Murton Birds

A few of the less common birds at Murton, there are lots of Black-headed Gulls, Greylag Geese and Tufted Ducks at present. Below are Black-headed Gull, Ringed Plover, Redshank and Reed Bunting

Black-headed Gull chick

Common Ringed Plover

Redshank

Reed Bunting

The first day in July and Butterflies have appeared, well more of them and a variety of species

Butterflies found at Murton along with a day flying moth and a Hoverfly and Bee from Olive's garden

Meadow Brown Butterfly

Ringlet Butterfly

Small Copper Butterfly

Common Blue Butterfly 

Common Carder Bee 

Hoverfly, Eupeodes latifasciatus ?     

Yellow Shell Moth

Keptie Pond, Arbroath (looking after Mickey's patch for a week)

Just three photos from the pond, the first two, the predator, the third the prey.

Nearly every time recently I've been at Keptie I've seen Lesser Black-backed Gulls try and take Coot chicks. Today was no exception when one gull twice had a go at reasonably large chicks but failed, later two gulls even intimidated the Mute Swans and their five cygnets which are now Tufted Duck size or more.