Nature Notes from Skye and Argyll
(and occasionally other places)
Species index
(28 Sep 2004) This is a rough guide to the images on the site. It would be very time-consuming to compile a proper index and keep it updated, so I'm just copying the alt tag of each image into the list below and linking it to the page where the image occurs. I hope to put the list into a better taxonomic order as and when time allows. Where there are 2 images with the same alt tag on the same date, there is only one listing, but two images together of the same species with different alt tags have both on the same line in this list. Where 2 species occur in a single alt tag, it may be listed under each if they are felt to be equally important, but cases such as a bee on a knapweed flower will normally only be listed for the bee. Galls are listed under "galls" using the name of the gall-causer, which is not, so far, listed separately under its own heading such as "diptera" or "fungi".
If you are looking for, say, a Cladonia lichen that was on the site in early March 2004, mouse over the Cladonia listings and the date of each will appear in the status bar in yyyy-mm-dd format (or to be exact, the date of the first entry on the relevant page, which may be a few days earlier)
From a clean start, I would not necessarily have made the index consist entirely of Latin names rather than English ones, but that's how it's worked out because of my policy of putting the Latin names in the alt tags and the English names in the text.
At present species from the Mallorca section are not in this index but those from anywhere in the UK are.
Index is updated to 11 Oct 2009
Ferns and fern-allies (on a separate page)
Flowering plants (on a separate page)
Mosses
Liverworts
Stoneworts and Algae
Fungi (on a separate page)
Lichens (on a separate page)
Slime moulds (on a separate page)
Galls
Leaf mines and other effects caused by unknown species
Molluscs
Dragonflies
Diptera
Hymenoptera
Lepidoptera
Beetles
Hemiptera
Other invertebrates
Mammals
Reptiles, amphibians and fish
Birds
Mystery items
Views and miscellaneous (in date order)
Mosses
Andreaea rothii
Andreaea rupestris
Atrichum undulatum with sporophytes
Atrichum undulatum leaves
Aulacomnium palustre
Bartramia pomiformis
Brachythecium rutabulum
Breutelia chrysocoma
Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum
Bryum capillare
Bryum capillare
Campylopus introflexus
Campylopus shawii
Ceratodon purpureus
Climacium dendroides
Dichodontium flavescens agg
Dicranum majus
Dicranum majus
Dicranum scoparium
Fissidens taxifolius ssp taxifolius
Fontinalis antipyretica ssp antipyretica
Inonotus radiatus, Fontinalis sp & Littorella
uniflora
Grimmia torquata
Grimmia trichophylla
Hedwigia stellata agg
Homalothecium sericeum
Hylocomium splendens, frosted
Hypnum andoi Hypnum
andoi and Mnium hornum
Hypnum cupressiforme agg and Racomitrium heterostichum
Hypnum lacunosum
Hypnum resupinatum
Isothecium alopecuroides
Oxalis acetosella, Peltigera membranacea,
Rhytidadelphus squarrosus and Isothecium myosuroides
Isothecium myosuroides
Lobaria virens and Isothecium myosuroides
Loeskeobryum brevirostre
Loeskeobryum brevirostre
Mnium hornum
Hypnum andoi and Mnium hornum
Orthothecium rufescens
Palustriella commutata
Philonotis fontana
Plagiomnium undulatum
Pogonatum urnigerum
Polytrichastrum alpinum, fruiting
Polytrichum sp
Polytrichum juniperinum
Polytrichum juniperinum
Polytrichum piliferum
Polytrichum piliferum
Pseudoscleropodium purum
Pseudoscleropodium purum
Ptilium crista-castrensis
Ptychomitrium polyphyllum
Racomitrium aquaticum
Racomitrium fasciculare
Racomitrium fasciculare and Racomitrium heterostichum
Hypnum cupressiforme agg and
Racomitrium
heterostichum
Racomitrium lanuginosum
Racomitrium lanuginosum
Rhizomnium punctatum
Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Oxalis acetosella, Peltigera membranacea,
Rhytidadelphus squarrosus and Isothecium myosuroides
Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, frosted
Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus
Schistidium apocarpum
Schistidium maritimum
Sphagnum capillifolium
Sphagnum capillifolium
Sphagnum girgensohnii
Sphagnum magellanicum
Sphagnum palustre
Sphagnum rubellum
Sphagnum squarrosum
Sphagnum subnitens with sporophytes
Sphagnum subnitens
Thamnobryum alopecurum
Thuidium tamariscinum
Tortella tortuosa
Tortula muralis
Ulota bruchii
Ulota crispa s.l.
