Today's Wildlife Encounter

[that_fjell_guy]

Saw Swift, Swallow and house Martin! All at once, in the same field of vision! outside my house!! Well pleased! Also had a bee-mimic fly of some sort, and a couple of bee/wasps in the wall. One had its wings stuck down with 'scaley' stuff, I wondered wether it had just 'hatched' or whatever it is they do. It appeared out of the wall.

[molehill]

Our tortoise (Queenie) laid her eggs yesterday evening - not sure if this comes under 'wildlife' or 'petlife' - and the orchids are flowering at the top of the wood.

[cyclops]

cuckoo chirping away in the woods near to where I did my hill reps this morning. no sightings.

[Fnstein]

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fuzzy pic of the close up, same flower in shady, grassy river bank....any ideas?

I think it's stitchwort.

Saw my first butterwort of the year when I was racing (Blackstone Edge) few weeks ago.

[Fnstein]

Yep - it is http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/specie...ter-stitchwort

[The Navigator]

A family party of red grouse on my run over Clougha this afternoon. Very impressive broken wing display from the adult male to lure me away from the young.
Also the usual lapwing and curlew, a cuckoo (heard) and a stoat zooming across the grass at break-neck speed.

[IanDarkpeak]

various stuff in Scotland but the biggest shock was leaving the road to start a munro from Arnisdale, I walked 5 meters up the track and came out to the rear of some one garden to find 2 stags!! less that 15ft from away. they were still there on my return 2 hours later.

[skennaugh]

I thought I had had my wildlife encounters for the day after seeing a couple of Basking sharks and a pod of Porpoise/Dolphin. But, when I turned up the gully away from the coast and up the hill, a bird swooped at me out of the sun, I thought "bloody seagulls" and carried on. When it came at me from the otherside I realised it was a Peregrine! 10-12 high speed swoops, coming within 2 feet! Always when the camera is left at home. They usually nest much further round the hill on the cliffs. Looks like i'll have to change my route for a few weeks.

[IanDarkpeak]

various stuff in Scotland but the biggest shock was leaving the road to start a munro from Arnisdale, I walked 5 meters up the track and came out to the rear of some one garden to find 2 stags!! less that 15ft from away. they will still there on my return 2 hours later.

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[skennaugh]

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That's ace! He's got his eye on you!