August on the Isle of Skye

5 August 2013 . . . . The moth trap continues to yield interesting results:
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinquaria	Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrisitis	July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata

8 August 2013 . . . . Just one new species in the trap this morning.

Silver Y Autographa gamma

14 August 2013 . . . . Two colourful moths in the trap this morning.
Garden Tiger Arctia caja	Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata
Then I went for a walk by Loch Ainort.
Common Seal Phoca vitulina	Common Seal Phoca vitulina

19 August 2013 . . . . Second outing of the Skye Botany Group took us to the Trotternish Ridge, where we founds lots of nice things including one of our rarer ferns:
Holly Fern Polystichum lonchitis	Holly Fern Polystichum lonchitis

23 August 2013 . . . . Two new species in the moth trap this morning:
Sallow Xanthia icteritia	Bordered Beauty Epione repandaria

26 August 2013 . . . . Lots of fungi around at the moment:
Common Puffball Lycoperdon periatum	Conifer Mazegill Gloeophyllum sepiarium

31 August 2013
Knot Grass larva Acronicta rumicis	Heron Ardea cinerea