Tuesday 17 April 2018

Ballachurry Reserve, 16th April 2018.

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