Sunday 14th June

Overcast. Sunny from late afternoon. 13/21/17c. E/NE2-4

Took a wee wander around the Southern end of Ruchill Park. 2 firsts of the year were seen with singles of Meadow Brown & Yellow Shell. The latter refusing to give itself up to the camera.

Back at home the only photographable species was the much maligned Common Clothes Moth.

6-spot Burnet

Meadow Brown

Self-heal

Saturday 13th June

Overcast. Rain from early afternoon. 13/15/13c. NE3

F&C CANAL (Fire Station > Lock 27)

A very productive walk with a couple of not photographed before species for the blog.

Horse Leech

Agromyza nana mine on Red Clover

Tufted Vetch

Lady"s Mantle

Two-flowered Everlasting Pea

Fungi sp

Friday 12th June

High cloud. Sunny spells. 13/20/13c. NE3-5

Again, another stroll along the River Kelvin but this time i started at the other end at Kelvingrove Park and finished at Inn Deep. The latter provided the only highlight with a very obliging Dipper.

Back at home i was hoping to get a pic or two of the 3 Bullfinches (male, female & a juvenile) that have been sporadically coming to the Sunflower heart feeder over the last week. The juvenile came in but always when the light wasnae productive to photograph it. So, in the end i had to settle for a pair of Jackdaws.

Thursday 11th June

Cloudy am. Sunny pm. 10/17/13c. NE3-5

Another shopping trip to Iceland via the River Kelvin and the main highlight was of 2 Ravens over. Managed to grab a shot of them along with another couple of subjects. The camera also got a bit of use when i got back home.

Tiger Cranefly

Willow Redgall Sawfly

Mine sp on Feverfew

Herring Gull with chick

Lesser Black-backed Gull with chick

Goldfinch juvenile

Invasion of the bodysnatchers

Back at the beginning of May i found a "leaf rolling" moth larva on a Birch but i didnae know what species it was, so i collected it and brought it home to rear through. Anyway it coccooned & pupated at the end of the month...and this morning it hatched but it wasnae an it, it was many!! Yep, the larva had been parasitised by one of the smaller Ichneumon Wasps.

Bits & Bobs....

from the last few days.

It`s been a wee bit of a rollercoaster ride here regards the current situation....and things are really taking their toll on Linda, especially on Monday when Nicola Sturgeon announced that vulnerable/high risk people are now recommended to continue shielding till the end of July!!

I honestly don`t know how much more she can take. She misses going out for a wee walk and i miss her not being with me, so she looks forward so much to seeing what i capture on the camera.

Blue Tit fledgling

Common Blue

Agromyza sp mine on Stinging Nettle

Giant Hogweed

Common Spotted Orchid

The wait is over

Every year since i`ve been in Glasgow i eagerly await the return of the Lesser Black-backed Gulls from their wintering grounds in Portugal/North Africa. We are so lucky that from our living room we can see & watch them as they get down to nesting on the roofs of the tennements across from us. We witness every aspect of their breeding season from courtship, mating & nest building...to the emergence of their chicks, which this year was on Sunday but I had to wait till yesterday to capture them on the camera. 

Wednesday/Thursday

Got to that stage where if i get behind with a day i struggle mentally to get back on it. So, here`s a selection of images i`ve taken over the last couple of days.

Small Tortoiseshell ready to pupate

Small Tortoiseshell pupa

Garden Carpet

Silver Y

Caddis Fly (Mystacides longicornis)

Eristalis tenax

7-spot Ladybird

Click Beetle

Weevil sp

Garden Snail

Strawberry Snail

Agromyza alnibetulae mine on Birch

Aulagromyza sp mine on Honeysuckle

Phytomyza spondylii mine on Hogweed

Yellow Water-lily

Ground Elder