We started our walk to the west of Clatteringshaws in a small layby to walk up the remains of the Old Edinburgh Road.
Our first sighting was a Ringlet Butterfly (Aphantopus hyperantus)
It may be open access in Scotland but its always great to see these signs!
Agriphila straminella
Heath Bedstraw
The Pulran Burn, taken with fast shutter speed…
…and with slow shutter speed
Clouded Border Moth (Lomaspilis marginata)
Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata)
Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)
View along the burn
Another Wave
This one confused me for a while as its a black and white form of a Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria
Epiblema sp possibly scutulana or cirsiana
Ringlet Butterfly
Small Argent & Sable (Epirrhoe tristata)
Small Argent & Sable (Epirrhoe tristata)
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary ( Boloria selene )
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary ( Boloria selene )
Crambus ericella
Another Fritillary, not sure if this is another Pearl Bordered or a Dark Green, didn’t manage to get the underside
Female Common Blue Damselfly
Large Black Slug
Slender-St-John's-wort-(Hypericum-pulchrum)
Crambus ericella
Sign near Lillie’s Loch…
…couldnt get down to the loch as it was very boggy, will have to try from the other side, another day
Pterostichus-madidus-I think
Pterostichus-madidus-I think
Hoverfly-Sericomyia-silentis
Small Heath Butterfly (Coenonympha pamphilus)
crambus lathoniellus
Epiblema scutulana
Small Agent & Sable
Large Skipper ( Ochlodes faunus )
Large Skipper ( Ochlodes faunus )
Middle-barred Minor (Oligia fasciuncula)
Crambus pascuella
Small Dotted Buff (Photedes minima)
Marsh Thistle
Hoverfly-(Sericomyia-silentis)
Common-Footman-Caterpillar
Red-necked-Footmen mating…
…looks a bit awkward!
Glimpse of Clatteringshaws Loch through the trees
Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela
Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Chimney Sweeper moth..
…unfortunately this one didnt last long as it became a meal for a spider-possibly Linyphia triangularis
Back to the car and carried on along the road to near Craigencallie. This is where I am doing the “Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey” thought it might be an idea today as so many butterflies and Day flying moths about
Red Admiral
Fungi
A lot of felling still going on here!
Huge piles of logs line the track
Green Carpet moth
Four-spotted Chaser
Mating Green-veined White butterflies
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
For Burn
Large Skipper
Well a few butterflies and moths seen this afternoon for the survey, but nothing like the numbers seen in the morning-oh well, thats surveys for you. All my records are sent to local wildlife recorders though (eventually!)
Couldn’t resist stopping to take this unusual shot on the way back by Clatteringshaws, think it needs a caption, any ideas?
Lots of Greylag Geese here
Species have been named with the help of iSpot and the Scottish Moths forum, if there are any errors, please let me know!
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