Gallery

Here you can find a selection of images from events and activities held by SWSEIC (or formerly DGERC), including some from our current and previous projects. We’ll be adding more images over the coming months.

Moth display at St. John's Town of Dalry

Sallow moth at New Galloway Moths at Home event

Emptying moth traps at St John's Town of Dalry

Amphibian ID attendees ©Eloiuse Cartner

Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels stand at SWSEIC conference

Galloway Fisheries Trust stand at the SWSEIC conference 2019

Matthew Cook speaking at the SWSEIC conference 2019

Clair McFarlan, Chair; Sarah Cooper, Philip Munro and Peter Norman in Short Presentations Discussion session at the SWSEIC Conference 2019

Brian Smith speaking at SWSEIC conference 2019

Clair McFarlan (Solway Firth Partnership) speaking at the SWSEIC Conference 2019

Brian Smith (North Solway Ringing Group) speaking at the SWSEIC Conference 2019
SWSEIC Conference 2019

Poplar Hawk Moth©Mike Bolam
Kirkgunzeon community moth-trapping, 2nd Jun 2018

Moth Recording ©Mike Bolam
Kirkgunzeon community moth-trapping, 2nd Jun 2018

Examining an Elephant Hawk-moth ©Mike Bolam
Kirkgunzeon community moth-trapping, 2nd Jun 2018

Looking at Moths ©Mike Bolam
Kirkgunzeon community moth-trapping, 2nd Jun 2018

Kilbirnie Loch ©Harry Richards
Dragonfly ID Training North Ayrshire

Caddis fly larvae © Anne Stobbs
Dragonfly ID training, North Ayrshire

Common Blue Damselfly © Harry Richards
Dragonfly ID training, North Ayrshire

Aisling showing the group the lollipop feature on the common blue damselfly © Harry Ricahrds
Dragonfly ID training, North Ayrshire

Common green grasshopper (Omocestus viridulus) ©SWSEIC
Butterfly ID training. East Ayrshire

Scott on the hunt for hidden butterflies and moths ©SWSEIC
Butterfly ID training East Ayrshire

Archers Dart Moth © Iain Hamlin
Archers Dart Moth

Sandy cliff in Black Powder Wood © Iain Hamlin
Sandy cliff in Black Powder Wood

Minotaur Beetle © Iain Hamlin

Dark green fritillary © Iain Hamlin

Little Egret Garnock estuary © Iain Hamlin/Stevenston Conservation
Little Egret Garnock estuary © Iain Hamlin

Flea Beefly © Iain Hamlin
Flea Beefly

Explosive factory© UK Urban Exploration

Bumblebee ID Bellisle © Helen Dickinson

Bumblebee's at Belleisle © Andrew Findlay
Bumblebee's at Belleisle

Tree Bumblebee © SWSEIC
Tree Bumblebee

Helen pointing out key ID features © SWSEIC
Helen from Bumblebee conservation trust

Bellleisle Bumblebee© Andrew Findlay
Belleisle Bumblebees

Dragonfly training day at Craigengillan © SWSEIC
Jonathan Willet

Dragonfly Larvae © SWSEIC
Dragonfly Larvae

Highly advanced larvae catching equipment ©Aisling Gribbin/SWSEIC
Dragonfly ID @ Craigengillan 01/07/2017

Catching and identifying larvae © SWSEIC
Dragonfly ID training

Large Red Damselfly © SWSEIC
Large Red Damselfly

Searching for dragonflies in the garden ponds © SWSEIC
Dragonfly ID training Craigengillan

Jonathan asking each of the group for their favorite insect © SWSEIC
Dragonfly ID Training Craigengillan

Butterfly ID Training at Gailes Marsh with Scott Donaldson © SWSEIC
Butterfly ID Training at Gailes Marsh

Clouded Border moth © SWSEIC
Clouded border moth

Cinnabar Moth © SWSEIC
Cinnabar Moth

Ringlet © SWSEIC
Ringlet

Using the new Fullarton Community hub in Irvine © SWSEIC
Butterfly ID Training North Ayrshire

Butterfly ID training. North Ayrshire © SWSEIC
Butterfly ID training. North Ayrshire

Large Heath © SWSEIC
Large Heath

Wind Turbines

Whitelee Windfarm

Tasty! ©SWSEIC
Ballantrae Food Festival 2017

With my buddy Marie from the Biosphere team © SWSEIC
Ballantrae Food Festival 2017

Setting up and getting ready to go © SWSEIC
Ballantrae Food festival 2017

Owil Pellets © SWSEIC
Reptile ID Training Feoch Meadow

Cuckoos at Feoch Meadows © Alan Pitkeathly
Reptile ID Training. Feoch Meadows

Feoch Meadows © Alan Pitkeathly
Feoch Meadows

Feoch Meadows© Alan Pitkeathly
Feoch Meadows

Reptile ID Training. Feoch Meadows © SWSEIC
Reptile ID Training. Feoch Meadows

Events flyer image

Small blue butterfly © Northeast Wildlife
Small blue butterfly

Violet Ground Beetle © SWSEIC
Reptile Training day Shewalton Woods

Rennie talking to participants about reptile habitats ©SWSEIC
Reptile ID day at Shewalton Woods

Moth ID Training Morning with Tom Vorsterman © SWSEIC
Moth ID Training Morning

Cockchafer Beetle © SWSEIC
Moth ID Training morning Cockchafer Beetle

Cockchafer Beetle © SWSEIC
Moth ID Morning

Cockchafer Beetle © SWSEIC
Moth ID Morning.

Moth Training Morning, Auchincruive © SWSEIC
Moth Training Morning, Auchincruive

Moth ID Morning. Auchincruive © SWSEIC
Moth ID Morning. Auchincruive

Moth ID Morning, Auchincruive © SWSEIC
Moth ID Morning, Auchincruive.

Pale Prominent © SWSEIC
Moth ID Morning Auchincuive

Mark presenting a history of wildlife recording
Introduction to wildlife recording course - Catrine

Emerald Damselfly in the hand
Dragonfly ID @ Barstobrick 23/08/2012

Examining a male Emerald Damselfly
Dragonfly ID @ Barstobrick 23/08/2012

Mating Emerald Damselflies ©Jon Noad
Dragonfly ID @ Barstobrick 23/08/2012

Group learning ID skills ©Jim Logan
Dragonfly ID @ Barstobrick 23/08/2012

Learning how to catch and extract dragonflies ©Jim Logan
Dragonfly ID @ Barstobrick 23/08/2012

Mark talking about dragonflies to the group ©Jim Logan
Dragonfly ID @ Barstobrick 23/08/2012

Checking pathside vegetation for damselflies ©Jim Logan
Dragonfly ID @ Barstobrick 23/08/2012

Bruce Philp talking about invertebrate recording
WWA Spring Conference 2017

Simon McGrory talking about the Garnock connections project ©SWSEIC

Setting small mammal traps
Mammal Guardians training course

Arran mountains

Mark explaining grid references © SWSEIC

Simon Mc Grory from the Garnock connections project
Where's Wildlife in Ayrshire Annual conference 2017

Waterfall River Ayr in Catrine © Lee Renouf

Invermark Estate Angus © Aisling Gribbin

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary ©Mark Pollitt

Learning how to identify slugs and snails ©DGERC

Recorders surveying on Longbridgemuir

Common Toad © Mark Pollitt
Common Toad, Knowetop Lochs

Polytrichum moss, Waterhead Forest ©Mark Pollitt
Polytrichum moss, Waterhead Forest

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