Ballachurry daffodils for St. David's Day |
Birds:
SC210694 2 x female Blackbirds + 1 male, in and out of ivy hedge.
SC209694 ( from Hide) 2 x Mallard ;Wren; 2 x Blue Tits together; Great Tit; Robin; Blackbird;Chaffinch heard but not seen.
SC208694 ( willows) Great Tit; Blue Tit; Chaffinch m; 2 x male Chaffinches fighting; 5 x Goldfinch in alder; 1 Goldfinch on ground;
SC208694 ( near compost heap) Blackbird; pair of Chaffinch; 2 x Wren; Robin; Goldcrest.
SC208695 ( old beehive loop) Great Tit; Chaffinch & Pheasant heard but not seen.
SC209695 ( near orchard entrance) Blue Tit; male Chaffinch; Robin; 2 x Goldfinch;
SC209695 ( near stream) 3 x Blue Tit flying together; Blackbird.
SC209694 ( gorse boundary) Blackbird; Song Thrush.
SC210694 ( near entrance) Rook on wires
Other:
SC208694 3 x 7spot Ladybirds in gorse bushes.
SC208694 3 x Gorse Shieldbugs in gorse.
SC209694 7 x Gorse Shieldbugs in gorse.
SC210694 Snowflake in flower ( garden escape)
SC208694 Lesser Celandine in flower.
SC210694 Lawn Daisy in flower.
SC208694 Moss growing inside empty tree guard.
SC208694 Several tree guards had sunbathing flies
SC209695 Honey bee in gorse.
SC209694 Fungi (Still Scurfy Twiglet?) colour varies according to age and whether wet or dry
Composite photo of various stages of fungi |
Bright splash of colour - Lesser Celandine |
Lawn daisy |
Snowflake |
Moss growing inside tree guard |
Wren |
Rook |
Great Tit |
Goldfinch |
Goldfinch again |
Chaffinch |
Blackthorn in full flower now |
Good to see the insects reappearing ( bird food!) |
sunbathing Gorse Shieldbugs |
the entrance to the Orchard which is private land |
Honey bee visiting gorse |
first Ladybirds of the year - 7-spots |
another 7-spot |
sunny reserve |