Breeding
Birds,
Peak
seabird season is fast approaching and many of the birds have eggs (Shags
already have young). It won’t be long now until the first Guillemot chicks
hatch and the cliffs get even louder.
Migrants,
Migrant birds have been few and far between despite the seemingly good conditions. Since the dashing double act of Subalpine Warbler and Collared Flycatcher things have been very quiet with stuff mostly turning up further down the east coast. Today brought an end to the dry spell (in more ways than one) with a female Red-Backed Shrike by the Mire Loch. Spotted Flycatcher and Stonechat were also fresh in this week.
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| RB Shrike |
Other,
Butterflies
currently on the wing include, Small Copper, Large White, Small White,
Green-veined White, Wall, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell and Peacock. A
Speckled Wood was also reported last week, only the 7th reserve record.
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| Small Copper |
Flowers,
Wild flowers
are currently in fine bloom with Spring Sandwort, Purple-milk Vetch,
Rock-rose, Birds-foot Trefoil, Thrift, Tormentil and Sea Campion all putting on
fine displays.
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| Spring Sandwort |
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| Purple-milk Vetch |
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| Roe buck... taken though the kitchen window. |
