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| late afternoon stroll at Ballachurry |
About half past ten on Friday morning I received a text message from my husband saying he had heard both Sedge Warblers and a Grasshopper Warbler at Ballachurry Reserve. How annoying! I couldn't go down there to join him and it was 4 p.m. before I managed to walk round the reserve. I did hear a brief snatch of Grasshopper Warbler, but no sounds from the Sedge Warblers. Nevertheless it was lovely to walk round in the late afternoon sunshine and I recorded the following birds:
Birds:
SC208694 Swift over head - first I've seen this year; male Blackcap in the willows; Willow Warbler seen singing
SC208694 ( near boardwalk) 2 x Long Tailed Tits; Wren. Grasshopper Warbler heard.
SC209694 3 x Swallows came down and dipped into the pond + Wren ( seen from hide) Willow Warbler seen singing; Chiffchaff?
SC209693 Robin; pair of Blackcap
SC208695 Dunnock?
Other:
SC 209694 Peacock Butterfly; Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly
SC209695 Water Crickets
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| Chiffchaff ? |
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| Dunnock, I think, but the angle is a bit odd and not the best light |
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| female Blackcap |
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| several shots follow of a Long Tailed Tit It was ringed |
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| Swift |
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| Peacock Butterfly |
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| Small Tortoiseshell |
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| Water Crickets |
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| not a cloud in the sky |
