bus. On the way down Pat and Marina made eye contact with a Capercaillie that was standing at the side of the road looking up at them from where we stopped to let another bus pass.

Next was to Rossfeld Panoramastrasse (mountain toll road), where we lunched over looking Salzburg in the distance. From here we walked along the track at a leisurely pace, taking detours that took our fancy, to the Ahornkasar mountain gasthof where the minibuses had been transferred to, for our journey back to the hotel and dinner. Discoveries in the afternoon included the showy purple heads of Phleum alpinum (Alpine Cat’s-tail), Gymnadenia albida (Small White Orchid), Plantathera chlorantha (Greater Butterfly Orchid) and a Chamois sitting then prancing on a patch of snow especially when David was at the scope.

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Day 7 Saturday 11th June

Weather: 14 deg C Very overcast, prolonged showers for most of the day. Heavy rain in evening

A later start today enabled some of the group to explore around the hotel before we set off for a morning visit to the market town of Berchtesgaden with delightfully painted buildings and interesting shops as well as a series of paths up the hill side to explore. The botanists added Hesperis matronalis (Dame’s Violet) and some more Maianthemum bifolium (May Lily) to the list. The birders added Serin.

After lunch we divided into two groups, one taking a scenic drive with Andy around the valleys and mountain passes pausing for coffee and cake on the shores of the Konigssee. The other group exploring some damp meadows and a raised bog with Dawn and Ingrid. This habitat being so different from the limestone crags, we had been exploring, rewarded us with a totally different flora including showy Epipactis palustris (Marsh Helleborine), and delightful miniatures such as Vaccinium oxycocus (Cranberry) and Andromeda polifolia (Bog Rosemary). Lis and Richard with their insect expertise managed to locate and photograph the rare Keeled Skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens).

With the rain still threatening to fall even heavier the two separate groups amazingly arrived back at the hotel within minutes of each other with plenty of time to freshen up and pack a few things before our last delicious meal in the hotel. Despite the drizzle Jane and Dawn had a last foray to visit the yet unseen (by them) Potentilla palustris (Marsh Cinquefoil). We also added two new species Gymnocarpium dryopteris (Oak Fern) and Oxyria digyna (Mountain Sorrel). As a thank you to Angelica and her family for making our stay so enjoyable we presented her with some roses and a card. We all retired early to pack and because we had been warned of the cannon fusillade that would be staged at 4am to celebrate Whitsun.

Day 8 Sunday 12th June

After another hearty breakfast, a short drive to Salzburg for our flight home was preceded by farewells and thanks to all. A week had passed so quickly with the delights of beautiful scenery, abundant and interesting botany, a wonderful Bavarian hotel and cuisine and the pick of the local ‘honey pots’ to explore and absorb. All enjoyed the mountains and wildlife, with pleasant company and weather.

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Species List

Plants Scientific name Common name Location PTERIDOPHYTES FERNS & ALLIES

Lycopodiacae Clubmoss Family Diphasiastrum alpinum Alpine Clubmoss Klausbachtal Valley Lycopodium annotinum Interrupted Clubmoss Boecklweiher bog Lycopodium clavatum Stag's-horn Clubmoss Eagle's Nest

Equisetaceae Horsetail Family Equisetum arvense Common Horsetail Konigssee Equisetum sylvatica Wood Horsetail Klausbachtal Valley Equisetum telmateia Greater Horsetail slopes of Silberg Equisetum variegatum Variegated Horsetail Konigssee

Aspleniaceae Spleenwort Family Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Black Spleenwort Salzburg Asplenium ruta-muraria Wall Rue Konigssee - Obersee Asplenium trichomanes Maidenhair Spleenwort Jenner Asplenium viride Green Spleenwort common Phyllitis scolopendrium Hart's-tongue Salzburg

Blechnaceae Hard-fern Family Blechnum spicant Hard-fern Jenner

Dennstaedtiaceae Bracken Family Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Kastensteiner Wand Alm

Dryopteridaceae Buckler Fern Family Dryopteris dilatata Broad Buckler-fern Konigssee - Obersee Dryopteris filix-mas Male-fern Rossfeld Polystichum aculeatum Hard Shield-fern Jenner Polystichum lonchitis Holly Fern Konigssee - Obersee

