spring colours |
A short list of birds observed while collecting a barrow from the Reserve .
SC209693 Chiffchaff/ Willow Warbler
SC209694 Chiffchaff/ Willow Warbler; 2 x Long Tailed Tit.
SC208694 2 x Goldfinch; 2 x Great Tit; 2 x Willow Warblers singing. 3 x Mallard on marshy area; male Blackbird;
The reserve also has plenty of invertebrates
SC208694 tiny snails, White legged snake millepedes and either Pill woodlice/ pill millipedes
Plants & Fungi:
SC209694 first new lily pads showing
SC208694 Marsh Marigolds open
SC209695 tiny unidentified brown fungi in grass.
Marsh marigolds making a bright splash |
2 drakes and a female Mallard |
unidentified fungi ( very small) |
first lily pads |
interesting invertebrates |
there are lots of them |
tiny snail - might be a Garlic Snail? |
Ballachurry Rocks! ( for the second time) |
close up of the Marsh marigolds |
wood chip bedding in well |
we don't often see the ducks in the stream |