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| Reserve looking lovely in the autumn sunshine |
I spent a lovely
afternoon at Ballachurry on Tuesday with the sun warm on my back, admiring the
autumn colours. The only downside was that the low sun makes it hard to see
anything and I can't raise binoculars in the direction of the sun either!
So everything I recorded was looking in one direction only!
Birds:
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the Hide - Moorhen, Wren, female Blackbird, Robin heard but not seen.
SC208694 Goldfinch;
Robin.
SC208695 Willow
Warbler/ Chiffchaff; Robin heard but not seen.
SC209695 Female
Blackbird; Blue tit x 2; Great Tit; Robin; Wood Pigeon; Male & Female
Chaffinch.
SC210694 Wren; Willow
Warbler/ Chiffchaff x 2;
SC209694 Wren.
Usual Corvids and
Herring Gulls flying over
Butterflies:
SC208694 ( start
of beehive loop) Red Admiral
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(Ginnie' Bench)Small Tortoiseshell
Ladybirds:
SC209695 7-spot
Ladybird on dead leaf caught in gorse.
SC209694 7-spot
Ladybird in gorse
Other:
SC210694 Ivy
hedge full of wasps and flies
SC209694 Unidentified
Hoverfly
SC209693 Green
Shieldbug and Gorse Shieldbug on same Hazel sapling
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fungi emerging on woodchip near path junction
SC208694 Gorse
Shieldbug
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Hoverfly on willow leaf seen from both sides of the leaf!
SC209694 32 Gorse
Shieldbugs counted along Gorse Boundary
SC208694 3 x
Hoverflies on Cushag
SC208694 fungi
in grass path.
SC208694 honey bee on
gorse
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| Willow Warbler/ Chiffchaff - probably a Chiffchaff |
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| and another |
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| 7-spot Ladybird |
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| 7-spot Ladybird |
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| Fungi in the woodchip |
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| Different sort of fungi in the grass |
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| Green Shieldbug |
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| Gorse Shieldbug |
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| I saw this Hoverfly land on the other side of the leaf |
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| and crept round to take its photo! |
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| Another sort of Hoverfly on the Cushag ( Ragwort) |
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| and this one is different too |
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| another Hoverfly on gorse |
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| The ivy flowers are attracting wasps with their late nectar |
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| This male Chaffinch was enjoying the sunshine, same as me. |
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| He was joined later by his missus |
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| Red Admiral |
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| Small Tortoiseshell |
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| Abundant Rosehips |
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| fluffy seed heads on the reeds |
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| some autumn colours on the reserve |
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| Hogweed seedheads against a blue sky |
A variety of tasks, so something for everyone - priorities are digging out the silt and cutting back vegetation from the main stream; renewing safety netting on the bridge. Bring your gloves & wellies. Spades and shovels useful if you have them. As usual there will be refreshments provided. Hope to see you there.