Ophioglossaceae Adder’s-tongue Family Ophioglossaum vulgatum Adder's-tongue Konigssee

Polypodiaceae Polypody Family Polypodium vulgare Common Polypody Jenner

Woodsiaceae Lady Fern Family Athyrium filix-femina Lady Fern Klausbachtal Valley Cystopteris sp A Bladder-fern Eagle's Nest Gymnocarpium dryopteris Oak Fern slopes of Silberg Gymnocarpium robertianum Limestone Fern Konigssee - Obersee

PINOPSIDA CONIFERS

Cupressaceae Juniper Family Juniperus communis subsp. communis Juniper Klausbachtal Valley

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Scientific name Common name Location

Pinaceae Pine Family Abies alba European Silver Fir Kastensteiner Wand Alm Larix decidua European Larch Klausbachtal Valley Picea abies subsp. abies Spruce Klausbachtal Valley Pinus mugo Dwarf Mountain Pine Jenner Pinus sylvestris Scot’s Pine Klausbachtal Valley Taxus baccata Yew Salzburg

MAGNOLIOPSIDA FLOWERING PLANTS

Magnoliidae

Aceraceae Maple Family Acer campestre Field Maple Salzburg Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore common Acer platanoides Norway Maple Salzburg

Apiaceae Carrot Family Aegipodium podagaria Ground Elder Jenner Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica Klausbachtal Valley Astrantia bavarica Bavarian Astrantia Kastensteiner Wand Alm Astrantia major Great Masterwort common Carum carvi Caraway Konigssee Daucus carota Wild Carrot Eagle's Nest Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed Klausbachtal Valley Laserpitium latifolium Broad-leaved Sermountain Konigssee Laserpitium siler A Sermountain Konigssee - Obersee Pimpinella saxifraga Burnet Saxifrage Konigssee - Obersee Sanicula europaea Sanicle Klausbachtal Valley

Araliaceae Ivy Family Hedera helix agg Ivy Salzburg

Aristolochiaceae Birthwort Family Asarum europaeum Asarabacca Klausbachtal Valley

Asclepiadaceae Milkweed Family Vincetoxicum hirundinaria Swallow-wort common

Asteraceae Daisy Family Achillea clavennae Silvery Milfoil Rossfeld Achillea millefolium Yarrow Klausbachtal Valley Achillea atrata Dark-stemmed Sneezewort Eagle's Nest Adenostyles alliariae Adenostyles common Aposeris foetida Stinking Wood salad common Arctium minus Lesser Burdock Klausbachtal Valley Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort Salzburg Aster bellidiastrum False Aster Eagle's Nest Aster sp a Michaelmas Daisy Salzburg Bellis perennis Daisy common

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Scientific name Common name Location Buphthalmum salicifolium Yellow Ox-eye common Carduus defloratus Alpine Thistle common Carduus personata Great Marsh Thistle Rossfeld Centaurea montana Perennial Cornflower common Centaurea scabiosa Greater Knapweed Kastensteiner Wand Alm Cicerbita alpina Alpine Sow Thistle Rossfeld Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle Klausbachtal Valley Cirsium heterophyllum Melancholy Thistle Rossfeld Cirsium oleraceum Cabbage thistle common Cirsium palustre Marsh Thistle Konigssee - Obersee Crepis aurea Golden Hawksbeard common Crepis paludosa Marsh Hawksbeard Konigssee - Obersee Doronicum austriacum Austrian Leopard's-bane Jenner meadows Erigeron neglectus Neglected Fleabane Eagle's Nest Erigeron uniflorus One-flowered Fleabane common Eupatorium cannabinum Hemp Agrimony Kastensteiner Wand Alm Hieracium alpinum agg Alpine Hawkweed common Homogyne alpina Alpine Coltsfoot Schneibstein house Lapsana communis Nipplewort Der Ramsaver Muhlstein Leontopodium alpinum Edelweiss Eagle's Nest Leucanthemum vulgare Ox-eye Daisy common Mycelis muralis Wall Lettuce Klausbachtal Valley Petasites albus White Butterbur common Petasites hybridus Butterbur common Pilosella aurantiaca Fox-and-cubs Der Ramsaver Muhlstein Pilosella officinarum Mouse-eared Hawkweed slopes of Silberg Solidago sp a Goldenrod Salzburg Sonchus arvensis Perennial Sowthistle Salzburg Sonchus asper Prickly Sowthistle Brechtesgaden Taraxacum agg Dandilion common Tragopogon pratensis Goatsbeard Kastensteiner Wand Alm Tussilago farfara Colt’s-foot common

