Isle of Mull part five

 Back to Mull and once again some of the smaller birds from around the island. Most of these images are of juvenile birds of which, I’m pleased to say, there were many.

Whitethroat with lunch.

One of the juvenile Whitethroat the parent bird was about to feed.

This is one of its siblings.

This is another one.

Spotted Flycatcher.

Juvenile Wheatear.

Another Juvenile Wheatear this time on Iona.

Juvenile Robin.

Duck. Another juvenile Robin nearly takes out a House Sparrow.

Willow Warbler. I love the little white feather sticking up from its head.

Juvenile Stonechat.

Goldfinch with what looks like nesting material.

Song Thrush.

And another.

Wren singing its heart out from the top of a post.

Feeding time for the House Sparrows on Iona.

These two were on the shoreline by one of the lochs.

Redpoll.

Greenfinch another juvenile.

Before anyone says anything, I know it’s not a small bird but I had to include this Hedgehog that was wandering around in the garden of the cottage somewhere. 

Saltholme and A1

Thursday (4^th) saw me looking for Essex Skipper down in Cleveland. There were a few small and large Skippers but no Essex so off I went to Saltholme. After a bacon bun and a mug of coffee, I was off to the wildlife watchpoint. Sedge and Reed Warbler put in an appearance as did a Hedgehog but the highlight was watching a couple of Water Vole swimming back and forth gathering Mare’s Tail. On the way back from Saltholme, I stopped at the A1 roundabout. Third time lucky there were at least three White-letter Hairstreak butterflies visiting the flowers along with numerous Bees.

Reed Warbler

Reed Warbler grabbing a bite to eat

Water Vole

Water Vole

Sedge Warbler (doing what comes naturally)

Sedge Warbler

Hedgehog

Large Skipper

White-letter Hairstreak

White-letter Hairstreak with company

White-letter Hairstreak

White-letter Hairstreak another one with company

 

Garden Visitor

Found a nice surprise in the garden when we returned from holiday, this young Hedgehog. It was eating what looked like the remains of a Jackdaw. Hope it finds all the slugs and snails soon.

Hedgehog