Friday, 4 June 2021

June 4th 2021 #30DaysWild


Herb robert, roadside below Druimgigha 
 

This evening we walked into the graveyard field and down onto the shore by the mouth of the Ensay burn.


The Thrift was flourishing on the rocks. 

A late Early purple orchid. 

Burnet rose

Wild thyme

The first Yellow rattle



Sea campion

Silverweed

Red campion. There was a wasp's nest hanging from the rock behind. 

The first Common twayblades


And the Bluebells and Pignut go on and on..






Thursday, 3 June 2021

June 3rd 2021 #30DaysWild

 A walk in Aros Park after the mornings rain.  


Rhododendren ponticum is highly invasive and well established in the woods around Aros Park but there is an ongoing eradication programme, although this one right beside the loch seems to have been missed. 


Water lilies are a novelty for us, we don't have any here. 


In the evening I walked down through the Bluebells, in the field below the farmhouse.  They really are incredible this year.









Wednesday, 2 June 2021

June 2nd 2021 #30DaysWild

I had a job to do near Ulva Ferry in the afternoon.  I stood between 2 fields listening to Snip drumming and watching Peewits dipping and soaring and calling.  The combination of the two sounds were magical.    There is lots of Rowan blossom this year. 

Under the Sycamores in our garden, there were two Wood avens flowering.  

Surrounded a forest of swaying Cow parsley and lush Nettles.  


Dandelion clocks


 

Tuesday, 1 June 2021

June 1st 2021 #30DaysWild

This time of year again.  I am not sure I will manage to do a post every day but I will try! 


Mountain everlasting 


An unspotty Heath spotted orchid


Mountain everlastings 


Heath spotted orchid with unusually dense head


Zigzag clover


Common cotton grass


Early purple orchid


Bloody cranesbill


Particularly pink Pignut


Globeflower


Water avens


Birds foot trefoil



Saturday, 8 May 2021

Tuesday, 4 May 2021

A Crane!!

Treshnish was graced with the presence of a Common crane on 4th May.  What an experience!   We watched it in the field by the Ensay burn as it walked and fed and walked, before it was disturbed by some Greylag geese.  It then flew off towards Scoma and Haunn. Sorry for the poor quality of the photographs.  Only other sighting on Mull was at Bunessan in 1975.