A mammal, a few birds, Bees, Wasps, Beetles, Flies and Plants.
A surprise find at Murton NR of six Speckled Wood Butterflies, but no Damselflies or Dragonflies. Later more were reported around Arbroath and Elliot including one at Hospitalfield House.
I had lots of pollinator action in my garden and have posted new species first, photos I like second, and even a flower.
Don't be put off by the dog sick slime mold, it's a harmless mold I've found in damp parts of my garden in the past, it's usually found in wet grass. Exactly where the one in the photo further down was.
Otter near the Old Harbour, Montrose Basin
A Little Egret dwarfed by the Mute Swans which congregate at the Basin in July to moult
Sand Martin at Murton NR
Song Thrush, also Murton
Garden Bumblebee, also below
Gwynne's Mining Bee in my garden
Red-sided Parasite Fly Eriothrix rufomaculata garden, same below
Variable Duskyface aka Dumpy Grass Hoverfly Melanostoma mellinum garden
Speckled Wood Butterfly, six seen at Murton, underwing below
Tan Dance Fly, garden
Peacock Butterfly
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly
Tree Wasp, same below. Both show a small black spot on an otherwise featureless yellow face, unlike a Common Wasp with a black anchor like marking
Common Red Soldier Beetle, lots in my garden since I planted Yarrow, it's a magnet for many insect pollinators
Greenbottle species garden
Clustered Bellflower, Murton
Hollyhock in the garden
Cherries at Murton
Didymium spongiosum, also known as dog sick slime mold, is a species of true slime mold in the order Physarales. Before reclassification in 2023 it was known as Mucilago crustacea. Due to its visual resemblance to canine vomit, it is known colloquially as the "dog sick slime mould" or "dog sick fungus", albeit that slime moulds are not true fungi
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