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| Late afternoon sun at Ballachurry Reserve |
I
spent a relaxing afternoon at Ballachurry last Wednesday (12th October) and saw plenty of
bird life. Here is the report:
Birds:
SC208694 2 x Robin
SC208694 3 x Goldfinch
SC208694 2 x Siskin
SC208694 Bluetit
SC208695 Wren
SC208695 Willow
Warbler/ Chiffchaff
SC209695 Bluetit
SC209695 Coal Tit
SC209695 2 x Robin
SC209695 Great
Tit
SC209695 3 x
Long Tailed Tit
SC209695 Sparrow
Hawk flew over ( lovely vue with low sun on wings) settled briefly in tree then
flew off towards Sloc.
SC209694 Juvenile Moorhen
SC208694 9 Wood
Pigeons flying over
Butterflies:
SC209695 Small White
SC209694 Red Admiral
sunning itself on Ginnie's Bench
Shieldbugs:
SC209694 6 x Gorse
Shieldbugs
SC209694 Sloe Bug
SC209693 2 x
Green Shieldbug
Hoverflies & other
flies:
SC209695 Various
unidentified hoverflies on late Hogweed flowers
SC209694 Noon Fly
Other:
SC208694 Several
Webcap fungi ( Cortinarius) growing near Hawthorn tree. Spore print
obtained, so hoping to identify. NEW RECORD
Wasp Nests active
throughout reserve.
SC208694 Several
horizontal spider webs on gorse - no sign of spiders
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| Bluetit in the willows |
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| Robin in Hawthorn |
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| Robin in Rowan |
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| Robin singing |
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| Web Cap fungi |
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| Brown gills and white "web" |
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| a different sort of web |
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| Hoverfly on Hogweed |
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| another view |
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| a couple more hoverflies |
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| and another |
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| this one was very small |
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| and yet another elsewhere |
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| juvenile Moorhen |
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| Red Admiral |
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| Small White |
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| Sloe Bug (aka Hairy Shieldbug) |
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| Green Shieldbug |
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| Noon Fly |
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| Long Tailed Tit |
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| very acrobatic |
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| one of three Long Tailed Tits |
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| Long Tailed Tit |
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| Autumn view of Hide |
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| Autumn colours at Ballachurry Reserve |