Ulota phyllantha
Unknown moss
Mosses in shady gorge
Unknown moss on tree
Unknown yellow and black Mosses
Unknown wall moss
Unknown wall moss
Unknown wall moss
Unknown moss
Scapania undulata
var dentata and Anthelia julacea
Cephaloziella sp
Colura calyptrifolia
Conocephalum conicum
Frullania dilatata
Frullania fragilifolia
Frullania tamarisci
Frullania tamarisci
Gymnomitrion crenulatum
Gymnomitrion obtusum
Lophocolea bidentata
Marchantia polymorpha ssp polymorpha
Marchantia polymorpha ssp polymorpha
Nardia scalaris
Nowellia curvifolia
Nowellia curvifolia
Odontoschisma denudatum
Pellia endiviifolia
Pellia epiphylla
Plagiochila spinulosa
Pleurozia purpurea
Preissia quadrata possibly
Scapania gracilis
Scapania nemorea
Scapania undulata
Scapania undulata var dentata and Anthelia julacea
Ascophyllum nodosum
Chorda filum
Cladophora rupestris
Fucus serratus
Fucus spiralis
Fucus vesiculosus
Himanthalia elongata
Laminaria saccharina
Nostoc sp
Pelvetia canaliculata
Pelvetia canaliculata
Polysiphonia lanosa
Prasiola stipitata
Trentepohlia abietina on Acer pseudoplatanus
Trentepohlia abietina
Trentepohlia sp
Stonewort (Characeae)
Ulva intestinalis
Ulva intestinalis
Galls
Acalitus brevitarsus
Acalitus rudis
Acalitus stenapsis
Aceria aceriscampestris
Aceria brevipes gall on Atriplex portulacoides
Aceria cephalonicus
Aceria erineus gall on Juglans regia
Aceria fagineus
Aceria galiobia on Galium verum
Aceria geranii gall on Geranium sanguineum
Aceria iteinus maybe
Aceria macrochelus
Aceria nervisequus
Aceria obiones gall on Atriplex portulacoides
Aceria thomasi on Thymus polytrichus
Presumed Aculus anthobius gall on Galium saxatile
Aculus hippocastani gall on Aesculus hippocastanum
Aculus kochi on Saxifraga aizoides
Melampsora caprearum with probable Aculus laevis
Adelges laricis gall on Picea sitchensis
Adelges cooleyi gall on Picea sitchensis
Agrobacterium tumefaciens gall on Aesculus
hippocastanum
Andricus aries gall
Andricus corruptrix
Andricus curvator
Andricus curvator gall on Quercus x rosacea
Andricus fecundator
Andricus fecundator gall
Andricus inflator
Andricus kollari gall
Andricus kollari
Andricus lignicola
Andricus quercuscalicis
Andricus quercuscalicis gall on Quercus robur
Andricus quercuscorticis
Andricus quercuscorticis gall on Quercus robur
Andricus quercusradicis
Andricus solitarius
Andricus testaicipes
Anisostephus betulinus on Betula pubescens
Asphondylia sarothamni on Cytisus scoparius
Asphondylia ulicis on Ulex europaeus
Asterodiaspis sp
Biorhiza pallida gall
Blennocampa phyllocolpa
Brachycolus cerastii
Brachycolus cerastii gall on Cerastium fontanum
Brachycolus stellariae
Possibly Callirhytis bella
Cecidophyes galii gall on Galium aparine
Cecidophyopsis psilaspis gall on Taxus baccata
Chirosia betuleti
Chirosia grossicauda on Pteridium aquilinum
Claviceps purpurea on Elytrigia sp
Claviceps purpurea
Claviceps purpurea on Ammophila arenaria
Contarinia loti
Contarinia tiliarum gall
Cynips divisa
Cynips longiventris
Cystiphora sonchi
Dasineura affinis gall on Viola riviniana
Dasineura aparines gall on Galium aparine
Dasineura crataegi
Dasineura filicina on Pteridium aquilinum
Dasineura fraxini
Dasineura fraxini
Dasineura hygrophila gall on Galium palustre
Dasineura kiefferiana
Dasineura plicatrix
Dasineura pteridis gall on Pteridium aquilinum
Dasineura pustulans gall on Filipendula ulmaria
Dasineura rosarum on Rosa sherardii or hybrid
Dasineura serotina
Dasineura spadicea on Vicia cracca
Dasineura trifolii
Dasineura ulmaria
Dasineura ulmaria probably
Dasineura urticae
Dasineura viciae
Didimomyia tiliacea
Diplolepis sp on Rosa sherardii or hybrid
Diplolepis nervosa
Diplolepis rosae
Diplolepis spinosissimae gall on Rosa pimpinellifolia
May be Dysaphis crataegi?
Entyloma chrysosplenii (tbc) gall on Chrysosplenium
oppositifolium
Epitrimerus coactus gall on Plantago lanceolata
Epitrimerus trilobus
Epitrimerus trilobus gall on Sambucus nigra
Eriophyes arianus gall on Sorbus aria agg
Eriophyes convolvens
Eriophyes inangulis
Eriophyes kerneri on Gentianella amarella ssp
septentrionalis
Eriophyes laevis
Eriophyes leiosoma on Tilia x europaea
Eriophyes lissonotus agg
Eriophyes malina
Eriophyes padi
Eriophyes pseudoplatani?
