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| a clear blue sky all morning |
After the miserable weather on Monday it was a pleasure to be at Ballachurry Reserve on Tuesday under clear blue skies. Parts of the reserve are now quite shady at this time of year with the low sun, but the birds were enjoying the sunlit glades and tree tops. It was nice to see a busy honey bee too. Here is what I recorded between 10.30 and 1.30.
Birds:
SC209693 - 2 x Magpie; female/ juvenile Blackbird; Wren heard but not seen; Blue Tit
SC210694 Woodpigeon
SC209694 male & juvenile Blackbird; male Chaffinch; Robin; solitary Redwing on Gorse Boundary; 5 x Redwing opposite hide; solitary Redwing at the path junction; Hen Harrier Ring Tail flying low past hide; Wren; 3 x Woodpigeon; Magpie; Great Tit; Goldfinch.
SC208694 2 x Chaffinch; Wren; 2 x Bluetit; 3 x Robin (together & not aggressive!) Goldcrest
SC209695 Blackbird
SC208695 5 x Woodpigeon; Wren; female Chaffinch; Goldfinch; 5 x Redwing; Blue Tit; Dunnock; Robin.
Other:
SC209695 Honey bee visiting Gorse flowers
SC208694 Red Campion in flower
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| Three in a bush! Blackbird, Wren and Redwing |
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| Blackbird |
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| Redwing |
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| Magpie |
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| Redwing |
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| and another elsewhere |
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| beautiful little Thrushes |
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| Robins were much in evidence |
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| too early for Christmas card auditions |
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| enjoying the sunshine |
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| Wren on the post cleared of brambles at the weekend |
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| it sat there preening for several minutes |
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| I was surprised to see all the white feathers |
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| it flew off once all its feathers were back in order |
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| sunlit ash walk |
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| looking into the meadow from a shady bridge |
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| plenty of water in the stream causing some big bubbles |
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| I saw the Goldcrest in this area |
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| no sign of the water level dropping yet |
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| a sunlit path |
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| leading to a sunny glade |
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| winter trees against blue sky |
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| trees at the back of the damp meadow |
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| a more distant view of the hide than usual |
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| reflections in the pool and gossamer on the Loosestrife seedheads |
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| the pond was quiet |
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| the reed bed from the bridge |
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| a brimful stream |
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| silhouette trees against the sun |
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| busy honey bee |
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| Red campion in flower already/ still |
I went back to the reserve on Wednesday, but that is another story.
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