March on the Isle of Skye


28 March 2017 . . . . Took the U3A Nature Group to Rubha Ardnish, repeating the expedition I did last September with James Merryweather. We didn't see quite as many sea creatures this time, but did manage to find the Snakelocks Sea Anemone that was a highlight of the previous visit.
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Anemonia viridis (Snakelocks Sea Anemone)

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Himanthalia elongata (Sea Thong)
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Himanthalia elongata (Sea Thong)
We had a good day for birds too. My first Wheatear of the year, a possible Whimbrel (very early if it was) and what I thought at the time was a female Reed Bunting but turned out to be a Lapland Bunting.
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Lapland Bunting (photo: John Kennedy)


29 March 2017 . . . . Put the moth trap out last night and got a total of 19 moths. Six Hebrew Character, five Early Grey, four Common Quaker, three Red Chestnut and one Clouded Drab.