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Thursday and Friday 21-22 June

This is great weather for mushrooms, just found the odd one at the moment but should be plenty shortly. Fed the swans and cygnets, only three now but they are growing fast, see pic. Had a look at last years pics at this time of year, and found most of the same except for a […]

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Wednesday 20th June

I can’t believe this is the longest day, nobody has told summer, it better get it’s skates on !! I was at Gillies this morning before walking up the reserve and found the local Barn Owl doing a bit of sun bathing on top of a telegraph pole, pic is not too clear due to […]

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Tuesday 19th June

Another beautiful day, and at last things are starting to move, watched a Meadow Pipit feeding it’s young couldn’t get a pic of the young ones but managed an adult. Lots of Four Spot dragonflies about and saw my first Emperor this year, on one of the ponds off 13 corner lane. also a few […]

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Monday 18th June

What a glorious day at last, this warm spell has brought a few dragonflies and butterflies out, hopefully there will be a few more before the weather changes on Thursday. The Marsh Cinquefoil is now blooming around all the ponds, from a distance it looks bit dull but when up close it really a pretty […]

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Thursday 14th June

A much better day slight easterly breeze but lots to see, we came across a large family of blue tits at least 12 could have been more and also a family of Willow Warblers see pic of youngster. We walked the area where the Pearl Bordered Fritillary normally breed but did not find one, this […]

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Bee Orchid

Sorry but the pic did not arrive with the blog. Bri

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Wednesday 13th June

A fairly quiet morning, still very cool for this time of year, only the odd small heath flying about, but no dragonflies. The Natterjack tadpoles are getting bigger and soon will be sprouting their legs. We did see quite a few Whitethroat with the little ones in tow, see pics. Also it’s that time of […]

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Sat June 9th

Posted by Ian Short eared owl hunting voles over the heather,fox hunting rabbits in the dunes,cuckoo calling on the field edge;not bad for a damp Sat. morning.

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Sightings

Hi, sorry about last post….will not send from download site again…terrible. However we also came across these miscreants on the wrong side of the fence.The gate was locked so how did they get there? Three calves have been born in the last couple of weeks, two to the highland cows, and the lighter coloured one […]

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Seat Repair

Hi, well the old seat finally succumbed to old age and varying weights there upon. Bri was the designer and builder of the new seat and here he is trying it out on a wet and damp day.Posted by Bri & Bob