Flora and fauna at Ardnave 27th June 2011

We had a record number of 13 people on today's ramble and here is the list:

BIRDS
Meadow Pipit, Grey Heron, Sand Martin, Swallow, Ringed Plover, Redshank, Oystercatcher, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Common Gull, Mute Swan (and two cygnets), Tufted Duck, Lapwing, Whimbrel, Wheatear, Eider, Chough, Jackdaw, Linnet, Rock Dove, Herring Gull, Mallard, House Sparrow, Starling, Arctic Tern

MAMMALS
Rabbit, Grey Seal

LICHEN
Xanthoria parietina, Lecanora gangloides, ramalina sp.

INSECTS
Small Heath

FLORA
Bird’s-foot Trefoil, Meadow Buttercup, Bulbous Buttercup, Dove’s-foot Cranesbill, Water Mint, Brooklime, Forget-me-not sp., Lady’s Bedstraw, Marsh Marigold, Silverweed, Germander Speedwell,
White Clover, Red Clover, Lesser Trefoil, Daisy, Mouse-ear sp., Early Marsh Orchid, Eyebright,
Marsh Thistle, Spear Thistle, Creeping Thistle, Marsh Lousewort, Cuckoo Flower, Lesser Spearwort,
Ragged Robin, Crested Dog's Tail, Common Nettle, Yellow Iris, Common Storksbill, Bracken, Cat’s-ear,
Butterwort, Chalk Milkwort, Marsh Horsetail, Hare’s-tail Cottongrass, Star Sedge, Tormentil, Bog Pimpernel, Meadowsweet, Wild Thyme, Water Cress, Tufted Vetch, Fairy Flax, Self-heal, Yellow Rattle, Dandelion, Yorkshire Fog

Bog Pimpernel - Anagallis tenella

Becky