July on the Isle of Skye

14 July 2015 . . . . Outing to Kyleakin with the Broadford Botany Group. We added another 25 records to the 70 we recorded last month. Our best finds were Corydalis claviculata and Sedum acre, the latter being a new record for NG72.

Sedum acre (Biting Stonecrop)

15 July 2015 . . . . Walking the road from Ardvasar to Aird I saw lots of butterflies, especially Fritillaries and Blues. Also a moth that has never been recorded on Skye before.
Dark Green Fritillary	Red-necked Footman

20 July 2015 . . . . On the slopes of Ben Suardal checking out a mysterious fern I came across this:
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary

26 July 2015 . . . . On a visit to Camascross the Broadford Botany Group found Square-stalked St John's Wort (Hypericum tetrapterum) - last recorded there in 1970 and Common Vetch (Vicia sativa) - a new record for NG61.
Hypericum tetrapterum	Vicia sative ssp. nigra