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Checked out one of my regular spots for Bee Orchids a couple of days ago and I found at least 22 spikes in the surrounding grassland. This is the most I've ever seen at this site! Bee Orchids A couple more shots of the Bee Orchids

Here is a few shots of the birds I saw in Montenegro last week. Adult Roller @Ulcinj Saltpans Collared Pratincole @Ulcinj Saltpans Purple Heron @ Lake Skadar Squacco Heron @ Lake Skadar Rock Bunting @ the Rock Partridge site!.. Black-headed Bunting near Podgorica Black-eared Wheatear near Podogrica Pygymy Cormorant@ Lake Skadar

Well i've just returned from a week's trip in Montenegro looking at the wildlife in this interesting country. Highlights on the trip included WP ticks in the form of Rock Partridge ,  Alpine Chough , Olivaceous Warbler , Calandra Lark , Black-eared Wheatear , Pygmy Cormorant , and Greater Flamingo . We also saw loads of Orchids, Dragonflies, and Reptiles, which will probably take a couple of weeks to ID due to the many species we saw! Over the next week I will add a good number of photos of the trip!

Here is a few shots of the orchids I found a couple of days ago in Vc 55. Also I won't be giving out information on the location of the orchids this year, unless I know you personally because of the number of orchids being dug up by orchid thiefs over the last year! Early Marsh Orchid near Empingham, Rutland. Another shot of a Early Marsh Orchid Frog Orchid near Rutland Water Heath Spotted Orchid near Rutland Water