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| June meadow, Ballachurry Reserve |
I was at Ballachurry by 9.10 on Tuesday. Other commitments meant that I couldn't stay quite as long as usual, but I still had an interesting morning nevertheless. Here is what I recorded:Birds:
SC210694 Blackcap heard not seen.
SC209693 Chaffinch heard not seen; Goldfinch; Sedge Warbler Heard not seen; Willow Warbler feeding juvenile; Blackbird on path; Blue Tit.
SC208694 Sedge Warbler; Willow Warbler; Blackbird flying over; Chaffinch heard not seen; Magpie in fir tree; Wren Heard not seen; Blue Tit; House Martin flying over.
SC208695 Woodpigeon heard not seen; Wren x 4 (family group).
SC209694 Blackcap heard not seen; Robin heard not seen; Wren heard not seen; Goldfinch x 3 ; Dunnock; Woodpigeon.
Butterflies:
SC208694 Green Veined White; Speckled Wood.
SC209695 3 x Speckled Wood.
SC210694 Small White; Speckled Wood.
SC209694 Speckled Wood x 2.
Other:
SC209694 7-Spot Ladybird x 26.
SC208694 7-Spot Ladybird.
SC210694 Field Grasshopper x 5.
SC209694 Hairy Shieldbug.
SC209694 abundant Pond Snails; Whirlygigg Beetle 4 x Greater Water Boatmen.
SC209694 Black Thistle Aphids.
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| Willow Warbler in birch tree |
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| Ringed Willow Warbler seeking insects |
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| a different Willow Warbler singing from tree |
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| Goldfinch near the "reedy bend" |
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| Goldfinch along gorse boundary |
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| Magpie near the compost area |
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| a Sedge Warbler put in the briefest of appearances |
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| 1 of the family of 4 Wrens |
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| Speckled Wood |
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| they are very camouflaged on the wood chip paths |
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| there were about 7 in total |
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| I noticed just one 7-spot Ladybird in the meadow |
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| but I counted 26 near Ginnie's bench! |
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| this one had a raindrop on its back! |
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| Black Thistle Aphids - food for those Ladybirds |
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| Depressaria daucella Moth caterpillar |
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| Hairy Shieldbug |
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| Field Grasshopper |
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| Usual views of the dragonfly pond |
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| plenty of duckweed covering the surface |
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| and marginal Iris |
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| Backswimmer ( Greater Water Boatman) |
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| tiny pond snails |
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| Ox-eye Daisy |
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| Purple Loosestrife |
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| Marsh Woundwort |
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| Backlit Rowan leaves |
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| usual view of the Boardwalk |
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| a cloudless sky from the Boardwalk |
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| looking across the meadow towards the boardwalk |
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| the bridge through the Hemlock Water Dropwort |
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| looking towards the compost area |
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| under the shady willows |
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| the reed bed now totally green with fresh reeds |
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| a green and lush reserve |
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| the "reedy bend" |
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| can you spot the hide through the Dropwort? |
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| usual view of the hide |
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| through the shutters - just a small area of water now |
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| path through the meadow |
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| view from the bird hide ramp |
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| the new glade |
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| still a beautiful blue sky morning |
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| but time for me to leave |
I had enjoyed my morning!
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