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Winter sunshine
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Nine thirty was an early start for me at Ballachurry! The weather was reasonable on Thursday in an otherwise windy and often wet week so I made the most of it and headed off down there with binoculars, camera and notebook. Here is what I saw:
Birds:
SC209694 2 x Robin together; Magpie flying over; Goldfinch; Great Tit; Chaffinch; Blackbird.
SC208694 Male Chaffinch; Blue Tit; Robin; Wren; 2 x Chough flying over calling;
SC210694 Wren
Ladybirds:
SC209694 7x Spot in gorse
Fungi:
SC208694 Pipe fungus on fallen twigs; very small unidentified white fungi on Alder trunk and with Pipe fungi; unidentified fungi along meadowside path;
SC209694 Haresfoot Ink caps along path
SC210694 a veritable forest of small brown capped fungi near the gate
Other:
SC209695 Honey bee on gorse flowers
SC210694 many flies and bees enjoying the ivy flowers including Eristalis tenax, Muscid species and Noon flies.
SC208694 dead long tail in the meadow area ( will spare you the rather gory photo!)
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These little brown toadstools are everywhere near the gate
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Haresfoot Inkcaps seem prone to falling over
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These are along the path by the damp meadow
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Pipe fungus on fallen twigs by compost heap
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a closer view of the pipe fungus + a tiny white variety
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some of the pipes are open ended
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These little white fungi were also on the base of the Alder nearby
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Campion still in bloom
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Damp Meadow is an understatement!
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view from the hide
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one of two Robins that were flying round together near hide
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at first sight the ivy seemed quiet enough...
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but closer inspection showed it was buzzing with insects
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Eristalis tenax hoverflies
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bee with full pollen sacks
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| unidentified Muscid fly |
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Eristalis tenax again
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looking back towards Ginnie's Bench
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| a wintry view of the hide |
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Despite seeing 9 species of bird I only managed to photograph one Robin - must try harder!
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