Eriophyes similis gall on Prunus spinosa
Eriophyes similis gall on Prunus spinosa
Eriophyes sorbi on Sorbus aucuparia
Eriophyes tiliae gall on Tilia x europaea
Eriophyes viburni galls on Viburnum lantana
Eriosoma sp, prob E ulmi
Frankia root nodules on Myrica gale
Gymnosporangium clavariiforme
Gymnosporangium cornutum on Sorbus aucuparia
Gymnosporangium cornutum gall on Sorbus aucuparia
Harmandiola globuli galls on Populus sp
Hartigiola annulipes
Hayhurstia atriplicis gall on Chenopodium album
Hayhurstia atriplicis gall on Atriplex prostrata agg
Heliozela resplendella on Alnus glutinosa
Iteomyia capreae
Iteomyia major on Salix aurita
Jaapiella veronicae on Veronica chamaedrys
Janetiella frankumi gall on Rosa pimpinellifolia
Lasioptera rubi
Lipara lucens
Livia juncorum on Juncus articulatus
Macrodiplosis dryobia
Macrodiplosis volvens
Macrolabis heraclei
Macrolabis heraclei gall on Heracleum sphondylium
Massalongia betulifolia on Betula pubescens
Massalongia rubra
Melampsora caprearum with probable Aculus laevis
Mompha nodicolella
Myzus ajugae gall on Ajuga reptans
Aphid leaf roll, probably Nasanovia nigra, on
Hieracium sp
Neuroterus alpibes
Neuroterus anthracinus gall on Quercus pubescens
Neuroterus numismalis galls on dead Quercus x rosacea
leaf
Neuroterus numismalis and N quercusbaccarum
Neuroterus quercusbaccarum, upper side
Neuroterus quercusbaccarum, lower side
Neuroterus quercusbaccarum
Neuroterus quercusbaccarum on Quercus x rosaria catkin
Neuroterus quercusbaccarum, young galls of agamic
generation
Neuroterus quercusbaccarum gall on Quercus pubescens
Oligotrophus juniperinus on Juniperus communis ssp
nana
Oligotrophus juniperinus gall on Juniperus communis
Parallelodiplosis galliperda
Paroxyna misella
Phanacis caulicola larva in Picris echioides stem
Phanacis hypochoeridis
Phragmidium rosae-pimpinellifoliae gall on Rosa
pimpinellifolia
Phragmidium sanguisorbae gall on Sanguisorba minor
Phyllocolpa sp on Salix cinerea
Phyllocoptes populi on Populus tremula
Physoderma pulposum gall on Chenopodium rubrum
Pontania bridgmanii
Pontania collactanea
Pontania herbaceae on Salix herbacea
Pontania proxima
probably Pontania tuberculata
Protomyces macrosporus gall on Aegopodium podagraria
Psyllopsis fraxini
Puccinia circaeae gall on Circaea lutetiana
Puccinia circaeae
Puccinia distincta on Bellis perennis
Puccinia fergussonii gall on Viola palustris
Presumed Puccinia galii-verni gall on Galium saxatile
Puccinia lagenophorae on Senecio squalidus
Puccinia nemoralis
Puccinia poarum gall on Tussilago farfara
Puccinia punctiformis on Cirsium arvense
Puccinia urticata on Urtica dioica
Puccinia urticata
Puccinia urticata
Rabdophaga cinerearum
Rabdophaga marginemtorquens
Rabdophaga rosariella galls on Salix aurita
Rabdophaga salicis
Rabdophaga salicis on Salix aurita
Rabdophaga salicis on Salix repens
Rabdophaga salicis on leaf midrib
Rhopalomyia foliorum probably
Rhopalomyia millefolii on Achillea millefolium
Rhopalomyia ptarmicae gall on Achillea ptarmica
Rondaniola bursaria
Stefaniella brevipalpis gall on Atriplex prostrata
Taphrina alni
Taphrina betulina
Taphrina betulina
Taphrina pruni
Taphrina tosquinetii on Alnus glutinosa
Tephritis bardanae
Tephritis leontodonis on Leontodon autumnalis
Terellia tussilaginis
Trachyspora intrusa
Trioza chenopodii gall on Atriplex portulacoides
Trioza remota
Trioza urticae
Triphragmium ulmariae
Urocystis ranunculi
Uromyces chenopodii on Suadea maritima
Uromyces dactylidis
Uromyces dactylidis
Uromyces limonii and Erysiphe limonii on Limonium sp
Uromyces salicorniae on Salicornia sp
Uromyces trifolii on Trifolium repens
Urophora cardui gall on Cirsium arvense
Urophora jaceana
Urophora stylata
Wachtiella persicariae gall on Persicaria amphibia
Willow gall
Unknown gall on Salix aurita
Unknown gall on Cirsium helenoides
Unknown gall on Filipendula ulmaria
Acidia cognata leaf-mine on Tussilago
farfara
Agromyza alnibetulae leaf mine on Betula pendula
Callisto denticulella leaf-mine
Cerodontha iraeos leaf-mine on Iris pseudacorus
Ceutorhynchus contractus agg leaf-mine on Cochlearia
officinalis agg
Chromatomyia lonicerae leaf mine
Chromatomyia primulae leaf mine on Primula vulgaris
Chromatomyia scolopendri leaf-mine on Phyllitis
scolopendrium
Phytomyza ilicis leaf mine
Mine of Phytomyza lappae
Stigmella aurella or S auromarginella - leaf mine
Phyllonorycter leaf mine on Alnus glutinosa
Phyllonorycter coryli leafmine on Corylus avellana
Phyllonorycter quercifoliella leafmine on Quercus robur
Probably Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella leaf mine on
Betula pendula
Phytomyza angelicastri mine on Angelica sylvestris
Scaptomyza flava leaf-mine in Cochlearia officinalis
s.l.
