Scotland part five

 My penultimate Scottish Blog. We had a short walk by the River Garry on our last full day in Scotland, it was partially sunny with a breeze which made for a pleasant walk and I’m pleased to say there was plenty to photograph. I have split the Blog into two because as always, I have far too many images.

Plant Bug of the Miridae family possibly Lygus pratensis. There were a few of these bugs around one particular patch of clover but not on other patches.

Nymph of Lygus pratensis.

Leaf Beetle.

Meliscaeva cinctella Hoverfly.

Dipper.

Juvenile Grey Wagtail.

Grey Wagtail.

Spotted Flycatcher.

This Harvestman was busy sitting in the garden when we got back to the cottage.

Holiday day five part one

The penultimate day of our holidays was, for me, spent like the rest of the holiday looking for anything interesting, wildlife wise, to take pictures of. Here are some of the things I found.

Holly Blue Butterfly.

Cinnabar Moth.

Bishop’s Mitre Shieldbug.

Volucella bombylans Hoverfly.

Harlequin Ladybird.

A pair of Alder Leaf Bugs.

Thick-legged Flower Beetle.

A pair of Click Beetles.

A Nettle Weevil.

Red-tailed Bumblebee.

Carder Bee.

Nettle Tap.

Possibly a Common Conopid.

Grey Wagtail with a beak full of insects.

Coot Chicks.

One of the parents feeding its chicks.

Pied Wagtail with a tasty morsel

But do you feel sorry for the Spider the Wagtail is about to catch or glad that the Wagtail is going to get something to eat.

Swallow sitting on the cottage roof.

The Dales

 30.03.24 A drive up to the Dales with my wife for Wheatear and Ring Ouzel and whatever else was around. We found Wheatear but sadly no Ring Ouzel (I’m going back) however, there was still some canny wildlife was to be seen.

A pair of Wheatear.

Female Wheatear.

Male Wheatear. They both kept looking to the sky

The only thing flying over was a Buzzard.

Wren singing its little heart out.

Some rubbish images taken against the light of what I at first thought was a Medow Pipit but now I’m not sure. It seems to be very Yellow in places could it be a Tree Pipit or is that stretching it too far.

This to me is how a Meadow Pipit should look.

Pied Wagtail.

I don’t know who was startled the most me or the Partridge.

Brown Hare enjoying the sun.

Another one enjoying the grass.

Some very distant Black Grouse.

A heavy crop of the Grouse.

Another very distant bird this time a Raven.