Thursday 2 June 2011

Murton Nature Reserve, Forfar

Sunshine at last, God looks after the newly retired!

A quick walk around Murton in the middle of day with the Sand Martins busily feeding young in the artificial nest walls, the Black Headed Gulls squabbling as normal and now there are at least 60 geese. The B H Gulls have taken over the few nesting areas on the scrape and there was no sign of any of the rarer species. I'm sure there will be more to see in the early morning and at dusk but the reserve is closed at these times.

At least the damselflies were showing and many of the flowers should soon be in full bloom on the meadow areas.

Common Blue Damselfly, male

Common Blue Damselfly, female

Azure Damselfly, female

Murton, Small Copper Butterfly

Male Mallards in flight at Murton

Murton, Clustered Bellflower

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