We Bicycle down to the River (Thames)

Needing a Change of Scene, we decided to Bicycle down to the River: arriving in the Erith area and returning Home via Norman Road North in the Belvedere area and then back up the Hill through Lesnes Abbey Woods.

Birds seen beside/on the River included Canada Geese, Gadwalls, Mallards, Oystercatchers (four of 'em) and Shelducks:

Wild Flower ' &c. Species seen included

Alexanders
Bush Vetch viz.

Common Fumitory
Common Knapweed
Common Vetch
Cornsalad
Cowslip
English Scurvy-Grass viz.

Germander Speedwell
Ground Ivy
Hawk's-Beard viz.

Hedgerow Crane's-Bill
Lesser Celandine
Lords-and-Ladies
Oxford Ragwort
Red Clover
Sea Beet  
Sea Milkwort
Slender Thistle viz.

Spanish Stonecrop
White Comfrey
White Dead-Nettle
White Ramping-Fumitory
Yellow Archangel
and Yellow Vetchling  (alas, not yet flowering)

No Bee-Flies but a couple of Crane Flies including this Guy: