Dungeness, Kent - 29/08/17
I often have a quick visit to Dungeness after visiting my Mother nearby, or if in the area. There is always something interesting to see and this day was no exception. Although it was late in the season, I hoped to find some Common Dodder (which isn't common at all anymore). Its favourite hosts here are Wood Sage and Broom but all I found were plants gone to seed and pretty much dead looking. However, I perservered, and behind the power station I finally found some still flowering, parasitising Broom. Cuscuta epithymum Kent RPR species Nearby I found a tiny weird insect I'd not seen before. Apparently it was a Damsel Bug, unrelated to Damselflies! The photo isn't brilliant, but it was wafer thin and very small, so difficult to focus on. Of course, there were other plants in flower and I photographed a few. This is Agrimony, often found on chalk grasslands. Agrimonia eupatoria Another stalwart of Dungeness is Viper's Bugloss