Tischeria ekebladella mine on Quercus robur
Distortion on Senecio jacobaea induced by Trupanea
stellata
Black spots on Alnus glutinosa
Black spots on dead leaf of Ammophila arenaria
Angelica leaflets woven together by unknown creature
Enlarged bud on Betula pubescens
Leaf roll on Corylus avellana
Unknown leaf roll on Dryas octopetala
Leaf mine on Heracleum sphondylium
Unknown red warts on Juniperus communis
Leaf mine and bug on Petasites hybridus
Aphid-induced distortion on Prunus spinosa
Leaf roll on Salix cinerea
Thymus polytrichus with unknown fungal(?) effect
Leaf mine on Castanea sativa
Leaf roll on Castanea sativa
Leaf roller of Castanea sativa
Unknown leaf mine on Acer pseudoplatanus
Unknown leaf mine on Fagus sylvatica
Insect found in leaf mine on Fagus sylvatica
Unknown leaf-mine on Solidago virgaurea
Aegopinella nitidula
Arianta arbustorum
Arianta arbustorum
Arianta arbustorum
Ammonite fossil, possibly Arietites bucklandi
Arion ater and Cepaea hortensis on Petasites hybridus
Arion subfuscus
Arnioceras semicostatum fossil
Balea heydeni
Deroceras reticulatum
Gryphaea incurva fossil
Helicella itala
Helix pomatia
Lehmannia marginata
Chthamalus stellatus with Pyrenocollema halodytes
and probable Littorina sp
Littorina littorea
Littorina littoralis
Littorina saxatilis
Modiolus modiolus shells
Mytilus edulis
Mytilus edulis, young
Oxyloma elegans probably
Zonitoides excavatus probably
Fossils
Pecten fossil
Oyster shell
Unknown snail on Angelica sylvestris
Unknown snail
Fossil scallop shells
Aeshna juncea, male
Aeshna juncea
Aeshna juncea
Aeshna juncea exuvia
Aeshna juncea, female
Calopteryx virgo, male
Calopteryx virgo, female
Calopteryx virgo, male
Calopteryx virgo, female
Calopteryx virgo
Coenagrion pulchellum, males
Coenagrion pulchellum, male
Coenagrion pulchellum, male and ovipositing female
Coenagrion pulchellum, 2 males and 1 female
Cordulegaster boltonii
Cordulegaster boltonii
Cordulegaster boltonii
Cordulegaster boltonii, male
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum male
Enallagma cyathigerum, teneral female?
Enallagma cyagitherum, male
Enallagma cyathigerum, mating pair
Enallagma cyathigerum, male
Enallagma cyagitherum, pair in tandem
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans, female
Lestes sponsa female
Lestes sponsa male
Lestes sponsa
Lestes sponsa
Lestes sponsa, female
Lestes sponsa, female
Libellula quadrimaculata
Libellula quadrimaculata, female
Libellula quadrimaculata, male
Orthetrum coerulescens
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Pyrrhosoma nymphula - male
Pyrrhosoma nymphula - female
Pyrrhosoma nymphula, mating pair
Pyrrhosoma nymphula, male
Pyrrhosoma nymphula (f. fulvipes), tandem pair
Sympetrum danae, teneral female
Sympetrum danae, female
Sympetrum danae, mating pair
Sympetrum danae, male
Sympetrum danae - female
Sympetrum danae
Sympetrum danae, female
Sympetrum nigrescens
Sympetrum nigrescens
Sympetrum nigrescens, male
Sympetrum nigrescens - female
Unknown dragonfly
Damselfly nymph
Dragonfly nymph
Exuvia
Newly-emerged dragonfly and exuvia
Arctophila superbiens
Bibio marci possibly
Bibio pomonae
Cheilosia illustrata, female, on Betula
pubescens leaf
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Eristalis pertinax, female, on Centaurea nigra
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis tenax or E pertinax possibly
Eristalis tenax
Helophilus pendulus on Succisa pratensis
Lipoptena cervi
Mesembrina meridiana
Platycheirus albimanus, female, on Alisma
plantago-aquatica
Rhagio scolopaceus
Syrphus torvus or ribesii on Acer pseudoplatanus
Syrphus vitripennis, female, on Centaurea nigra
Tabanus sudeticus
Tabanus sudeticus
Volucella bombylans on Centaurea nigra
Unknown fly
Insect
Crane Fly
Cranefly
Unknown fly on Populus tremula
Hoverfly on Succisa pratensis
Hoverfly on Centaurea nigra
Unknown Nematocera on Angelica sylvestris
Hymenoptera
Abia candens larva
Andrena sp
Bombus lucorum?
