Butterflies appear to be having a good spring, and the weather forecast suggests that will continue. Photos below are mostly from the St Vigeans area after a tip off from Lorna the mad butterfly woman!
Species seen were Painted Lady, Orange Tip, Small Copper, Peacock, Green-veined White, Red Admiral, with Large and Small Whites in my garden today - not yet photographed. Also Ruby Tiger Moth and Rivulet Moth, both at Murton.
The two Eider in the photos were already paired, but an unfortunate duck nearby appeared to have been drowned by six drakes which were still displaying as her lifeless body drifted on the incoming tide.
Orange Tip Butterfly, Hercules Den, Arbroath
Female Orange Tip
Painted Lady Butterfly underwing, St Vigeans
Upperwing
Peacock Butterfly, West Woods of Ethie, nr Arbroath
Small Copper Butterfly
Red Admiral Butterfly, St Vigeans
One of two Little Ringed Plovers at Murton NR, too far away for a decent photo. They were getting close then suddenly they flushed due to "visitor noise"
Ruby Tiger Moth
same one
Rivulet Moth
Linnet at the Lurgies
Osprey, Lurgies
Eider drake
Eider duck
Green-veined White Butterfly
Sedge Warbler, Scurdie
Starlings catching Hawthorn Flies
Distant and dull, Common Whitethroat
Yellowhammer male on the Scurdie Ness track
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