Balsaminaceae Balsam Family Impatiens parviflora Small Balsam common

Betulaceae Birch Family Alnus glutinosa Common Alder Boecklweiher bog Alnus viridis Green Alder Eagle's Nest Betula pendula Silver Birch Klausbachtal Valley Carpinus betulus Hornbeam Salzburg Corylus avellana Hazel common

Boraginaceae Forget-me-not Family Myosotis arvensis Field Forget-me-not Family common Myosois scorpiodes Water Forget-me-not Klausbachtal Valley Myosotis sylvatica Wood Forget-me-not Klausbachtal Valley Symphytum officinale Common Comfrey Kastensteiner Wand Alm

Brassicaceae Cabbage Family Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard Salzburg Barbarea vulgaris Winter-cress Rossfeld

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Scientific name Common name Location Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd’s Purse Klausbachtal Valley Cardamine alpina Alpine Bittercress Eagle's Nest Cardamine enneaphyllos Drooping Bittercress Klausbachtal Valley Cardamine hirsuta Hairy Bittercress Salzburg Cardamine impatiens Narrow-leaved Bittercress Jenner meadows Cardamine pratensis Lady’s Smock Jenner Cardaminopsis arenosa Tall Rockcress Jenner Erysimum sp. a Treacle Mustard Jenner Hesperis matronalis Dame's Violet Brechtesgaden Lunaria rediviva Perennial Honsesty Konigssee - Obersee Sisymbrium officinale Hedge Mustard Salzburg

Campanulaceae Bellflower Family Campanula barbata Bearded Bellflower Eagle's Nest Campanula glomerata Clustered Bellflower Kastensteiner Wand Alm Campanula latifolia Giant Bellflower Salzburg Campanula patula Spreading Bellflower Kastensteiner Wand Alm Campanula rotundifolia Harebell Konigssee - Obersee Campanula urticifolia Nettle-leaved Bellflower Salzburg Phyteuma hemisphericum Globe-headed Rampion Klausbachtal Valley Phyteuma nigrum Black Rampion Rossfeld Phyteuma orbiculare Round-headed Rampion Klausbachtal Valley Phyteuma spicata Spiked Rampion Kastensteiner Wand Alm

Caprifoliaceae Honeysuckle Family Lonicera alpigena Alpine Honeysuckle Eagle's Nest Lonicera xylosteum Fly Honeysuckle Klausbachtal Valley Sambucus ebulus Dwarf Elder Konigssee - Obersee Sambucus nigra Elder common Sambucus racemosa Red-berried Elder Rossfeld Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry Salzburg Viburnum lantana Wayfaring Tree Klausbachtal Valley Viburnum opulus Guelder Rose Salzburg

Caryophyllaceae Pink Family Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear Konigssee - Obersee Lychnis flos-cuculi Ragged Robin common Moehringa muscosa Mossy Sandwort common Sagina nodosa Knotted Pearlwort Jenner Sagina procumbens Perennial Pearlwort Konigssee - Obersee Silene dioica Red Campion common Silene nutans Nottingham Catchfly slopes of Silberg Silene vulgaris Bladder Campion Konigssee - Obersee Stellaria graminea Lesser Stitchwort Jenner Stellaria media Chickweed Klausbachtal Valley Stellaria nemorum Wood Stitchwort Rossfeld

Chenopodiaceae Goose-foot Family Chenopodium bonus-henricus Good King Henry Klausbachtal Valley

Cistaceae Rock-rose Family Helianthemum nummularium Common Rockrose Klausbachtal Valley

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Scientific name Common name Location

Clusiaceae St. John’s-wort Family Hypericum maculatum Imperforate St John's-wort Jenner Hypericum perforatum Perforate St. John’s-wort Salzburg Hypericum tetrapterum Square-stemmed St.John's-wort Klausbachtal Valley

