August 2009 in the cairngorm national park: Rothiemurchus, Carrbridge, and Abernethy (1 Viewer)

mcepjg

Peter

• Aug 27, 2009

• #1

Just thought I'd start this thread to share some of the wildlife I have seen whilst on holiday at Carrbridge near Aviemore. There is a lot more to see, but this is what we saw.

I'll start with some photos of the scenery, here are a few shots I took.

 

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mcepjg

Peter

• Aug 27, 2009

• #2

Fungi

The cairngorm national park is full of coniferous woodland and they are full of fungi, some rare and interesting, some even edible. I have tried to identify what I have found as I went, here are some of them.

1. Birch Bolette unsurprisingly found under some of the many silver birch trees in this area. They seemed very common in this area and are edible too although i don't like mushrooms. ...tbc got to go

 

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mcepjg

Peter

• Sep 11, 2009

• #3

Fungi

2. Amanita muscaria Fly Agaric
3. Hydnellum Peckii Bleeding Tooth Fungus (very unusual)
4. Possibly Calocera viscosa Jelly Antler fungus

 

mcepjg

Peter

• Sep 11, 2009

• #4

Butterflies

In terms of diveristy of butterflies in this region I would say it is actually quite limited. But the numbers of Scotch argus are phenomenal, and there were also some red admirals around (my favourite butterfly)

1. Green veined white I think
2. Male Scotch Argus
3. Male Scotch Argus

 

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mcepjg

Peter

• Sep 11, 2009

• #5

BUtterflies 2

1. Female Scotch Argus
2. Unidentified caterpillar
3. Unidentified butterfly

any ideas? Martin I'm counting on you here

 

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mcepjg

Peter

• Sep 11, 2009

• #6

Spiders

1. Pisaura mirabilis The nursery web spider. notice the spiderlings protected in the intricate tent.
2. Araneus diadematus These garden spiders were very common in the coniferous woodland. notice how strikingly different these two are in colouration.
3. Araneus diadematus
4. Unidentified

 

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mcepjg

Peter

• Sep 11, 2009

• #7

Mammals

1 & 2. Ok not strictly wildlife but nice nevertheless
3. Ok a very dodgy record shot but it was a long way away and it isn't everyday you see a hare.
4. When its this easy its no fun (every time I looked for the crossbills and heard a noise at the very tops it was one of these guys and every time it irritated me I felt a little guilty because they are such nice little things.

Also got to see roe deer, reindeer and a bank vole whilst we were there, and we had our very own resident woodmouse!

 

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mcepjg

Peter

• Sep 11, 2009

• #8

I have a shed load of fungi photos but wont put them on because it would take all day, but what I will say was that this is an excellent place if you are interested in fungi.

 

mcepjg

Peter

• Sep 11, 2009

• #9

Insects

Didn't see a lot out of the usual. Saw a pair of demoiselle but didn't get a chance to identify/photo them:C

1. Dor Beetle
2. Got to give the woodant its due. it is responsible for clearing the pineneedles into nests and allowing the vegetation to grow, a very important part of this ecosystem
3. The emperor dragonfly is "constantly on the wing" and "when they do settle it is often up in a tree" this is the best I could manage.
4. The much more well behaved common blue damselfly.

 

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