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| A beautiful December day at Ballachurry Reserve. |
As the sun was shining when I drove back from Port Erin on Friday, I decided to call in the Reserve for a quick walk round. I didn't stay long so this is a short list.
Birds:
SC210694 No less than 6 Song Thrushes flew out of the ivy hedge one after the other as I entered the reserve. I continued seeing them throughout the reserve while I was there. 2 x Chough flying over.
SC209694 ( from Hide) juvenile Moorhen
SC208694 ( near the compost heap) Chaffinch heard but not seen
SC208694 ( boardwalk) Wren
SC209694 ( gorse boundary ) ringed Blue Tit; Thrushes seen again; Dunnock; 2 x Great Tit; Chaffinch; Robin.
SC208695 ( old beehive loop) Robin
Other:
SC210694 Stinking Iris berries making bright splash.
SC209693 Fungi still coming up along the path.
SC209695 Gorse in full flower
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| Stinking Iris - are the berries unpalatable to birds? |
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| gorse in full flower |
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| attractive fungi |
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| the orchard boundary trees enjoying some low sun |
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| Kirk Rushen through the reeds |
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| Not the most flattering view of a Blue Tit! But the best one of its ring. Unfortunately not quite good enough to read the number. |
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| it was working its way through the branches looking for food |
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| has it spotted something? |
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| and another shot of the ring |
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| one of 6 Song Thrushes |
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| Three thin throstles flew through the thorny thicket! or 6 in this case! |
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| down on the grass in front of Ginnie's Bench just before I left |
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| a cloudless winter sky |
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| hard to tear myself away, but still hadn't written my Christmas cards! |
