Dried and shrivelled on the same Oak and surrounding dead wood as from my 2022 survey.

On Day 11, these had become more colourful and less shrivelled.

More were growing on the uncolonised twigs and branches in the area.

On Day 13, these were even brighter orange.

Some had furry sections on the surface that attached to the substrate.

I continued to see them throughout the rest of my survey.

Here’s a photo of them in the grooves of an Oak tree on Day 23: