Monday 4 July 2011

30TH JUNE ORCHIDS EVERYWHERE

Went on a lovely walk this afternoon looking at the bounty of orchids on the RSPB reserve near Feall. Orchids included Heath Spotted, Common Spotted, Hebridean Spotted, Early Marsh subspecies incarnata and coccinea, Heath Fragrant, Lesser Butterfly, Frog, Pyramidal, and Common Twayblade.

Common Spotted
Hebridean Spotted
Lesser Butterfly
Frog
Common Twayblade
Pyramidal Orchid















In addition there were a number of hybrids including this superb Heath x Common Spotted. Masses of Kidney Vetch covered the machair along with Frog and Hebridean Spotted Orchids, Wild Thyme and Fairy Flax.


Heath x Common Spotted
Kidney Vetch















The wetter areas had both incarnata and coccinea subspecies of Early Marsh Orchid and hundreds of Common Blue Damselflies, in addition to Marsh Cinquefoil and Ragged Robin in profusion.


Early Marsh incarnata
Common Blue Damselfly

Wednesday 29 June 2011

WELCOME

I am just in the process of starting this blog as a sister site to my main Coll Of The Wild blog. I hope you enjoy the photos as and when they appear.