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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Matt Prince" data-source="post: 1812726" data-attributes="member: 52862">Monday 3rd May 2010Having heard that various tern species (and a little gull) had been seen from Dawlish Warren and Exmouth, decided (after the missus had belatedly dragged me up from the land of nod) to have a look for some of them. An hour in the chilly blustery wind on Exmouth sea front yeilded not an awful lot (sandwich terns, herring gulls and gannets). Bored we headed on to Axemouth and a hunt for otter. We got a furry - but not the one hoped for - brown rat. Still a number of plants were coming out and a few more mini beasts were photographed for id later. One of the plants, common field speedwell is an alien introduction from the 1800's, but now widely naturalised, once again a dilemma, to tick or not to tick, these long persisting naturalised introductions are effectively part of our flora, so whilst I won't target them, I will record them.A short day ended with an attempt to key out an ant captured just outside the house. Its a common black ant for peat's sake...Sites: Exmouth, Axmouth, ExeterNew Species : Brown Rat, Helophilos pendulus (hover-fly), Lasius niger (black ant), Ribwort Plantain, Silverweed, Common Vetch, Field Madder, Common Field Speedwell, Dovesfoot Cranesbill, Cut-leaved CranesbillTotals: Furries 14 ; Misc 32; Flora 151; GT 490Nicola's grips RL Partridges</blockquote>