Species of the Month – November: American Mink
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American Mink Neovison vison The American Mink is a non-native member of the Mustelidae family, which includes some of our familiar native species such as Stoat, Otter and Badger. They are strongly associated with wetland habitats; in SW Scotland they …
Species of the Month – November: Purple Hairstreak
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Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus You may be surprised to see a butterfly for the species of the month in November. Until fairly recently this was one of our most difficult butterflies to record due to it spending most of its …
Species of the Month – October: Whooper Swan
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Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Autumn sees the return of migratory birds which breed in the subarctic regions and return to the relatively mild conditions of western Europe to spend the winter months. Whooper Swans Cygnus cygnus are our largest regular migrant bird, and …
Species of the Month – October: Yellow Stagshorn
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Yellow Stagshorn Calocera viscosa The vibrant Yellow Stagshorn Calocera viscosa is a distinctive and common autumn fungus. Reaching up to 10cm tall, the species gets its common name from the fruiting body’s antler-like ‘branches’ which often forked at the tip. …
Species of the Month – September: Green Cellar Slug
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Green Cellar Slug Limacus maculatusis A familiar species of gardens, compost heaps and woodland debris it may come as a surprise that the Green Cellar Slug Limacus maculatusis is a non-native species. There is a very similar closely related species called the Yellow Cellar …
Species of the Month – September: Silk Button Gall
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Silk Button Gall Neuroterus numismalis Early autumn is a great time to look for galls. Galls take many different forms, forming on leaves, stalks and seeds and can be caused by mites, wasps or fungi. Oak trees are a good …
Spiders in Dumfries & Galloway 2015-16
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by Bob Merritt, SRS Area Organiser for VCs 72, 73 and 74 The recording of spiders in Dumfries and Galloway has picked up a lot in the last couple of years and several thousand records have been sent to DGERC …
Squares of the Month – April: NX9661 and NS5618
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East Ayrshire: NS5618 Our Ayrshire Square of the Month is NS5618, located south of Cumnock. The square currently has no records at all in the database. The square encompasses Horsecleugh Burn, Horsecleugh Farm, Bowes Farm, Cairn Farm and part of …
Squares of the Month – February: NY0477 and NX2087
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This year SWSEIC will be highlighting some under-recorded 1km squares and encouraging recorders to visit them. For most of the squares we are highlighting it means there are no records of any bird, plant, fungus or insect attributed to these …
Squares of the Month – March: NX0742 and NS2748
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Ayrshire: NS2748 The Ayrshire square we are highlighting is NS2748, west of Dalry in North Ayrshire. NS2748 encompasses Holms of Caaf, Caaf Water and part of the B780/West Kilbride Road. The habitat is dominated by improved grassland but there looks …
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