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| along the gorse boundary |
I'm 12 days late posting this account of my "permitted exercise" trip to Ballachurry, but better late than never. I no longer go into the hide for fear of touching the door and shutters etc but here is what I noted as I walked round:
Birds:
SC210694 2 x Chaffinch
SC209693 Willow Warbler heard but not seen; male Blackbird
SC209694 Moorhen in reeds; Woodpigeon; Chiffchaff; Blue Tit; Goldcrest
SC208694 Blue Tit; Chiffchaff; Great Tit; Goldfinch; male Blackcap;male Chaffinch
SC208695 Goldfinch
Other:
SC210694 2 x Small Tortoiseshell butterflies
SC209695 about a dozen Water Crickets in the stream
SC209694 4 x Gorse Shieldbugs in gorse
SC208694 Hoverflies on Marsh Marigolds.
SC209695 7-spot Ladybird
SC209694 7-spot Ladybird
SC208694 Lesser Stitchwort in full bloom
SC209694 Bumble Bee in willows ( possibly White Tailed?)
SC210 garden escape Spanish Bluebells and Daffodils in bloom
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| peeping through the willows at the pond |
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| Small Tortoiseshell |
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| Blackbird |
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| Busy Bumble ( White tailed or Buff?) |
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| almost missed this 7-spot ladybird can you see it? |
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| this one was easier to spot |
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| Gorse Shieldbug |
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| Hoverfly ( Eristalis pertinax) |
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| and a Honeybee |
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| all the insects are loving the pussy willow flowers |
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| Lesser Stitchwort |
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| Spanish bluebells near the gate |
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| garden escape daffodils by the gate |
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| Rowan coming into flower |
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| suddenly spotted this little Sycamore seedling |
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| a sunny bank of Celandines |
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| I fear these may be the marks of Ash Die Back |
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| a lovely day for a blow of fresh air. |
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