Convolvulaceae Bindweed Family Calystegia sepium Hedge Bindweed Salzburg

Cornaceae Dogwood Family Cornus sanguinea Dogwood Klausbachtal Valley

Crassulaceae Stonecrop Family Sedum sp a Stonecrop Salzburg Sedum album White Stonecrop Konigssee - Obersee

Dipsacaceae Teasel Family Knautia arvensis Field Scabious Kastensteiner Wand Alm Knautia dipsacifolia Wood Scabious Kastensteiner Wand Alm Scabiosa columbaria Scabious Klausbachtal Valley

Droseraceae Sundew Family Drosera rotundifolium Round Leaved Sundew Boecklweiher bog

Ericaceae Heath family Andromeda polifolia Bog Rosemary Boecklweiher bog Arctostaphylos alpina Alpine Bearberry Eagle's Nest Calluna vulgaris Heather Boecklweiher bog Erica carnea Spring Heath Jenner Rohodendron hirsutum Hairy Alpenrose Jenner Rhodothalmus chamacistus Dwarf Alpenrose Jenner Vaccinium myrtilis Bilberry Klausbachtal Valley Vaccinium oxycoccus Cranberry Boecklweiher bog Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry Boecklweiher bog

Euphorbiaceae Spurge Family Euphorbia amygdaloides Wood spurge Kastensteiner Wand Alm Euphorbia cyparissias Cypress Spurge Klausbachtal Valley Mercurialis perennis Dog’s Mercury Klausbachtal Valley

Fabaceae Pea Family Anthyllis vulneraria Kidney Vetch Klausbachtal Valley Hippocrepis comosa Horseshoe Vetch Klausbachtal Valley Lathyrus pratensis Yellow Vetchling Klausbachtal Valley Lotus alpinus Alpine Bird's-foot Trefoil Eagle's Nest Lotus corniculatus Bird’s-foot Trefoil Klausbachtal Valley Medicago lupulina Black Medick Kastensteiner Wand Alm Medicago sativa Lucerne Salzburg Melilotus altissimus Tall Melilot Salzburg Onobrychis montana Sainfoin Salzburg

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Scientific name Common name Location Trifolium montanum Mountain Clover Klausbachtal Valley Trifolium pratense Red Clover Konigssee - Obersee Trifolium repens White Clover Konigssee - Obersee Vicia cracca Tufted Vetch Klausbachtal Valley Vicia sepium Bush Vetch Klausbachtal Valley

Fagaceae Oak & Beech Family Fagus sylvatica Beech common Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Salzburg

Fumariaceae Fumitory Family Pseudofumaria lutea Yellow Corydalis Salzburg

Gentianaceae Gentian Family Gentiana bavarica Bavarian Gentian Jenner Gentiana clusii Clusius’s Gentian Jenner Gentiana verna Spring Gentian Jenner Gentiana urtiulosa Bladder Gentian Jenner

Geraniaceae Geranium Family Geranium phaeum Dusky Crane’s-bill Salzburg Geranium pratense Meadow Crane's-bill common Geranium robertianum Herb Robert common Geranium sylvaticum Wood Crane’s-bill Klausbachtal Valley

Globulariaceae Globularia Family Globularia cordifolia Matted Globularia Klausbachtal Valley

Juglandacaea Wallnut Family Juglans regia Wallnut Salzburg

Lamiaceae Dead-nettle Family Acinos alpinus Alpine Calamint Klausbachtal Valley Ajuga pyramidalis Pyramidal Bugle common Bartsia alpina Alpine Bartsia Eagle's Nest Ballota nigra Black Hoarhound Jenner Glechoms hederacea Ground Ivy Konigssee - Obersee Lamiastrum galeobdoon ssp argenteum Variegated Yellow Archangel Salzburg Lamiastrum galeobdoon ssp montanum Yellow Archangel common Lamium album White Deadnettle Klausbachtal Valley Lamium garganicum Large Red-Deadnettle Jenner Mentha aquatica Water Mint Kastensteiner Wand Alm Mentha longifolia Horse Mint common Oreganum vulgare Marjoram Klausbachtal Valley Prunella vulgaris Self-heal common Salvia pratensis Meadow Clary Konigssee - Obersee Scutalaria minor Lesser Scullcap Kastensteiner Wand Alm Stachys alopecurus Yellow Betony Jenner meadows Stachys officinalis Betony slopes of Silberg Stachys sylvatica Hedge Woundwort common Thymus polytrichis Wild Thyme Jenner

