SWSEIC Recording Group at Castle Loch, 20th August 2024
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Our latest recording group visit was to Castle Loch, Lochmaben. We were greeted with good weather which was a welcome occurrence this year. Thirteen of us patrolled the southern and eastern parts of the Loch and all together, we recorded …
SWSEIC Recording Group at Craigengillan, 22 May 2024
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A small group of recorders braved the unpromising weather forecast to visit the wonderful habitats of the Craigengillan Estate in East Ayrshire. The overnight moth traps yielded a small catch (20 species recorded overall) but included some interesting species, in …
SWSEIC Recording Group at Dalskairth, 27th July 2024
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Out latest recording day was at Dalskairth, a site west of Dumfries, which is being managed for wildlife by the site owner. Eleven of us scoured the site and we recorded 234 species collectively. The day began a bit dreich …
SWSEIC Recording Group at Dunure, 12 June 2024
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The SWSEIC recording group visited Dunure for our next visit. Six of our local recorders came on the day and the SWT’s local volunteer group also came to lend a hand. All together we recorded 349 species, although SWSEIC has …
SWSEIC Recording Group at Glenmidge, 7th May 2025
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The first SWSEIC recorder’s day of the year was at Glenmidge where ten recorders joined us on the day. Collectively we gathered 298 records for the site, totalling 232 species. The site visited covers 12 hectares of land that was …
SWSEIC Recording Group at Hannahston Wood, 12th September 2024
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Our final SWSEIC recording group day of the year was held at Hannahston Woodland, Drongan. Five of use turned up on the day and whilst the day was quite cool, we were most relieved to stay dry! All together we …
SWSEIC Recording Group at Moffat nature reserves, 19th May 2025
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The wildlife recording day at Moffat Community Nature Reserve and Dyke Farm Nature Reserve where well attended with eight recorders coming to help us find things on the day. All together we recorded 291 species. As usual we started with …
SWSEIC Recording Group at Port Logan, 11 May 2024
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Our second SWSEIC recorders day of 2024 was held at Port Logan where we were greeted by wonderfully sunny weather. Nine recorders came to lend us their expertise on the day. Overall, we recorded 308 species over the two 1km …
SWSEIC Recording Group at Williamwood Farm, 25 June 2024
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Our latest SWSEIC Recording Group visit was to Williamwood Farm near Brydekirk. This was one of our best attended days yet with 12 local recorders coming to support us on the day. We are still awaiting some results but so …
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