Monday, 23 July 2018

Ballachurry Reserve, 25th June 2018


A really quick posting, this one! I went back to the Reserve the day after our work party to cut back the vegetation behind the Bowman bench which we had missed the day before. It took just a few minutes to complete, but while  in the Reserve I noticed the following wildlife:

 SC209694 Red Admiral,  2 x Blue tits.
 SC208695 Meadow Brown, unidentified white flying; Shieldbug nymph, probably Forest Bug.
 SC208694 Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler  heard but not seen; 7 spot Ladybird.
 SC209694  ( hide)  3 chicks &  1 adult Moorhen
 SC208694 tiny arachnid found in wheelbarrow - money spider/ mite / tick? Seeking identification.

tiny 8-legged invertebrate in the wheelbarrow

Shieldbug nymph