tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6338952244489799142024-02-08T00:57:02.101+00:00Largo BaywatchObservations and photos from the sea-shore, countryside and villages around Largo Bay in the East Neuk of Fife, and from my small garden in Lundin Links. Occasional forays to other parts.Largo observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13244346610140021918noreply@blogger.comBlogger825125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633895224448979914.post-44181156834435102602019-05-26T17:30:00.000+01:002019-05-26T17:31:51.453+01:00Cream-Spot Ladybird<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This tiny cream-spot ladybird <em>(Calvia 14-guttata) </em>landed on the rim of my mug of tea. It's slightly smaller than the more common seven-spot. After taking the photo I released it into the garden.</div>
<br />Largo observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13244346610140021918noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633895224448979914.post-44073099786401377662019-04-19T20:05:00.002+01:002019-04-19T22:07:56.489+01:00On a St Andrews Pavement<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Sometimes you can find wild life in the most surprising places. Walking out of the car park in St Andrews I almost stumbled into a mallard with nine ducklings. After a perilous crossing of Argyll Street, managed to shepherd them onto a garden path off the pavement, with the help of a group of students on their way to lectures. Hopefully they will find their way into the Lade Braes.</div>
<br />Largo observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13244346610140021918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633895224448979914.post-5464492183428254642019-03-11T19:29:00.000+00:002019-03-11T19:29:07.210+00:00Hazel Catkins in the Serpentine Walk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hazel (<em>Corylus avellana ) </em>catkins, the lambs tails, in the Serpentine Walk. These are the male catkins which produce the pollen. </div>
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These are the female flowers with the red styles and stigmas.The stigmas catch the pollen and eventually form the hazel nuts in the Autumn, however, the pollen has to be from another hazel tree.</div>
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There was a lot of lichen on the branches of the tree. The greenish yellow lichen is I think <em>Xanthoria parietina</em> but there are also some other species present.</div>
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Took advantage of the warm weather last week to visit the Snowdrop Festival at Cambo.</div>
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Snowdrops lined both sides of the path that leads to the beach.</div>
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A solitary clump of daffodils amongst the snowdrops.</div>
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The burn that flows down to the sea.</div>
<br />Largo observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13244346610140021918noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633895224448979914.post-48612178525363690202019-02-01T17:16:00.000+00:002019-02-01T17:16:19.152+00:00Frost!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ice crystals round the little waterfall between the two paths in the Serpentine Walk.<br />
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Frost at the side of the Kiel Burn in Lundin Links.</div>
<br />Largo observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13244346610140021918noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633895224448979914.post-18447741786013197842018-12-26T10:44:00.000+00:002018-12-26T10:44:08.986+00:00Oystercatchers at Shell Bay<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Christmas Day walk to Shell Bay. Slightly misty but fairly mild. There was a large group of oystercatchers standing at the east end of the bay. We tried not to disturb them but as we approached they all took off.<br />
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<br />Largo observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13244346610140021918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633895224448979914.post-63949426737807998672018-12-12T16:53:00.000+00:002018-12-12T16:53:39.706+00:00Sunlight on the Forth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The sun shining through, between dark clouds, illuminates ships in the Forth.Largo observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13244346610140021918noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633895224448979914.post-21730097966710668532018-11-11T20:03:00.000+00:002018-11-12T08:13:31.975+00:00One Hundred Years On<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One hundred years on from the Armistice that marked the end of the First World War, the War Memorial in Largo after the wreaths had been laid at mid-day.<br />
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The Largo Parish War Memorial stands at the crossroads that links Upper Largo to the east, Lower Largo to the south and Lundin Links to the west, thus representing all parts of the Parish. It is in the form of a Celtic cross and was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer who was also the architect of the mightily impressive Scottish National War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle. There are 53 names inscribed from the First and 16 from the Second World War. Amongst those from the First World War there are four brothers. As with so many at that time one family's future generations lost.</div>
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The information about the memorial was obtained from the book of photographs of the Sea Toun of Largo compiled by Ivy Jardine. It is out of print but I was able to borrow a copy from the library.<br />
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At the shore, it seemed in keeping with the day that there was a peaceful end to the afternoon. The rain had stopped and the light was shining through the clouds.Largo observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13244346610140021918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633895224448979914.post-65501934410246809902018-11-05T11:30:00.001+00:002018-11-05T11:33:45.337+00:00Plastic Pellets on the Beach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sad to see a lot of plastic pellets amongst the seaweed that had been washed up onto the beach near the car park at the Temple at Lower Largo. Too big for nurdles, I think they were the squishy expanded polystyrene beads. Picked up quite a lot but just another example of plastic pollution.<br />
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The sky over Lundin Links tonight<br />
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From Lundin Ladies Golf Course.<br />
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<br />Largo observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13244346610140021918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633895224448979914.post-4531480779740358202018-10-06T21:28:00.000+01:002018-10-06T21:28:26.918+01:00October Butterfly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A red admiral butterfly making the most of the valerian flowers in the October sunshine. After a cold spring there seemed to be few butterflies about in the summer. However, in the last few weeks there have been a few peacock, red admiral and painted lady butterflies in the garden.<br />
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<br />Largo observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13244346610140021918noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633895224448979914.post-3621838087109286092018-09-24T19:52:00.000+01:002018-09-24T21:22:38.206+01:00A Tangle of Creels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A tangled jumble of ropes and several creels, presumably washed up on the beach at Lundin Links by the recent storm.<br />
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Sunday was a beautiful day for a walk and Largo Bay looked stunning.<br />
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Foxgloves at the top of the Massney Braes.<br />
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Lupins just to the south of the wooded area between the two paths in the Serpentine Walk. I always associate lupins with railway banks and these were not far from the old railway track that ran through Largo.<br />