Bombus lucorum on Taraxacum sp
Bombus monticola
Bombus pascuorum
Bombus pascuorum on Centaurea nigra
Bombus pascuorum
Bombus pratorum
Bombus terrestris digging hibernation hole
Cimbex sp
Colletes succinctus
Crabro cribrarius
Croesus sp larvae
Formica aquilonia nest
Formica aquilonia on nest
Formica aquilonia carrying dead Oniscus asellus
Formica lemani or F fusca
Ichneumonidae
Lasioglossum sp on Senecio jacobaea
Lasius flavus
Lasius niger, workers and larvae
Myrmica rubra
Nematus capreae on Salix caprea
Tenthredo sp
Tenthredo scrophulariae
Social wasp on Heracleum sphondylium
Ichneumon
Ichneumon on Angelica sylvestris
Unknown Sawfly larva
Wasp nest in heather
Wasp eating a moth
Lepidoptera
Abraxas grossulariata caterpillar
Abraxas grossulariata
Abraxas grossulariata caterpillar
Abraxas grossulariata caterpillar
Acronicta menyanthidis caterpillar
Acronicta psi
Acronicta rumicis caterpillar on Juncus effusus
Acronicta rumicis caterpillar on Filipendula ulmaria
Acronicta tridens
Adscita statices
Aglais urticae
Aglais urticae
Aglais urticae
Aglais urticae larvae
Aglais urticae (probably) larvae
Agrotis exclamationis
Alcis jubata
Alcis repandata
Amphipoea lucens
Apamea monoglypha
Aphantopus hyperantus, male
Aplocera plagiata
Arctia caja caterpillar
Arctia caja caterpillar
Arctia caja - adult male
Argynnis aglaja
Argynnis aglaja
Argyresthia goedartella
Artogeia napi
Artogeia napi
Artogeia napi (male) on Ajuga reptans
Artogeia rapae caterpillar
Artogeia rapae chrysalis
Artogeia rapae butterfly
Atolmis rubricollis
Atolmis rubricollis caterpillar
Autographa bractea
Autographa gamma
Autographa gamma caterpillar
Autographa gamma caterpillar
Autographa pulchrina
Autographa pulchrina
Biston betularia
Hole of Blastodacna hellerella in berry of Crataegus
sp
Boloria selene
Boloria selene
Brachylomia viminalis
Cabera exanthemata probably
Cabera pusaria
Calliteara pudibunda
Callophrys rubi
Callophrys rubi
Callophrys rubi
Cameraria ohridella and Guignardia aesculi
Campaea margaritata
Capperia britanniodactyla caterpillar
Celaena haworthii
Ceramica pisi on Erica tetralix
Ceramica pisi
Ceramica pisi caterpillar - brown form
Cerapteryx graminis
Cerura vinula
Chloroclysta siterata
Chloroclysta truncata
Chloroclysta truncata
Chortodes pygmina
Coenonympha pamphilus
Coenonympha pamphilus
Coleophora alticolella or C glaucicolella larval cases
on Juncus effusus
Coleophora salicorniae larval case
Colocasia coryli
Colocasia coryli caterpillar
Colostygia pectinataria
Colostygia pectinataria
Cosmia trapezina caterpillar
Cosmorhoe ocellata
Cosmorhoe ocellata
Craniophora ligustri
Crocallis elinguaria
Cyclophora albipunctata
Cynthia cardui on Thymus polytrichus
Deileptenia ribeata
Depressaria daucella caterpillars
Diarsia mendica mendica
probably Ectropis bistortata
Ematurga atomaria
Ennomos alniaria
Epirrhoe tristata, mating pair
Epirrita christyi
Erebia aethiops
Erebia aethiops
Erebia aethiops, male
Erebia epiphron
Eugnorisma glareosa on Endymion non-scriptus
Eulithis populata
Eulithis pyraliata
Euphydryas aurinia caterpillar
Euphydryas aurinia
Eupithecia absinthiata
Euplexia lucipara
Eurois occulta
Euthrix potatoria
Geometra papilionaria
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Hadena bicruris
Hipparchia semele
Hipparchia semele
Hipparchia semele
Hydriomena furcata
Hylaea fasciaria
Idaea aversata f remutata
Idaea aversata
Idaea biselata
Inachis io
Inachis io
Inachis io
Inachis io caterpillar
Lacanobia thalassina
Laothoe populi
Laothoe populi caterpillar
Lasiocampa quercus callunae
Lasiocampa quercus callunae - adult female
Lasiocampa quercus callunae caterpillar
Lomaspilis marginata
Lomaspilis marginata
Lycaena phlaeus
Lycaena phlaeas form caeruleopunctata
Lycaena phlaeas
Lycaena phlaeas
Lycaena phlaeas
Lycaena phlaeas
Lycophotia porphyrea
Macrothylacia rubi
Macrothylacia rubi caterpillar
Macrothylacia rubi feeding on Calluna vulgaris
Macrothylacia rubi - adult male
Macrothylacia rubi caterpillar
Macrothylacia rubi caterpillar
Maniola jurtina
Maniola jurtina
Melanchra pisi
Micropterix calthella on Ranunculus repens flower
Mythimna impura
Noctua pronuba - adult female
Noctua pronuba
Noctua pronuba caterpillar
Notodonta dromedarius
Notodonta ziczac
Notodonta ziczac
Notodonta ziczac
Notodonta ziczac caterpillar
Nymphula stagnata
Ochropacha duplaris
Odezia atrata
Odontoptera bidentata f. nigra
Odontopera bidentata caterpillar
Unknown noctuid, possibly Oligia sp
Oligia fasciuncula
Oligia strigilis agg.
