Monday, June 23, 2014

RSPB Mersehead–21st June 2014

A circular walk around RSPB Mersehead, Dumfries & Galloway.

1-Mersehead-Visitor-centre

RSPB Visitor Centre

2 Dune-chafer

I thought this was a Garden Chafer,
but I am informed it is a Dune Chafer (Anomala dubia)

3-hoverfly volucella bombylans

Hoverfly Volucella bombylans

4-depressaria-daucella

Dingy Flat-body (Depressaria daucella)

5-Mersehead-beach

Tides out!

6-Mersehead-beach

 

7-Mersehead-beach

 

8-criffel-view

 

8-robin-rigg

You can just see Robin Rigg, the tide is so far out it looks like you can walk to the turbines!

9-deserted-sands

Beach to ourselves

10-sea-kale

Sea Kale (Crambe maritima)

10-thistle-forest

Mini Thistle Forest!

11-criffel-view

 

12-pipit

Meadow Pipit

13-ragged-robin

The Ragged Robin is almost over with but still looks lovely

14-ragged-robin

Ragged Robin

15-ragged-robin

 

17-reed-bunting

Reed Bunting

18-4-banded-longhorn

This landed on my trousers…

19-4-banded-longhorn

…its a Four-banded Longhorn Beetle…

21-4-banded-longhorn

Leptura quadrifasciata

22-latticed-heath

Latticed Heath (Chiasmia clathrata)

24-drinker

Drinker Moth caterpillar

25-reed-bunting

Another Reed Bunting-I never quite manage to get a clear shot of one!

26-7-spot-ladybird

7-spot Ladybird

27-drinker

Large Drinker with 10p coin to show scale!

28-large-skipper

Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus)

29-large-skipper

Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus)

30-juv-blackbird

Juvenile Blackbird

31-pammene-regiana

Regal Piercer (Pammene regiana) – I think!

32-ladybird-cocoon

Ladybird cocoon

33-common-quaker-caterpillar

Common Quaker caterpillar (Orthosia cerasi)

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