{"id":5,"date":"2013-05-04T10:44:06","date_gmt":"2013-05-04T10:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/?p=5"},"modified":"2013-08-05T07:26:22","modified_gmt":"2013-08-05T07:26:22","slug":"whimbrels-and-scurvy-grass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/whimbrels-and-scurvy-grass\/","title":{"rendered":"Whimbrels and Scurvy Grass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scurvy_grass1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Scurvy Grass \" alt=\"IMG_1715 - Version 3\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scurvy_grass1.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"415\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/whimbrel_sketch.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"831\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/whimbrels-and-scurvy-grass\/img_1722\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/whimbrel_sketch.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"618,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1367995832&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_1722&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1722\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/whimbrel_sketch-289x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/whimbrel_sketch.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-831\" alt=\"IMG_1722\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/whimbrel_sketch.jpg\" width=\"618\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/whimbrel_sketch.jpg 618w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/whimbrel_sketch-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When the whimbrels arrive on passage from Africa to their northern breeding grounds\u00a0and the Scurvy Grass bursts into flower it is a\u00a0sure sign that spring has arrived on the marsh.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/whimbrel_scurvy_grass.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"710\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/whimbrels-and-scurvy-grass\/img_1718\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/whimbrel_scurvy_grass.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"471,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1367652284&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;47&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_1718&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1718\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/whimbrel_scurvy_grass-220x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/whimbrel_scurvy_grass.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-710 aligncenter\" alt=\"IMG_1718\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/whimbrel_scurvy_grass.jpg\" width=\"283\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/whimbrel_scurvy_grass.jpg 471w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/whimbrel_scurvy_grass-220x300.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHIMBRELS<\/strong><br \/>\nI have always been a fan of the curlew and perhaps even more so of its whimbrel cousin, partly because it is only here for a short while so has a certain rarity value but mainly because of its distinguishing eye and crown stripes which make it even more appealing to draw.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/whimbrel5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"713\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/whimbrels-and-scurvy-grass\/img_1719\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/whimbrel5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"515,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1367666889&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;48&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_1719&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1719\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/whimbrel5-241x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/whimbrel5.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-713 alignleft\" alt=\"IMG_1719\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/whimbrel5.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/whimbrel5.jpg 515w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/whimbrel5-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I got lucky with this one perched on the remains of the old jetty. It was a very high tide so the only perches still above water were close to shore.<\/p>\n<p>Even when the whimbrel cannot be seen (or is too far away to tell apart from a curlew &#8211; a situation I find myself in all too frequently) its call of\u00a0a single whistling note repeated several times\u00a0gives its presence away. Hence its popular name of the &#8220;seven whistler&#8221; &#8211; or perhaps as we are on the Severn estuary I could be forgiven for writing &#8220;Severn whistler&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/whimbrels4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"631\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/whimbrels-and-scurvy-grass\/img_1563\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/whimbrels4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"513,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 600D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1367330913&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;IMG_1563&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1563\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/whimbrels4-240x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/whimbrels4.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-631 aligncenter\" alt=\"IMG_1563\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/whimbrels4.jpg\" width=\"308\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/whimbrels4.jpg 513w, https:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/whimbrels4-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scurvy_grass1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"            \" title=\"Scurvy Grass \" alt=\"IMG_1715 - Version 3\" src=\"http:\/\/ukwildlifeart.co.uk\/saltmarsh_art_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/scurvy_grass1.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"415\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><br \/>English Scurvy Grass &#8211; cochlearia angelica &#8211; aka spoonwort. . . .<br \/>(its leaves are the shape of an old fashioned spoon &#8211; coclear is latin for spoon)<br \/>Has small white 4 petalled flowers, lower leaves ovate, upper leaves clasping stem.<br \/>Very salt tolerant, the plants nearest the low tide mark are often underwater.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>SCURVY GRASS<\/strong><br \/>\nFrom late April the salt marsh is dotted with clumps of white flowering Scurvy Grass. It is not actually a grass but a member of the cabbage family.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So how did it get its name of Scurvy Grass? <\/strong>\u00a0In centuries past sailors used to row ashore to harvest the plant&#8217;s fleshy, vitamin C rich leaves. They\u00a0ate or infused them as ale to supplement their poor diet and so prevent scurvy.\u00a0&#8220;Grass&#8221; was an old English term for any green plant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sketch notes<\/strong><br \/>\nWatercolours: winsor yellow, sap green, alizarin<br \/>\nSupracolor pencils: spring green, dark carmine, mouse grey<br \/>\nB pencil<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful link<\/strong><br \/>\nMore about the whimbrel with an audio clip of its call visit the RSPB website at:\u00a0<a title=\"www.rspb.org.uk\/wildlife\/birdguide\/name\/w\/whimbrel\/index.aspx\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rspb.org.uk\/wildlife\/birdguide\/name\/w\/whimbrel\/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">www.rspb.org.uk\/wildlife\/birdguide\/name\/w\/whimbrel\/index.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the whimbrels arrive on passage from Africa to their northern breeding grounds\u00a0and the Scurvy Grass bursts into flower it is a\u00a0sure sign that spring has arrived on the marsh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[24,4,51],"tags":[10,9,29,8],"class_list":{"0":"post-5","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-waders","8":"category-saltmarsh_plants","9":"category-spring","10":"tag-salt-marsh","11":"tag-saltmarsh","12":"tag-scurvy-grass","13":"tag-whimbrel","14":"grid-item","15":"grid-item-landscape","17":"fallback-thumbnail"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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