Opisthograptis luteolata
Opisthograptis luteolata
Orgyia antiqua caterpillar
Ourapteryx sambucaria
Pararge aegeria
Pararge aegeria
Pararge aegeria
Parasemia plantaginis
Parasemia plantaginis
Pasiphila rectangulata
Perizoma taeniata
Petrophora chlorosata
Petrophora chlorosata
Petrophora chlorosata
Phalera bucephala caterpillar
Phalera bucephala larvae
Pheosia gnoma
Pheosia gnoma
Philudoria potatoria caterpillar
Philudoria potatoria caterpillar
Philudoria potatoria caterpillar
Philudoria potatoria caterpillar
Phlogophora meticulosa
Photedes minima
Phragmatobia fuliginosa
Phragmatobia fuliginosa caterpillar
Phragmatobia fuliginosa caterpillar
Phragmatobia fuliginosa caterpillar
Phragmatobia fuliginosa, young larva
Phragmatobia fuliginosa caterpillar
Pieris brassicae on Crambe maritima
Platyptilia pallidactyla
Plusia putnami gracilis
Polia nebulosa
Polygonia c-album
Polyommatus icarus
Polyommatus icarus
Polyommatus icarus, male
Ptilodon capucina
Ptilodon capucina
Rheumaptera hastata
Rheumaptera hastata
Saturnia pavonia
Saturnia pavonia
Saturnia pavonia caterpillar
Saturnia pavonia caterpillar
Schrankia costaestrigalis
Selenia dentaria
Spilosoma lubricipeda
Spilosoma lubricipeda
Spilosoma lubricipeda
Stenoptilia pterodactyla
Thera obeliscata
Tyria jacobaeae
Tyria jacobaeae caterpillar
Udea lutealis
Vanessa atalanta
Venusia cambrica
Xanthorhoe designata
Xanthorhoe montanata
Caterpillar, probably Xestia sp
Xestia baja
Xestia rhomboidea
Yponomeuta evonymella
Ypsolopha dentella
Zygaena filipendulae
Zygaena filipendulae caterpillar
Zygaena filipendulae or Z trifolii caterpillar
Unknown chrysalis
Unknown chrysalis on calluna vulgaris
Unknown chrysalis with flower of Galium saxatile
Unknown moth
Unknown moth
Unknown moth
Unknown pale green caterpillar
Unknown caterpillar on Filipendula ulmaria
Unknown black and white moth
Unknown pale moth with grey spots
Unknown young caterpillars on Salix cinerea
Beetles
Adalia 2-punctata
Adalia 2-punctata
Aphidecta obliterata
Aphodius depressus
Athous haemorrhoidalis
Barynotus moerens
Broscus cephalotes
Cantharidae - species unknown
Cantharis pellucida
Cantharis pellucida
Carabus glabratus
Carabus glabratus
Chrysolina polita
Cicindela campestris
Cicindela campestris
Coccinella 5-punctata
Coccinella 7-punctata
Coccinella 7-punctata on Urtica dioica
Coccinella 7-punctata
Coccinella undecimpunctata
Coccinella undecimpunctata var boreolittoralis on
Cirsium arvense
Ctenicera cuprea
Ctenicera cuprea maybe
Dascillus cervinus
Dytiscus sp, probably marginalis
Gastrophysa viridula larvae on Rumex obtusifolius
Gastrophysa viridula adult
Geotrupes stercorarius
Geotrupes stercorarius
Nebria salina eating dead Geotrupes vernalis
Halyzia 16-guttata
Halyzia 16-guttata
Halyzia 16-guttata
Leptura quadrifasciata
Meloe violaceus
Nebria salina eating dead Geotrupes vernalis
Nicrophorus vespilloides
Ocypus olens
Oiceoptoma thoracicum
Oiceoptoma thoracicum
Otiorhynchus atroapterus
Phyllobius pyri on Sorbus aucuparia
Platydracus stercorarius
Pterostichus madidus
Pyrochroa serraticornis
Rhagium mordax
Rhagonycha fulva
Subcoccinella 24-punctata
Unknown weevil
Beetle larva
Hemiptera
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Calocoris norvegicus
Cicadellidae family sp on Filipendula ulmaria
Dolichonabis limbatus
Elasmostethus interstinctus
Elasmostethus interstinctus nymph on Betula pubescens
Gerris lacustris probably
Lygocoris pabulinus possibly, on Senecio jacobaea
Nepa cinerea
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes, larva
Pentatoma rufipes
Picromerus bidens
Piezodorus lituratus
Pulvinaria floccifera egg cases on Ilex aquifolium
Pulvinaria floccifera
Tingis cardui
Troilus luridus or Pentatoma rufipes
Velia caprai or V saulii
Leafhopper
Leaf mine and bug on Petasites hybridus
Unknown heteropteran nymph
Actinia equina
Agapetus fuscipes on Veronica montana leaf
Agapetus fuscipes, larval cases
Amaurobius sp
Araneus diadematus, male
Araniella sp
Araniella sp
Argiope bruennichi, female
Carcinus maenas
Chorthippus brunneus
Chorthippus brunneus, mature male
Chorthippus parallelus
Chthamalus stellatus with Pyrenocollema halodytes and
probable Littorina sp
Crangon crangon
Cyanea capillata
Cyanea capillata
Dinocras cephalotes
Ecdyonurus venosus
Enoplognatha ovata with egg sac
Glyphotaelius pellucidus eggs on Beech leaf
Haemopis sanguisuga and presumed Triturus helveticus
Isoperla grammatica
Ligia oceanica
Lithobius forficatus
Meta segmentata
Metrioptera roeselii, female
Mitopus morio
Mysidacea species
Nemouridae
Omocestus viridulus
Omocestus viridulus
Formica aquilonia carrying dead
Oniscus asellus
Paidiscura pallens with egg-case and young
Paidiscura pallens adult female
Panorpa germanica probably
Pardosa sp
Pirata sp?
