The history and natural history of the Formartine Buchan and Railway
Monday 13 May 2013
Cowslips and birdsong at Invernorth
A male yellow hammer sitting on a lines side boulder singing his heart out ('A little bit of bread and no cheese'), The trees sheltering Cairnbulg Castle in the background make his bright plumage particularly conspicuous.
Cowslips (Primula veris) a small patch appears every year on either side of the bank towards Rathen Station where the line crosses the Invernorth Road. This section of the embankment must have been disturbed when the bridge over the road was removed and there are no other cowslips in the immediate vicinity which suggests that they were probably planted here along with the garden daffodils nearby. None the less they are a welcome addition to the Lines side flora.
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