The mown grass at Braehead Shopping Centre is often good for autumn fungi and today was no exception. With the help of online apps I managed to (prvisionally) identify Shaggy Inkcap, Sulphur Tuft, Brown Mottlegill, Blackening Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap and Brown Rollrim.  

Four large fish (possibly Brown Trout) including one around 40cm in length were in the Auldhouse Burn through Rouken Glen Park this afternoon. Flowering Ivy on Robslee Road had attracted a White-tailed Bumblebee, a couple of Common Wasps, around 20 Western Honey Bees and up to fifty Syrphus hoverflies. 

Today marked the end of my short break walking the West Highland Way. The journey down from Glence was uneventful. However during a short stop at the Falls of Falloch, I noticed some tourists remarking on a "caterpillar" they had found. It turned out to be the larva of a sawfly, probably Birch Clubhorn (Cimbex femoratus).  

Day 4: Sunday 

Day 3: Saturday

Today's walk began at Bridge of Orchy and continued over the hill to Inveroran, then around the edge of Rannoch Moor, ending at the Glencoe mountain Resort. Birds included Treecreepers around Inveroran, Meadow Pipits on the moors and a Grey Heron at Ba Bridge. Mammals were represented by a herd of 16 Red Deer (another was roaring from woodland near our accommodation in Glencoe). Insects included Broom Moth and Ruby Tiger Moth. 

Today's walking route from Tyndrum to Bridge of Orchy produced sightings of Raven and Stonechat among the commoner bird species. House Martins were still attending nests under the eaves of Bridge of Orchy hotel. Plants included Bog Asphodel, Butterwort, Yellow Saxifrage and Fly Agaric. In the evening, the lack of street lights produced a spectacular sky with a shooting star/meteor being the highlight.

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

I found puffball and earthstar fungi along the River Cart in Battlefield today.