Porcellus scaber?
Semibalanus balanoides
Sialis sp
Sphaerechinus granularis
Spirorbis spirorbis
Tetrix undulata possibly
Tibellus oblongus
Spider web on Calluna vulgaris
Mosquito larvae
Red mite
Nest of spiders on Geum urbanum
Harvestman
Spider nest in Acer pseudoplatanus
Spider in bath
Unknown eggs on Holcus lanatus
Spider that makes webs between rocks
Unknown spider
Tick on Carex pallescens
Baby spiders on Gorse
Lobster remains, perhaps left by otter
Mammals
Corylus avellana nuts hoarded by
Apodemus sylvaticus
Capra hircus
Capreolus capreolus
Cervus elaphus
Cervus elaphus, cast antler
Wallow of Cervus elaphus
Cervus elaphus
Erinaceus europaeus
Lutra lutra - run
Lutra lutra - sprainting site
Lutra lutra - holt
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Phoca vitulina
Phoca vitulina
Phoca vitulina
Sicurus carolinensis
Sciurus vulgaris
Sciurus vulgaris
Sciurus vulgaris (eating acorn)
Molehills (Talpa europaea)
Tursiops truncatus
Vulpes vulpes
Seals
Hedgehog dropping
Old badger sett
Feathers of Larus marinus killed by Vulpes vulpes
Unknown tracks in snow
Badger scrape
Bufo bufo
Bufo bufo
Bufo bufo, young
Cetorhinus maximus
Lacerta vivipara
Rana temporaria
Frogspawn (Rana temporaria)
Rana temporaria (spawn left by predator)
Haemopis sanguisuga and presumed Triturus helveticus
Spinachia spinachia
Triturus helveticus
Triturus helveticus or T vulgaris
Triturus helveticus or T vulgaris
Tadpoles in ditch
Tadpoles
Fish
Young frogs or toads
Birds
Acanthis flavirostris
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Actitis hypoleucos
Actitis hypoleucos
Aegithalos caudatus
Aegithalos caudatus
Alauda arvensis
Anas penelope
Anas penelope
Anas platyrhynchos
Haematopus ostralegus and Anas platyrhynchos
Anser anser
Anser anser
Anser anser
Anser anser
Anser brachyrhynchus
Anthus petrosus
Anthus petrosus
Anthus petrosus
Anthus pratensis
Anthus pratensis
Anthus trivialis
Aquila chrysaetos
Ardea cinerea
Ardea cinerea
Arenaria interpres
Arenaria interpres
Aythya fuligula
Branta canadensis
Bucephala clangula
Bucephala clangula
Buteo buteo
Feather, probably of Buteo buteo
Calidris alpina
Carduelis carduelis
Carduelis spinus
Cepphus grylle
Charadrius hiaticula
Charadrius hiaticula
Cinclus cinclus
Cinclus cinclus
Columba livia
Columba palumbus
Footprints of Corvus cornix
Corvus corone and Corvus cornix
Corvus frugilegus
Corvus monedula
Cuculus canorus
Cygnus cygnus
Cygnus cygnus, juvenile
Cygnus olor
Cygnus olor
Delichon urbica
Emberiza schoeniclus
Emberiza schoeniclus, male
Erythacus rubecula
Erithacus rubecula
Fringilla coelebs
Fringilla coelebs
Fulmarus glacialis
Gallinago gallinago
Gallinula chloropus
Gallinula chloropus
Gallinula chloropus
Gavia stellata
Haematopus ostralegus
Haematopus ostralegus
Broken egg, probably of Haematopus ostralegus
Haematopus ostralegus and Anas platyrhynchos
Haliaeetus albicilla
Haliaeetus albicilla
Hirundo rustica and Passer domesticus
Lagopus muta, droppings
Gull and moon
Larus argentatus
Larus argentatus, L canus and L ridibundus
Larus fuscus
Larus fuscus
Larus fuscus
Larus glaucoides
Larus marinus and other gulls
Mergus merganser male
Mergus merganser female
Mergus serrator
Milvus milvus
Motacilla cinerea
Motacilla cinerea
Motacilla cinerea
Numenius arquata
Numenius phaeopus
Dead Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Oenanthe oenanthe - male
Oenanthe oenanthe - juvenile
Hirundo rustica and Passer domesticus
Passer domesticus
Passer domesticus
Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Phalacrocorax aristotelis & P carbo
Phalacrocorax carbo
Phylloscopus trochilus
Phylloscopus trochilus
Phylloscopus trochilus
Pica pica
Prunella modularis
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Regulus regulus
Riparia riparia, juvenile
Rissa tridactyla
Saxicola rubetra
Saxicola torquata
Saxicola torquata, male
Saxicola torquata, female
Somateria mollissima
Somateria mollissima
Somateria mollissima
Sterna paradisaea or S hirundo
Streptopelia decaocto
Sturnus vulgaris
Sturnus vulgaris
Sula bassana
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Tringa totanus
Troglodytes troglodytes
Troglodytes troglodytes
Turdus iliacus
Turdus merula
Turdus merula
Turdus philomelus
Turdus philomelos
Uria aalge
Probably Wigeon droppings
Bird pellet?
