April on the Isle of Skye

4 April 2013 . . . . Spring is still slow to get going, but I did notice one new plant in flower today.

Hare's-tail Cotton Grass (Eriophorum vaginatum)

5 April 2013 . . . . The year's first butterfly. Predictably it was a Peacock. The Larches are showing a nice bit of colour at the moment:

Larch (Larix sp.)

6 April 2013 . . . . Leitir Fura Things have moved on since my last visit. Lots of Primroses, Celandines and Violets, also Barren Strawberry, Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage and even a solitary Wood Anemone. Managed to catch a little bug that was hopping around too.
Barren Strawberry (Potentilla sterilis)	Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage (Chrysosplenium oppositifolium)
Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa)	Common Ground-hopper (Tetrix undulata)

14 April 2013 . . . . Ran the moth trap last night.
Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta)	Red Chestnut (Cerastis rubricosa)

22 April 2013 . . . . Despite the wet and windy weather I got quite a good catch in the moth trap last night. Nothing new though, just Clouded Drab, Red Chestnut and lots of Hebrew Characters.

24 April 2013 . . . . Two newcomers in the moth trap last night.
Early Grey (Xylocampa areola)	Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)
Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)
24 April 2013 . . . . Leitir Fura . . . . Willow warblers singing and also a solitary cuckoo. Peacock butterflies and Dor beetles taking advantage of the fine weather. More spring flowers have appeared.
Dor Beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius)	Wood Sorrel (Oxalis acetosella)