Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Cairn Pat & Sandhead 30th July 2011

Out doing a BTO bird survey at Cairn Pat.

1 Grayling

Took this photo of a butterfly right at the top of the hill, when I got home I realised it was a Grayling. This is a coastal butterfly so I was surprised to find it here, although you are never far from the sea on the Rhins.

2-wind-farm

Our local wind farm

3-trig

Trig point on the top of Cairn Pat, the highest point on the Rhins of Galloway and there are great views of Loch Ryan, Ailsa Craig, Ireland etc on a clear day

4-small-tortoiseshell

Small tortoiseshells about too

5-thistledown

Thistledown caught in flight

6-thistles

Lots more to take flight

7-harebell

Harebell

8-bridge-sign

We met a couple that had cycled from their yacht moored at Portpatrick, they were looking for this sign. Aparently these are on all old landmarks such as this bridge and show the height above sea level.

Back down to Sandhead for a picnic.

 9-cinnabar-on-ragwort

Cinnabar Moth caterpillar on ragwort

10-dunlin

Dunlin

11dunlin

Juvenile I think

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