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a warm sunny morning on the reserve
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I paid a brief, unscheduled visit to Ballachurry today. My husband and I had planned an outing to make the most of the lovely sunny weather. Unfortunately when we came to set out we discovered the car would not start! I decided to walk round the reserve while the problem was rectified and made the following notes:
SC209693 Speckled Wood x 2
SC209694 4 x large Blue dragonflies seen from hide
SC208694 Speckled Wood x 4; Common Blue butterfly; Blue dragonfly seen over the meadow and over the reeds; Robin heard but not seen.
SC208695 juvenile Blackbird; Common wasps on blackberries; Wren; Speckled Wood x 2
SC209695 Small Copper on Cushag ( Ragwort)
SC209694 Speckled Wood x 4; Hawthorn Shieldbug on Willow; unidentified Hoverflies on Hogweed ; Marmalade fly on willow. Small Copper on Cushag ( Ragwort) unidentified Hoverfly on Rowan berries
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Small Copper
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and another at the opposite end of the Reserve
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one of many Speckled Woods
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this one was enjoying the Blackberries
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while this one preferred nectar
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it was a good day for dragonflies over the pond
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and Eristalis hoverfly I think 01
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the same hoverfly in close up
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a much smaller Marmalade Hoverfly
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unidentified Hoverfly on Rowan berries
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Hawthorn Shieldbug
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Hawthorn berries
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next year's Alder cones
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reeds now in flower
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I soon received a call to say the car was repaired so cut short my visit until another day.
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