Garlieston to Eggerness Point–15th June 2013

Not a great day, weather wise but the forecast looked best South Machars so we headed to Garlieston for a walk to Eggerness Point.

Garlieston

Looking towards Eggerness

Sea Milkwort

Common Figwort

Juvenile Whitethroat…

…there was a family about

May blossom

Red Campion

Common Carpet

 

Nettletap

Germander Speedwell

Red-headed Cardinal Beetle

 

Kirsty decided it was quite friendly!

 

Several Ash trees looking a bit poorly, possibly Ash Dieback have reported it here

Dryads Saddle

Lots of orchids here…

…but all a bit overwith

Bugle

Robin with food

Wall butterfly

Very windspept at Eggerness Point so we sheltered amongst the rocks for lunch.

Ogres teeth!

Rocks jammed in by the tide

Common Rock Rose

Dyers Greenweed

Large claw, presumably a lobsters!

Time to turn back as the weather took a turn for the worse and we were drenched by the time we got back to the car!

Mull of Galloway & The Tarbets Circular–8th June 2013

A nice sunny day and reports of Basking Sharks and Porpoises, so we headed down to the Mull for a coastal walk.

Thrift in full bloom

Spring Squill

Lousewort

Great Cirrus clouds today!

Looking towards Maryport

Linnet

Common Carpet Moth

Cuckoo Flower

Stonechat

Juvenile Stonechat, there were lots about

Sea Campions

Lighthouse

Birds-foot Trefoil

Blue sea…

…and skies

Mull of Galloway lighthouse

Sheeps Bit

As we approched the lighthouse and foghorn there was a lot of noise, unfortunately no sharks or porpoises today…

…as a couple of morons were showing off, disturbing all the nesting seabirds and frightening all the other wildlife in the area.

The lighthouse was open and there were people taking the tour

Thrift and seabirds on the cliffs

 

Tormentil

 

 

 

Rocks and clear water

The Gallie Craig Tearooms

We then headed to West Tarbet and took the path to West Cairngaan

 

I woder just how long this huge old tank will take to dissappear!

A haze of Bluebells

Male Stonechat

Sea Campions

Thrift

Looking back towards West Tarbet and the Mull

Meadow Pipit

Rocks

Thrift and Campion

Common Carpet

Fields and sky

 

Green-veined White butterfly

Footpath well marked

 

 

Buttercups

Green-veined

Fumitory

Gorse

Cloud waves

Hawthorn-Its 8th June and the may blossom is finally fully out!

Hare..

…and another

…over the hill

There ere 4 or 5 in total!

Yellowhammer

 

Portankill

Mull of Galloway Trail sign

Looking towards the Mull

bluebells on the cliffs

 

Meadow Pipit

About St Medans Cave

 

 

 

 

East Tarbet

Ruined cottage

East Tarbet