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Scientific name Common name Location Lentabulariaceae Butterwort Family Pinguicula alpina Alpine Butterwort Eagle's Nest Pinguicula vulgaris Butterwort Klausbachtal Valley Linaceae Flax Family Linum catharticum Purging or Fairy Flax Klausbachtal Valley Linum viscosum Sticky Flax Eagle's Nest

Lythraceae Purple-loosestrife Family Lythrum salicaria Purple-loosestrife Boecklweiher bog

Menyanthaceae Bogbean Family Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean slopes of Silberg Oleaceae Olive Family Fraxinus excelsior Ash common

Onagraceae Willowherb Family Circaea lutetiana Enchanter's Nightshade Salzburg Epilobium montanum Broad-leaved Willowherb Klausbachtal Valley

Oxalidaceae Wood-sorrel Family Oxalis sp a Yellow Sorrell Salzburg

Papaveraea Poppy family Papaver rhoeas Corn Poppy Salzburg

Parnassiaceae Grass of Parnassus Family Parnassia palustris Grass of Parnassus Jenner

Plantaginaceae Plantain Family Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain Klausbachtal Valley Plantago majus Greater Plantain Klausbachtal Valley Plantago media Hoary or Lamb’s-tail Plantain Klausbachtal Valley

Polygalaceae Milkwort Family Polygala alpestris Mountain Milkwort Jenner mountain Polygala chamaebuxus Shruby Milkwort Eagle's Nest Polygala vulgaris Common Milkwort common

Polygonaceae Knotweed Family Oxyria digyna Mountain Sorrel slopes of Silberg Falopia japonica Japanese Knotweed Salzburg Persicaria alpinum Alpine Bistort Klausbachtal Valley Persicaria bistorta Bistort driving Rumex acetosa Sorrel slopes of Silberg Rumex alpina Monk's Rhubarb Jenner Rumex crispus Curled Dock Konigssee - Obersee Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock common

Primulaceae Primrose Family Androsace chamaejasme Ciliate Rock-jasmine Jenner Cyclamen purpurescens Sowbeard slopes of Silberg Lysimachia nemorum Yellow Pimpernel slopes of Silberg

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Scientific name Common name Location Lysimachia nummularia Creeping Jenny slopes of Silberg Primula auricula Auricula Jenner mountain Primula elatior Oxlip Eagle's Nest Primula farinosa Bird's-eye Primrose Klausbachtal Valley Primula veris Cowslip Klausbachtal Valley Soldanella alpina Alpine Snowbells Eagle's Nest

Pyrolaceae Wintergreen Family Moneses uniflora One-flowered Wintergreen Klausbachtal Valley Pyrola rotundifolia Round-leaved Wintergreen Klausbachtal Valley

Ranunculaceae Buttercup Family Aconitum lycoctonum Wolf's Bane Jenner Anemone narcissiflora Narcissus-flowered Anemone slopes of Silberg Aquilegia atrata Dark-flowered Columbine Eagle's Nest Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine slopes of Silberg Caltha palustris Kingcups slopes of Silberg Chelodonium majus Greater Celendine Salzburg Clematis alpina Alpine Clematis Jenner Clematis vitalba Wild Clematis Jenner Helleborus niger Christmas Rose Kastensteiner Wand Alm Hepatica nobilis Hepatica common Pulsatilla alpina Alpine Pasque Flower Jenner mountain Ranunculus aconitifolius Aconite-leaved Buttercup Klausbachtal Valley Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup Rossfeld Ranunculus alpestris Alpine Buttercup common over 1300m Ranunculus auricomis Goldilocks Buttercup slopes of Silberg Ranunculus lnuginosus Woolly Buttercup Rossfeld Ranunculus montanus Mountain Buttercup Eagle's Nest Thalictrum aquilegifolium Great Meadow-rue Konigssee - Obersee Thalictrum flavum Comon Meadow-rue Klausbachtal Valley Thalictrum minus Lesser meadow-rue Eagle's Nest Trollius europaeus Globeflower Jenner mountain

