I'd gone to St Cyrus to find Stonechats and was successful. Also around were Peregrine, Buzzard, Kestrel, Meadow Pipit, Linnet, Curlew, Wigeon, Dunnock, Yellowhammer, House Martin, Swallow, Shelduck, Cormorant and Herring and Black-headed Gulls.
From the top, Female Stonechat, Juvenile, Male and I think the female with a Yellowhammer and Dunnock at the bottom of the larger photos before a Curlew and a Linnet.
A Curlew resting up in the hot sun. Just before seeing this a Whimbrel which is a smaller version of a Curlew with a shorter beak flew from the river estuary, given away by its call
A male Linnet
Friday 19 July 2013
St Cyrus Nature Reserve - Butterflies and other Insects
On a warm and mostly sunny day at St Cyrus there were many Butterflies about including some I'd never identified or seen before.
Also some day flying moths and other yet to be identified species.
Unknown name but I'd guess at some kind of Soldier Beetle
Cinnabar Moth Caterpillars on Ragwort
A Dark Green Fritillary Butterfly
Same species with its wings closed
Unknown moth
Small Heath Butterfly
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly
Also some day flying moths and other yet to be identified species.
Unknown name but I'd guess at some kind of Soldier Beetle
Cinnabar Moth Caterpillars on Ragwort
A Dark Green Fritillary Butterfly
Same species with its wings closed
Unknown moth
Small Heath Butterfly
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly
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