Miscellany (8th August 2026) ( )
A couple of week ago I led a short walk at Trien on Skye under the auspices of the Scottish Farm Advisory Service. We began at Café Cùil, where chef and entrepreneur Clare shared how her passion for…
Rubha na h-Aiseig ( )
At the second attempt, Skye Botany Group made it to Rubha na h-Aiseig, the northeastern point of Skye, the previous attempt having been frustrated by bad weather. Some of the party also took in the…
Small Mottled Willow, Dun-bar & Other New Moths ( )
A moth trap three nights ago produced 117 moths including 36 micro-moths. Small Mottled Willow is a migrant that has been reported a number of times in Scotland to the south of us in recent weeks.…
Last Post for a While (Probably) ( )
I have added two more moths to my home list, one from the trap and one found dead in the house. This is Phaulernis fulviguttella (Yellow-spotted Drab), found dead on a windowsill: There are only…
Last Post for a While (Probably) – Supplementary ( )
A couple of last-minute finds before the break – a bug from the garden on nettles: This may be common throughout the British Isles but there is only one record (by Stephen Moran) on Skye and none for…
Curly Waterweed and Nocturnal Wasps ( )
Forget the pause! Just as I was going away, Seth discovered Lagarosiphon major (Curly Waterweed) in a path-side pool in the middle of nowhere (though near a road) on Skye. This is a long way from the…
Krauss’s Clubmoss on Raasay ( )
While I was away Lesley found Krauss’s Clubmoss (Selaginella kraussiana) in Raasay House grounds. The only previous records in the vice-county are from Rum up until 1976. S. kraussiana was…
Follow-up ( )
So Lesley’s clubmoss forms a carpet alongside the main drive into Raasay House. I have presumably been ignoring it for 43 years. The images show the carpet and the two types of leaves that are…