Rosaceae Rose Family Agrimonia eupatorium Agrimony Klausbachtal Valley Alchemilla alpina Alpine Lady’s Mantle Klausbachtal Valley Alchemilla sp a Lady's Mantle Klausbachtal Valley Aruncus dioicus Aruncus/Goatsbeard spirea Klausbachtal Valley Cotoneaster sp a Cononteaster Boecklweiher bog Crataegus monogyna Hawthawn common Dryas octopetala Mountain Avens Jenner mountain Duchesnea indica Yellow-flowered Strawberry Salzburg Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet common Fragaria moschata Hautbois Strawberry slopes of Silberg Fragaria vesca Wild Strawberry slopes of Silberg Geum montanum Alpine Avens Jenner Geum reptans Creeping Avens slopes of Silberg Geum rivale Water Avens common Geum urbanum Wood Avens or Herb Bennet slopes of Silberg Potentilla anserina Silverweed Klausbachtal Valley Potentilla erecta Tormentil Klausbachtal Valley

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Scientific name Common name Location Potentilla palustris Marsh Cinquefoil slopes of Silberg Potentilla reptans Creeping Cinquefoil slopes of Silberg Potentilla sp A Cinquefoil Jenner Potentilla valderia Alchemilla-leaved Cinquefoil Jenner Rosa canina Dog Rose slopes of Silberg Rosa pendulina Alpine Rose Klausbachtal Valley Rosa piminellifolia Burnet Rose slopes of Silberg Rubus caesius Dewberry Salzburg Rubus fruticosus agg Bramble Salzburg Rubus idaeus Raspberry Klausbachtal Valley Sanguisorba minor agg Salad Burnet Jenner Sanguisorba officinalis Greater Burnet Boecklweiher bog Sorbus aria agg Whitebeam Klausbachtal Valley Sorbus aucuparia Rowan Klausbachtal Valley

Rubiaceae Bedstraw Family Cruciata laevipes Crosswort Jenner Galium boreale Northern Bedstraw Jenner Galium mollugo Hedge Bedstraw common Galium odoratum Woodruff Klausbachtal Valley Galium rotundifolium A Bedstraw Klausbachtal Valley

Salicaceae Poplar & Willow Family Salix cinerea Grey Willow Salzburg Salix eleagnos a Willow Jenner

Santalaceae Sandalwood Family Thesium alpinum Bastard Toadflax Klausbachtal Valley

Saxifragaceae Saxifrage Family Chrysosplenium alternifolium Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrage Klausbachtal Valley Saxifraga rotundifolia Round-leaved saxifrage common

Scrophulariaceae Figwort Family Bartsia alpina Alpine Bartsia Eagle's Nest Cymbalaria muralis Ivy-leaved Toadflax Salzburg Melampyrum pratense Common Cow-wheat Klausbachtal Valley Pedicularis foliosa Leafy Lousewort Jenner Pedicularis rostratospicata Flesh-pink Lousewort Jenner Rhinanthus minor Yellow Rattle common Scrophularia nodosa Common Figwort Klausbachtal Valley Verbascum nigrum Dark Mullein Der Ramsaver Muhlstein Verbascum phlomoides Orange Mullein Salzburg Veronica aphylla Leafless-stemmed Speedwell Eagle's Nest Veronica beccabunga Brooklime Klausbachtal Valley Veronica chamaedrys Germander Speedwell Klausbachtal Valley Veronica filiformis Slender Speedwell Klausbachtal Valley Veronica fruticans Rock Speedwell Jenner mountain Veronica officinalis Heath Speedwell slopes of Silberg Veronica serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved speedwell Jenner Veronica urticifolia Nettle-leaved Speedwell Klausbachtal Valley

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Scientific name Common name Location

Solanaceae Nightshade Family Atropa belladonna Deadly Nightshade Klausbachtal Valley Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet Salzburg

