What a gorgeous week at Loch Gruinart.
To celebrate I quickly grabbed my clipboard and did a butterfly survey… mainly green-veined white butterflies to be seen but one or two peacocks as well.
Peacock butterfly - Heather Watkin
There’s plenty else to see on the woodland trail - especially the spectacular wildflowers and ferns!
Woodland trail - Heather Watkin
Golden-Scaley Fern vortex - Heather Watkin
Bluebell - Heather Watkin
The bees are certainly making the most of them, like this Moss Carder bumblebee
Moss carder bee about to land on a Bugle wildflower - Heather Watkin
Sedge warbler, redpoll, willow warbler, whitethroat and blackcap can all be spotted around the first hide and along the Woodland trail.
Sedge Warbler - Heather Watkin
Lapwing chicks, redshank chicks and a whole host of new fledging’s have started appearing… including this unfortunately positioned robin!
Up for a scratch
And a clean
Quick check no-one saw and good to go!
Listen out for corncrakes they are now at the height of their calling period and we are in full swing of surveying for them.
All this and summer’s only just started. I can’t wait!
Lovely view - Heather Watkin