Kilchiaran ramble

Three of us had a gentle walk this afternoon at Kilchiaran, stopping to look at the Sand Martin colony before walking down on to the beach, across the burn and then along the south side of the bay. The weather was warm and still, the threatened raining slipping to the south of us.

Birds
Eider Duck (with 4 small ducklings), Herring Gull, Common Gull, Arctic Tern, Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, Rock Pipit, Black Guillemot, Rock Pigeon, Sand Martin, Swallow

Flowers
Thyme, Water Mint, Creeping Buttercup, Lesser Spearwort, Marsh Marigold, Cuckoo Flower, Common Milkwort, Ragged Robin, White Clover, Red Clover, Tufted Vetch, Bird's-foot Trefoil, Water Dropwort, Lady's Bedstraw, Heath Bedstraw, Eyebright, Pineapple Weed, Stinging Nettle, Bracken, Common Burdock, Creeping Thistle, Marsh Thistle, Common Cat's-ear, Daisy, Water Forget-me-not, Foxglove, Field Speedwell, Selfheal, Sea Plantain, Crown Plantain, Common Rush, Marram Grass, Carnation Sedge, Crested Dog's-tail

Mammals
Rabbit

Algae
Enteromorpha intestinalis

Invertebrates
Small Tortoiseshell butterfly, Large Yellow Underwing moth


Malcolm

Kilchiaran Bay

Waterfall at Kilchiaran Bay

Very scruffy Large Yellow Underwing