I-SPY Wildlife - A 6 a Day Challenge

A butterfly today;
Bird - Great Tit, Wood pigeon, Blackbird, Crows, Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie, Great Spotted Woodpecker (just a glimpse but heard the call). Lesser Black Backed Gull. Starling (in Morries car park), Wren
Butterfly/Moth :- Scarlet Tiger Moth caterpillar, A Blue butterfly(Common Blue or Holly Blue? Not near enough to identify), Peacock (lots of different butterflies on the wing today!), Brimstone, Orange Tip butterfly, Small White, Speckled Wood.
Bee:- White Tailed Bumblebee. Buff tailed Bumblebee (in the GH gathering pollen from the rocket flowers), honeybee.
Insect:- Ant, Ladybird, Hoverfly, Bee fly (a small one and a big one), Woodlouse
Another - Horse, Two more horses (different ones to yesterday ) being ridden up the road. Frog. Sheep. Ted the Dog. Grey Squirrel. Earthworm


I seem to have forgotten the Molluscs!!

Today bird, other & insect
A Bird - female pheasant, robin, great northern diver, pied wagtail, chaffinch, song thrush, house sparrow, blackbird, sparrow hawk, dunnock , rook, rock dove, white tailed eagle, chickens, goldfinch, willow warbler, cuckoo, sand marten
A Butterfly or Moth (incuding caterpillar, chrysalis and imago) drinker moth caterpillar
A Bee or Wasp - black honey bees, white tailed bumblebee, carder bee
A Mollusc - black slug, garden slug, garden snail
An insect or spider . Spider unable to identify. Money spider. Tick, Carabus granulatus, blue bottle,
Another living creature - sheep, slow worm, vole, red deer, fallow deer, tadpole, Labrador, collie , rabbits, cat , a different cat, highland cow.

No photos today, I have just been asked for a grid reference for the beetle I found the other day.

When I asked the duck about the Carabus granulatus he said that it was called a sausage ground beetle because of the marks on its back. Is it a rarity on the island?

When I asked the duck about the Carabus granulatus he said that it was called a sausage ground beetle because of the marks on its back. Is it a rarity on the island?

Yes its common name is the sausage ground beetle. Which is a very silly name. But then its patterning does look like strings of sausages. I didn’t think it was a rarity. I found one last year in the garden. I just don’t think anything smaller than a mink is being monitored/recorded in this part of Mull because no one is looking. Once I’ve got the house and garden to a place I’m happy with (finished   ) I might start going for regular walks around the village to see what else I can find. But the fact I’m finding these things in my garden is pretty cool.

You have an incredible eye for wildlife spotting and photography.. I just see a "beetle" or a "snail" but your photos bring out the beauty in every little creature. Thank you.

^^ I heartily agree, love the pics SC, you inspire me, but my photography skills are meagre.

Guess what.......Holly Blue butterfly.
Long tailed tits
Leopard slug
Black ants

An insect & a butterfly today;
Bird - Great Tit, Wood pigeon, Blackbird, Crows, Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie, Great Spotted Woodpecker (just a glimpse but heard the call). Lesser Black Backed Gull. Starling (in Morries car park), Wren
Butterfly/Moth :- Scarlet Tiger Moth caterpillar, A Blue butterfly(Common Blue or Holly Blue? Not near enough to identify), Peacock (lots of different butterflies on the wing today!), Brimstone, Orange Tip, Small White, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue.
Bee:- White Tailed Bumblebee. Buff tailed Bumblebee (in the GH gathering pollen from the rocket flowers), honeybee.
Insect:- Ant, Ladybird, Hoverfly, Bee fly (a small one and a big one), Woodlouse; St Mark's Fly
Another - Horse, Two more horses (different ones to yesterday ) being ridden up the road. Frog. Sheep. Ted the Dog. Grey Squirrel. Earthworm


I seem to have forgotten the Molluscs!!

Today bird, moth, insect

A Bird - female pheasant, robin, great northern diver, pied wagtail, chaffinch, song thrush, house sparrow, blackbird, sparrow hawk, dunnock , rook, rock dove, white tailed eagle, chickens, goldfinch, willow warbler, cuckoo, sand marten, snipe
A Butterfly or Moth (incuding caterpillar, chrysalis and imago) drinker moth caterpillar, micro moth
A Bee or Wasp - black honey bees, white tailed bumblebee, carder bee
A Mollusc - black slug, garden slug, garden snail
An insect or spider . Spider unable to identify. Money spider. Tick, Carabus granulatus, blue bottle, migrant hoverfly.
Another living creature - sheep, slow worm, vole, red deer, fallow deer, tadpole, Labrador, collie , rabbits, cat , a different cat, highland cow.

          Will be back with a name for the moth if I can work out the species from this dreadful photo.

An insect & a butterfly today;
Bird - Great Tit, Wood pigeon, Blackbird, Crows, Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie, Great Spotted Woodpecker (just a glimpse but heard the call). Lesser Black Backed Gull. Starling (in Morries car park), Wren
Butterfly/Moth :- Scarlet Tiger Moth caterpillar, A Blue butterfly(Common Blue or Holly Blue? Not near enough to identify), Peacock (lots of different butterflies on the wing today!), Brimstone, Orange Tip, Small White, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue.
Bee:- White Tailed Bumblebee. Buff tailed Bumblebee (in the GH gathering pollen from the rocket flowers), honeybee.
Insect:- Ant, Ladybird, Hoverfly, Bee fly (a small one and a big one), Woodlouse; St Mark's Fly
Another - Horse, Two more horses (different ones to yesterday ) being ridden up the road. Frog. Sheep. Ted the Dog. Grey Squirrel. Earthworm


I seem to have forgotten the Molluscs!!

I'm ok with Mollusc forgetting they don't rock my boat.