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the bird hide has a green roof once more!
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A dull, cool afternoon is not always the best time for spotting wildlife, so I did not have have high hopes when I arrived at Ballachurry on Friday afternoon. My visit was primarily to do a recce ahead of next week's work party but nevertheless I did see a few things worthy of note:
Birds:
SC208694 Chiffchaff calling but not seen. Magpie flying over.
SC209693 Chiffchaff or Willow Warbler seen briefly in willows near the road
SC209694 Blue Tit; Great Tit; male Chaffinch.
Butterflies & Moths:
SC209693 2 x Speckled Wood
SC209695 Speckled Wood
SC209694 2 x Speckled Wood
SC208694 2 x Speckled Wood
SC209694 Wall Brown
SC209694 Light Brown Apple Moth
Other:
SC210694 Marmalade Fly on dandelion near gate
SC209694 Parasitic fly ( Tachinidae species, probably Siphona )
SC210694 Bumble Bee on dandelions near gate
SC210694 large white toadstool with umbel near gate - probably Melanoleuca species
SC209693 Hare'sfoot Inkcaps in path
SC208694 Woody nightshade in flower ( first time I have have seen it flower on reserve)
SC209694 7-spot Ladybird on Cushag ( Ragwort)
SC209694 Marmalade fly and unidentified Hoverfly ( ID not possible from photo)
SC209694 Eupeodes species Hoverfly, probably female corollae
SC208694 Unidentified fungus ( possibly more Deceivers)
SC208694 previously identified Deceiver fungi now gone
SC208694 previously identified Pink Gill fungi now mostly gone or going over
SC208694 2 x Bumble bees on Hemp Agrimony
SC209694 Oxeye Daisies still in flower near path junction
SC209695 Green Bottle Fly ( Lucillia species) + 5 x Marmalade flies
SC209694 late Hogweed still in flower
SC209694 Oak Spangle Galls on underside of oak leaves
SC209694 Marsh Woundwort in flower still
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Marmalade Hoverfly
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7-spot Ladybird
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Parasitic fly ( Tachinidae) probably Siphona species
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unidentified fungi
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probably Melanoleuca species
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Inkcaps - Hare'sfoot ?
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Pinkgill fungi going over now
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Speckled Wood
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Light Brown Apple Moth
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autumn colours
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I liked this combination of filigree vetch leaves with blackberries
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Bumble Bee on Hemp Agrimony
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and another
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Oxeye daisies still in flower
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looking along the gorse boundary
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Green Bottle Fly Lucillia species
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Hogweed still in flower in places
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Marmalade fly
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another Marmalade fly + unidentified fly
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Marmalade fly
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Eupeodes Species Hoverfly - probably a female corollae
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Another Marmalade fly
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there seemed to be Marmalade flies everywhere
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there were lots on the rowan berries
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slightly blurry close up of one
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autumn meadow not looking so colourful now
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Woody Nightshade in flower
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the Woody Nightshade plant
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the pond is decreasing in size as vegetation moves in
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Sloes on the blackthorn
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Oak Spangle Galls
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Marsh Woundwort
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a colourful combination
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Although there were not many birds or butterflies about, there seemed to be Marmalade Hoverflies everywhere. There was also evidence that a Rabbit had been killed by a predator ( I've spared you the photo!)
With thanks to Steve Crellin for fly identifications
Please click on photos to enlarge them.
