Thursday, 8 November 2018

Ballachurry Reserve, 8th November 2018.


An autumnal walk along the gorse boundary
It's not often I manage to visit the reserve and get the information on to the Blog the same day. Today's achievement is due to a very wet afternoon and very little to record from this morning. However, if that doesn't sound very encouraging I must add that there was a new record for the reserve today - so please read on!

Birds:

SC210694 Robin
SC209693 Robin heard but not seen
SC209694 ( from Hide) 2 x Blackbirds taking rose hips ( male and female); Blue Tit;
SC209694 ( path junction) Robin; Chaffinch heard but not seen.
SC208695 2 x Jackdaw ( one broke off twig and flew away with it); 2 x Song Thrush;
SC209695 Blackbird heard but not seen
SC208694 Robin heard but not seen

Other:

SC208694 unidentified fungi still growing well in a ring round old compost heap
SC208694 NEW RECORD bracket fungus growing on board walk, possibly Turkey tail?
SC209694 small fungi still growing in wood chip along path
SC210694 Ivy flowers still attracting wasps. Wasp also on nettles beneath ivy.
SC209694 unidentified Bumblebee on the wing
SC208695 a few Hogweed plants still in flower
SC209694 Rabbit in adjacent field

meet the Neighbour!

fungi growing round in a circle

close -up

good view of the gills

a new record for the Reserve - may be Turkey tail

Woodchip fungi

Robin near the gate

one of two Jackdaws

One of 2 Song Thrushes

Common Wasp

from the hide - yes, that's the sun

looking the other way from inside the hide

Hogweed in flower still

a look back at October sightings recorded by others

(Remember you can enlarge the photos by clicking on them, then click them again to move to the next one)

And finally,
Thank you Corporate Manx Wildlife Trust Member, Corletts, for supplying us with gravel for path work at the Reserve. Very much appreciated and giving us plenty to do at our next work party on Saturday. (Work Party notification will be updated after 8.a.m. weather forecast on Friday)