Which coniferous species of tree now found in Britain, introduced from other countries, is unique in that it sheds its yellow needles in Autumn, making it Britain's only deciduous conifer?
Coniferous swamp in Canada. North of the climatic tension zone, tamarack ("Larix laricina") is the dominant species of conifer in minerotrophic wetlands classified as "rich tamarack swamp". A roughly equal mix of hardwood trees and conifers is known as a "hardwood-conifer swamp". A variety of both evergreen and deciduous trees may be present in the rich conifer swamp in addition to the dominant species. A variety of grasses and sedges may be present including multiple varieties of "carex". Coniferous swamp Coniferous swamps are forested wetlands in which the dominant trees are lowland conifers such as northern white cedar ("Thuja occidentalis"). The soil
Bee-eaters in Britain Bee-eaters in Britain Two species of bee-eater have occurred as wild visitors to Britain, with a third species having occurred as an escape from captivity. The European bee-eater occurs in Britain mainly as a spring overshoot. Until the late 20th century the species was a national rarity i.e. a species whose records are collected by the British Birds Rarities Committee. Increasing numbers meant that it was downgraded to a "scarce migrant" from 1991. Bee-eaters are occasionally seen in Britain in autumn, but are much scarcer at that season. The species has occasionally bred. European bee-eaters have attempted to nest on