Ulmacea Elm Family Ulmus galbra Wych Elm Salzburg

Urticacae Nettle Family Urtica dioica Common Nettle Salzburg

Valerianaceae Valerian Family Valeriana montana a Valerian Konigssee - Obersee Valeriana officinalis Common Valerian Klausbachtal Valley Valeriana tripteris Three-leaved Valerian Rossfeld

Violaceae Violet Family Viola biflora Yellow Wood Violet Jenner Viscacaea Mistletoe Family Viscum album Mistletoe Hellbrun and hotel garden

Liliidae

Cyperaceae Sedge Family Carex pendula Pendulous Sedge Klausbachtal Valley Carex rostrata Bottle Sedge Boecklweiher bog Carex sylvatica Wood Sedge Salzburg Eriophorum latifolium Common Cotton-grass Klausbachtal Valley Eriophorum vaginatum Hare's-tail Cotton-grass Boecklweiher bog Scirpus sylvaticus Wood Club-rush Klausbachtal Valley

Juncaceae Rush Family Luzula multiflora agg. Heath Wood-rush Klausbachtal Valley

Liliaceae Lily Family Allium ursinum Wild Garlic Salzburg Convallaria majalis Lily-of-the-valley common Iris pseudcocorus Yellow Iris Konigssee - Obersee Iris siberica Siberian Iris Boecklweiher bog -garden escape Lilium martagon Martagon Lily Klausbachtal Valley Maianthemum bifolium May Lily Klausbachtal Valley Paris quadrifolia Herb Paris common Polygonatum multiflorum Solomon’s Seal Kastensteiner Wand Alm Polygonatum odoratum Angular Solomon's Seal Klausbachtal Valley Polygonatum verticillatum Whorled Solomon’s Seal Klausbachtal Valley Tofieldia calyculata Tofield's Asphodel Kastensteiner Wand Alm Veratrum album False White Helleborine Kastensteiner Wand Alm

Typhaceae Bullrush Family Typha latifolium Bullrush Boecklweiher bog

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Scientific name Common name Location Orchidaceae Orchid Family Cephalanthera damasonium Broad-leaved Helleborine Kastensteiner Wand Alm Cephalanthera longifolia Sword-leaved Helleborine Klausbachtal Valley Cephalanthera rubra Red Helleborine Klausbachtal Valley Coeloglossum viride Frog Orchid Eagle's Nest Cypripedium calceolus Lady's Slipper Orchid Klausbachtal Valley Dactylorhiza fuchsii Common Spotted Orchid Rossfeld Dactylorhiza incarnata agg. Early Marsh Orchid Jenner Dactylorhiza majalis Broad-leaved Marsh Orchid Klausbachtal Valley Epipactis atrorubens Dark Red Helleborine Kastensteiner Wand Alm Epipactis palustris Marsh Helleborine Boecklweiher bog Gymnadenia albida Small White Orchid Rossfeld Gymnadenia conopsea Fragrant Orchid Rossfeld Neottia nidus-avis Birdsnest Orchid Kastensteiner Wand Alm Neottia ovata Twayblade common Ophrys insectifera Fly Orchid Konigssee - Obersee Orchis mascula Early Purple Orchid Klausbachtal Valley Orchis ovalis an Orchid Klausbachtal Valley Platanthera bifolia Lesser Butterfly Orchid Kastensteiner Wand Alm Platanthera chlorantha Greater Butterfly Orchid Rossfeld

Poaceae Grass Family Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat Rossfeld Brachypodium sylvaticum False-brome Kastensteiner Wand Alm Briza media Quaking Grass Kastensteiner Wand Alm Cynosurus cristatus Crested Dogstail Jenner Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot Kastensteiner Wand Alm Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted Hair-grass Salzburg Deschampsia flexuosa Wavy Hair-grass Salzburg Melica nutans Mountain Melick Kastensteiner Wand Alm Phleum alpinum Alpine Cat's-tail Rossfeld Phleum pratense Timothy Konigssee

Birds ( = recorded but not counted)

June Common name Scientific name 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Mallard Anus platyrhynchos     2 Tufted duck Aythya fuligula    3 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 2 4 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea      5 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 1 1 6 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo      7 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus   8 Capercaille Tetrao urogallus 2 9 Eurasioan Coot Fulica atra    10 Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon Columba livia  11 Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus        12 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto  13 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus   14 Common Swift Apus apus        15 Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius 1

