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| Ballachurry Reserve reed bed |
Birds:
SC209693 (trees on Church boundary)
20+ Goldfinches
Water Rail heard but not seen.
SC208694 ( path through willows)
Blackbirds x 4
Chaffinch x 2
Goldfinch x 4 on alder cones
Robin
SC209684 (boardwalk & dam area)
Robin;
Blue Tit
Blackbird x 2
female Chaffinch
SC208695 ( old beehive loop)
Robin;
Coal Tit x 2
Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Goldfinch x 2
SC209695 ( orchard entrance area)
Robin
Blue Tit
Goldfinch
Redwing x 2
Dunnock
Goldcrest x 2
Chaffinch x 3
SC209694 ( gorse boundary)
Great Tit
Goldcrest
SC209694 ( from hide)
Kestrel in tree
Blue Tit
Flying over: Usual corvids and Herring Gulls.
Chough heard but not seen.
Other:
SC209694 ( gorse boundary)
12+ Gorse Shieldbugs
Gorse in flower
Honey bee in gorse
SC209693 & SC209694 Fungi on wood chip path Tubaria furfuracea (Scurfy Twiglet)
SC209694 & SC208694 Great Willow Aphids
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| Acrobatic Blue Tit |
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| Male Chaffinch |
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| and another |
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| Dunnock |
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| Scurfy Twiglet Fungi |
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| Gorse Shieldbug enjoying the sunshine |
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| Great Willow Aphids |
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| Bright splash of colour from the gorse |
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| Goldfinch |
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| Kestrel |
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| I couldn't decide which photo to put in |
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| so chose these four |
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| The Kestrel was very camouflaged in the tree. Even though I saw it fly in, I struggled at first to find it with binoculars and camera. |
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| Hill fog coming down on Bradda Hill, seen from the Reserve |
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| The sunny path along the gorse boundary |
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| One of two Redwings |
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| Another view of the same bird |
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| Auditioning for a Christmas Card? |
I also called in the Reserve on Tuesday, just to put up a notice on the Notice Board. I couldn't resist a quick walk round, even though the weather was not great. I didn't have a camera with me but I recorded the following:
SC208694 Goldcrest
SC209694 Moorhen; Blackbird
SC208695 Blackbird x 2; Great Tit;
SC209695 Wren
Chough x 4 flying over; Robins heard but not seen.
Weather Forecast looking good for the Work Party tomorrow ( 10th) from 10 o'clock.