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<br />Largo observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13244346610140021918noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633895224448979914.post-56784149375781982802018-06-11T16:58:00.000+01:002018-06-11T16:58:01.989+01:00Sad Sight on Lower Largo Beach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sad sight today of a minke whale stranded on Lower Largo beach.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Heron perched on a branch of a willow tree at the bridge over the Keil Burn in Lundin Links. It </span>seemed quite unfazed by the constant stream of traffic just feet away on the road.</div>
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Bluebells in the trees at the top of the Massney Braes in Lundin Links.<br />
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Bluebells line the path in the Serpentine Walk.<br />
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In the Serpentine Walk in Largo an orange-tip butterfly lands on a blue or in this case pink bell flower.Largo observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13244346610140021918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633895224448979914.post-35283767088625823922018-05-07T17:09:00.000+01:002018-05-16T20:15:47.201+01:00Vixen with Foxcubs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Looking over the fence to the old railway track while walking down the steps leading to the Massney Braes in Lundin Links, spotted a vixen feeding her cubs.<br />
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The vixen eventually wandered off into the undergrowth, but the cubs stayed around playing in the sunshine. I think there were 6 or 7 altogether.<br />
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Maybe the foxhole. Used to be a lot of rabbits in this area. Haven't seen any in recent weeks. Perhaps, the foxes are the reason.</div>
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Spring bedding display at Balcarres, Colinsburgh, which was open under Scotland's Garden Scheme.<br />
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Daffodils were beginning to fade but it was still a colourful display.<br />
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A display of hellebores.<br />
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A patch of primroses in the woodland garden..<br />
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Ferns beginning to uncurl.<br />
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My favourite bulb, fritillary.<br />
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Fritillary bulbs natualised in the grass.<br />
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Walked to the end of the pier at low tide - a very sad sight - just a collection of concrete bocks and boulders.<br />
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One of the huge slabs of concrete dislodged from the pier.</div>
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Looking at the same slab from below.</div>
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Looking at the end of the pier from the other side of the harbour.</div>
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The recent storm nicknamed 'the beast from the east' has caused further damage to the Lower Largo pier. The end of the pier has now disappeared, leaving only a mass of boulders.<br />
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The east side of the pier has also suffered further damage.<br />
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Just for comparison, a picture looking down on the pier taken in May 2008. Even then the tip of the pier had been damaged by storms in March of the same year, but had been repaired by that October.<br />
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The easterly gales also drove a mass of seaweed onto the beach.<br />
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Seaweed in the gap behind the Crusoe Hotel cutting off the way down to the beach.<br />
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<br />Largo observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13244346610140021918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633895224448979914.post-29427901620774859192018-03-07T17:14:00.000+00:002018-03-08T08:59:17.145+00:00A Walk in the Snow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Snow in the small wooded area between the two paths in the Serpentine Walk. Snow and woods always reminds me of Robert Frost's lovely poem - one of my favourites.<br />
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The Largo burn in full spate at the junction of the two paths.<br />
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The snow on the path up to the main road was around a foot deep in places and we were glad that other people had been there before us and we were able to step into their footprints. The exit at the top was blocked by snow, that had been cleared from the road, but we managed to find a way up the side of the field and then down the bank onto the road.<br />
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Over the last few days gnomes in the garden have gradually got buried in the snow. One is up to his neck and only the hat of his little mate is visible. Guess we'll know that the thaw is setting in when they start to reappear.<br />
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A robin photobombs the picture.Largo observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13244346610140021918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633895224448979914.post-36945878462094139712018-03-02T21:40:00.000+00:002018-03-02T21:40:13.593+00:00Wild Weather and Rough Seas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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No-one on the swings at the Massney Braes. Two days of heavy snow showers had left around 10cms of snow underfoot with some drifting in places.<br />
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Looking towards the West of Largo Bay, waves crashing on to the shore.</div>
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Down at Lower Largo Harbour, the sea was pounding the pier, which was already in a parlous state.<br />
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The sea was channeling behind the Crusoe Hotel and coming onto the road, leaving behind stones and other debris.<br />
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Looking towards the East of Largo BayLargo observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13244346610140021918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633895224448979914.post-48342453512032328172018-02-26T22:18:00.000+00:002018-02-28T09:39:13.255+00:00Ring Around the Moon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Cold night but the sky was fairly clear. The moon appeared to have a ring around it. There are two different phenomena. A halo is caused by refraction when moonlight passes through thin clouds of ice crystals high in Earth's atmosphere. As moonlight passes through the ice crystals, it is bent in a way similar to light passing through a lens. The shape of the ice crystals causes the moonlight to be focused into a ring.<br />
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However, this looks more like a corona. This happens when the light of the Moon, is diffracted on small drops of water in the clouds, so by diffraction of the light and not refraction. A whitish disc with a coloured rim becomes visible.<br />
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<br />Largo observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13244346610140021918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-633895224448979914.post-88141551468008516452018-01-29T10:17:00.000+00:002018-01-29T10:17:06.579+00:00Big Garden Birdwatch 2018<span style="font-weight: normal;">For over 30 years now the RSPB has been conducting a garden birdwatch at this time of year. The public are invited to take part by watching and recording the birds they see in one hour in their garden or a park and sending in their results by post or on-line. My results for this year, taken yesterday, were:</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /> </span>Blackbird: 1<br />Dunnock: 1<br />Blue tit: 2<br />House sparrow: 6<br />Robin: 1<br />Starling: 2<br />
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The count was fairly representative of what we see most days. Other birds that we see regularly are coal tits, great tits, goldfinches and woodpigeons. Occasionally see bullfinches, long-tailed tits and collared doves.Largo observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13244346610140021918noreply@blogger.com0