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June Common name Scientific name 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 16 Great-spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopus major      17 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica    18 Common House Martin Delichon urbicum    19 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta  20 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 2  21 White Wagtail Motacilla alba        22 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava  23 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea   24 White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus  25 Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris 2 26 European Robin Erithacus rubecula     27 Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus    28 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros        29 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos       30 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus     31 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 1 32 Common Blackbird Turdus merula       Turdus torquatus 33 Ring Ouzel 1 alpestris 34 Garden warbler Sylvia borin   35 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla       36 Western Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis 1 37 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix  38 Western Bonelli’s Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli 1 39 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita        40 Goldcrest Regulus regulus  41 Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes      42 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata  43 Great Tit Parus major      44 Coal Tit Periparus ater       45 European Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus      46 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris    47 Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea      48 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 1 49 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius    50 Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes 1 51 Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus   52 Rook Corvus frugilegus  53 Carrion Crow Corvus corone        54 Common Raven Corvus corax     55 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris  56 House Sparrow Passer domesticus      57 Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs         58 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis       59 European Greenfinch Chloris chloris     60 Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus  61 European Serin Serinus serinus 1 1 1 62 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra  63 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 

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June Common name Scientific name 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Mammals 1 Western Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 1 2 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 2 1 1 2 3 Alpine Ibex Capra ibex 2 4 Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra 6 2 5 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 1 1 6 Alpine Marmot Marmotta marmotta 6 7 Common Shrew (dead) Sorex araneus 1

Reptiles & amphibians 1 Alpine Newt Triturus triturus 1 1 2 Common Lizard Lacerta vivipara 1 3 Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis 1 4 Slow Worm Anguis fragilis 1 5 Grass Snake Natrix natrix 1 6 Alpine salamander Salamandra atra 1

Butterflies 1 Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus    2 Swallowtail Papilio machaon   3 Wood White Leptidea sinapis   4 Black-veined White Aporia crataegi    5 Mountain Clouded Yellow Colias phicomone  6 Berger’s Clouded Yellow Colias alfacariensis    7 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni  8 Little Blue Cupido minimus   9 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus  10 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus  11 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae     12 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta  13 Heath Fritillary Mellicta athalia    14 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria  15 Large Wall Brown Lasiommata maera   16 Pearly Heath Coenonympha arcania   17 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus     18 Large Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus alveus  Carterocephalus 19 Chequered Skipper    palaemon 20 Clouded Apollo Parnassius mnemosyne  21 Small Apollo Parnassius phoebus  Mountain Green Viened 22 Pieris bryoniae    White Small Pearl Bordered 23 Boloria selene  Fritillary 24 Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina  25 High Brown Fritillary Argynnis adippe  26 Less fiery Copper Lycaena thersamon  27 False Heath Fritillary Melitaea diamina 

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June Common name Scientific name 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 28 Orange tip Anthocharis cardamines    29 Sooty copper Lycaena tityrus 

Other invertebrates 1 Sexton beetle Nicrophorus sp.  2 Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens  3 Azure Damsel Fly Coenagrion puella 

Molluscs 1 Roman Snail Helix pomatia   

Moths

Transparent Burnet Zygaena purpuralis Narrow-bordered 5 Spot Burnet Zygaena lonicerae Oak Eggar Lasiocampa quercus Tau Emperor Aglis tau Satin Wave Idaea subsericeata Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata montanata Argent & Sable Rheumaptera hastata hastata Chimney Sweeper Odezia atrata Speckled Yellow Pseudopanthera macularia Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata Orange Moth Angerona prunaria Peppered Moth Biston betularia Pale Oak Beauty Hypomecis punctinalis Common Heath Ematurga atomaria atomaria Ribbon Tawny Psodos Psodos quafrifaria Red-necked footman Atolmis rubricollis Clouded Buff Diacrisia sannio White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda Reddish Light Arches Apamea sublustris Treble Lines Charanyca trigrammica Marbled White Spot Protodeltote pygarga Green Silver-lines Pseudoips prasinana Silver Y Autographa gamma Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica Straw Dot Rivula sericealis

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