Another very bright, but windy day resulted in a visit down to Port Soderick. Unfortunately, the tide was in which only left a small amount of shoreline to be investigated, mainly by a Hooded Crow, Rock Pipit and Oyster Catcher.

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Even the Hooded Crow was having a bad feather day due to the wind!

However the little Rock Pipit didn’t seem to notice the wind, and just kept searching the seaweed for tasty morsels.

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Moving up into the glen, mainly to get out of the wind and see if there were many bluebells around, I noticed a flash of yellow fly quickly up the stream and went under a bridge. Re-tracing my steps and following the stream around, I found the owner of the bright yellow rump, a Grey Wagtail.

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It was not until later when checking the images I noticed a little something extra. On a leaf in the stream, just behind the wagtail’s tail, there appears to be a Harlequin Ladybird.

Although there were plenty of bluebells, I did not think there were enough to make a colourful picture, even with all the wild garlic that was in bloom. I’ll have to take a look down at Ballaglass Glen.