Remains of shells dropped by bird on stone
High tide bird roost near Portree
Bird tracks - snipe?
Wings of predated gull
Bird pellets?
Bird's egg on path
Remains of predated bird
Cratageus monogyna with old bird's nest
Bird feeding area in heather
Thrush's anvil
Mussel shell fragments regurgitated by bird?
Unknown white film on stone
Unknown red organism in rotten wood
Green aquatic blob
Mystery grains on Urtica dioica
Unknown eggs on Juncus articulatus leaf
Unknown green bobbles om moss on wall
Views and miscellaneous (in date order)
Ben Tianavaig from the Lump
View across Portree Bay in snow
Ben Tianavaig from Scorrybreac
Waterfall
Ice patterns
SS Waverley
Coast near Kyleakin
River Hinnisdale
River Lealt and Sgurr a'Mhadaidh Ruaidh
View towards Cuillins leaving Portree Bay
Scorrybreac
Highland cow on Rona
Farewell to Rona
Oskaig Bay, Raasay, with view across to Skye
Uig Bay
Blaven from Ord
Old Man of Storr
Storr from Bearraraig Bay
Loch a'Ghlinne
Cave, Trotternish Ridge
Loch Cuithir
The Storr and the Old Man
View south from approach to the Storr
Loch Ard, Sleat
Am Famhair natural arch
River Lealt
Isle of Rona
Waterfall near Glenbrittle
First snow on Trotternish Ridge
Waterfall blown uphill
Fallen trees
Ben Tianavaig summit
Shadow of Ben Tianavaig
River Hinnisdale in winter
Storm damage to forestry plantation
Dovecot, Burwash
St Philip's Church, Burwash
Old house, Framfield, Sussex
Rock strata, Tunbridge Wells
Rock feature, Quiraing area
Sound of Sleat
Evening, Scorrybreac
Soay street scene
Soay harbour, looking north towards Skye
Talisker Bay
Preshal Mor from north side of Talisker
Talisker Point
Waterfall, Talisker
Farewell to Raasay
Dunans
Bridge at Glenbrittle
Clouds over Raasay from Scorrybreac
Receding wave near Black Rock
Frost on bracken litter at sundown
Glen Arroch and the Kylerhea Road
Stream going undergound
Top of Rigg Burn waterfall
View northwards along the coast at Rigg
Pebbles on shore
Mouth of Allt Fearna
The Cuilins from the woods behind Ord
Snow on Blaven
Oronsay
Looking north from the Scalpay shore opposite Skye
Waterloo sunset
Old stem fragment pushed upwards by rush growth
Glen Suardal Burn
Shell sand, Neist Point
Waterstein Head
Path at Inverawe
Oban and Kerrera
Loch Awe
Royal Military Canal
Gorge in Cawdor Wood
Farewell to Mull
View south from Beinn Bhreac
View from Kerrera Ferry
Loch Awe from near Inverinan
Mist over Loch Etive
Cliffs at Ganavan
Dry stone wall in humid wood
Samorost
Stob Dearg and Ben Cruachan
Hoar frost on log
Icy puddle
Rannoch Moor
View NE up Loch Etive from Inverawe
Ballachuan from Seil Sound
Caisteal nan Con
Rockface, Jura
Eagle watching in Sound of Jura
Sea spray in Gulf of Corryvreckan
Bealach a'Choin Ghlais
Being in nothingness
Mirage
Feathers on tree
Sunset from W bank River Awe
Stob Daimh
Allt Coire Chreachainn
Ruined slate building
Slate rocks, Luing
Iron pyrites in slate
Luing Cattle
Inorganic limestone
Belnahua and the Garvellachs
Seil from Ardmaddy
Mull from Ganavan
Calcite Conglomerate
Pink-tinged Calcite
Easdale Ferry
Ellenabeich
Slate workers' allotments
Garbh Eileach from Easdale
Insh Island from Easdale
Wheelbarrows at Easdale Ferry
Mam na Gualainn from Glencoe NT Centre
Bidean nam Bian from Glencoe village
NE end of Beinn Fhada ridge, Glencoe
Am Bodach, Glencoe
Crannog in Loch Awe
Sound of Seil
Clachan Bridge, Seil
Puilladobhrain, Seil
Rock on Craignish Peninsula
Stac na h-Iolaire, Craignish
Falls of Lora
Salisbury Crags, Edinburgh
Losgann Lornach
Eilean nam Beathach
Loch Tulla
Loch Lagain
Nether Largie Cairns
Kilmartin Churchyard
Rock near Ellenabeich, Seil
Dolerite dyke
View from Ben Lui
Site Condition Monitoring on Ben Lui
Approaching Insh
Ancient tree remains on Rannoch Moor
Rainbow at Ganavan
Rocks cut for millstones
Dunbar with view of Bass Rock
Eilean Buidhe, Seil
View from Cnoc Coinnich summit
View E from Cnoc Coinnich N slopes
Low tide at Ledaig
Slate, sea and sky, Easdale