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| Meadow Brown on Ragwort |
While preparing for our bat & moth event at Ballachurry on Friday 22nd July I saw the following wildlife:
Butterflies:
SC209695 2 x Meadow Brown on Cushag ( Ragwort)
SC209694 2 x Meadow Brown; Unidentified White
SC209693 Meadow Brown
SC208695 Meadow Brown
Ladybirds & beetles:
SC208694 6 x 7-spot Ladybirds
SC208694 Unidentified Chrysomelid beetle
Birds:
SC209694 Wren
THE SEQUEL
When doing some final tidying up at Ballachurry on 23rd July after the bat & moth event I saw the following wildlife:
Moths & Butterflies:
SC209695 Scalloped Oak moth on the grass where the tent had been. Moved to long grass. This one was not trapped or recorded the previous evening.
SC209693 Small Copper Butterfly
Mammals:
SC209694 Rat -clearly very ill with large patches of fur missing and scarred tail. Poisoned?
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| Sickly longtail |
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| Small Copper |
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| Scalloped Oak - the one that got away! |
