We visit the Poplar Dock Marina (East London)

A first visit. We had read that the Poplar Dock Marina supports a 'very large population of Jersey Cudweed' so decided to see for ourselves, and Yes, it most certainly does viz.

We understand that the Marina also supports populations of Slender Sandwort, Rue-Leaved Saxifrage (seen today) and Musk Stork's-Bill.

Some flowering Hebes prompted us to look for Bees, Flies and Hoverflies. No Bees but a few Flies and Hoverflies, namely a couple of Meliscaeva auricollises viz.

Birds seen included:

Black-Headed Gulls viz.

Canada Geese with an assumed Hybrid Canada/Greylag Goose viz.

Coots
a Great Crested Grebe viz.

House Sparrows viz.

at least two Mallards
at least one Moorhen
and Tufted Ducks viz.

Wild Flower-wise, we also noticed what we assumed to be White Stonecrop viz.

Herb Robert (flowering) viz.

Narrow-Leaved Ragwort
and most pleasing of all, Skullcap viz.

We shall (God Willing) most certainly be visiting again in the next few months.