We parked near St Ninians Chapel and set off for our circular walk see map here
Distance 8.75km/5.25 miles
Ascent 147m (Profile)
Grid Ref NX477365
Several yachts in the harbour
Isle of Whithorn cottages
Juvenile Starlings
My first attempt at a panorama in Photoshop-3 photos stitched together, click on photo to see larger image.
Common Sandpiper
Divers setting off
View towards the Isle and St Ninians Chapel
Dry stane dyke engulfed by ivy
Hoverflies-Eristalis-pertinax I think, appeared to be mating
Common Frog
Common Darter
St Ninians Chapel
Meadow Brown
Female Blue-tailed Damselfly
Rock climbing Frog!
Smile!
Lady’s Bedstraw
agriphila-sp
Grey seal-saw several of these about
Meadow Brown
Boletus toadstool
Juvenile Stonechat
Harebell
Dyers Greenweed
Devils-bit Scabious
Wild Carrot
Heath Groundsel (Senecio sylvaticus)
Heath Groundsel (Senecio sylvaticus)
Yellow Shell moth
Northern Eggar moth caterpillar
Chimney Sweeper moth
Don’t look down!
Cinnabar moth caterpillars and Soldier beetles on Ragwort
Blastobasis-adustella micro moth
Harebell and Heather
Tatty Meadow Pipit
Common Blue butterfly
6 Spot Burnet moth
Red-tailed Bumblebee
Meadow Brown
Great rock formations here near Burrowhead
Old lookout, swallows were nesting inside
Straw Dot moth
Think this may be a Scarce Footman but not sure
Cairn, this is where Edward Woodward was burnt alive in The Wickerman film
This is locally known as Burrowhead Loch, an SAC (Special Area of Conservation) as it is home to Great Crested Newts
Tufted Duck (I think) and ducklings
Large Mushroom
Burrowhead
Spurrey…
…not sure which one
Juvenile Wheatear
This Roe Deer stayed very still and watched us walk by!
Cinnabar moth
Honeysuckle
A distant Yellowhammer although we could clearly hear it song-A little bit of bread and no cheeeese!
Common Toadflax
Udea lutealis
Green Alkanet
Back to Whithorn after a great walk.
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