Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Loch Ryan Shore–9th June 2012

A local short walk along the shore of Loch Ryan between Soleburn and The Wig.

1-Oystercatcher-eggs

Had to watch carefully where we stepped as quite a few Oystercatcher nests about. Not much of a nest really, just a srape in the shingle with a few shells and a bit of seaweed!

2 flower-1

Hoary Cress

4-sea-campion

Sea Campion

5-jellyfish

Jellyfish, Lions Mane I think

6-wireweed

Invasive choking Wireweed (Sargassum muticum)

7-wireweed

Its a non native invasive seaweed

8-wireweed

Thats choking our Scottish sea lochs more about it and how to report it can be found here

http://www.snh.gov.uk/land-and-sea/managing-coasts-and-sea/marine-nonnatives/wireweed/

9-Linnet

Linnet on rock

10-Loch-Ryan-Oysters

Loch Ryan Oysters

11-Eiders

Eiders

12-Electric cable brick

There are lots of old bricks on the shore so I decided to take a few shots and look them up.

13-littlemill-brick

Little Mill brick this one originates from Pontypool

14-DICo-brick

A more local brick, this one comes from Dalmellington

15-Annandale-Brick

From the Annandale Brickworks, Crosshouse

16-Broadlie-brick

Broadlie Brickworks, Dalry, Ayrshire

 

17-P-&-M-Hurll-brick

Brick made at the Drumchapel works of P & M Hurll

I found all this information at http://www.penmorfa.com

18-seal

Seal in “banana” pose off shore

19-Oystercatchers

A couple of local residents!

20-whitethroat

Whitethroat

21-bunny

Young bunny, lots about today

22-ladybird-larvae

7 Spot ladybird about to emerge

23-Song-Thrush

Songthrush with food

24-oystercatcher-egg

Another Oystercatcher egg

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