• Treshnish Farm: June already!
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  • Plants of Skye, Raasay & The Small Isles: Eilean na h-Àirde
    Neil and I canoed to Eilean na h-Àirde, a small island off the point south of Elgol. The water was full of jellyfish, mostly Moon but also Lion’s-mane, Compass and Blue. Neil showed me this jellyfish parasite, that I did not know (Hyperia galba – Big-eyed amphipod) living inside some Moon Jellies:…
  • Plants of Skye, Raasay & The Small Isles: Micro-moth Traps
    Wednesday night’s trap was most unusual in having large numbers of micros. There were 36 macros of 21 species and 24 micros of 13 species, including two new to my home list, one of which appears to be new to VC104 – Dichrorampha acuminata (Common Daisy Moth). Later: found by gen det to be…
  • Hunter Mountaineering Courses and Guiding: My favourite photos from June 2026