Flora and Fauna at Sanaigmore, 15th August 2011

There was a total of 16 of us for today's ramble at Sanaigmore - the most yet and we were blessed with beautiful sunshine throughout the ramble. New for our rambles list was an Ear Moth sp. (of which there are four species, all very difficult to tell apart). Other highlights included baby toads and shore crabs. Thanks to everyone for attending and I hope we'll see you all on another ramble. Please let me know any ommissions.
Becky

BIRDS
Ringed Plover, Starling, Blackbird, Gannet, Herring Gull, Chough, Swallow, Pied Wagtail, Wheatear, Meadow Pipit, Linnet, Oystercatcher, Rock Dove

INSECTS
Common Blue Butterfly, Meadow Brown, Small Copper, Peacock, Dark Green Fritillary, Green-veined White, Bombus pascourum (Common Carder Bee), Ear Moth sp, Agriphilia tristella

LICHEN AND FUNGHI
Parmelia saxatalis, Xanthoria parietina, Ramalina sp., funghi (awaiting id - spore print being done)

MAMMALS
Rabbit (plus a jigsaw of a skeleton collected and identified by Jasmine), Grey Seal

AMPHIBIANS
Common Toad

SHORE CREATURES AND SEAWEED
Sea Lettuce, Enteromorpha intestinalis, Acorn Barnacles, Common Limpet, Beadlet Anemone, Shore Crab, tiny fish

FLORA
Bird's-foot Trefoil, Meadow Buttercup, Marsh Marigold (leaves), Silverweed (leaves), Dove's-foot Cranesbill, Common Storksbill, Monkey Flower, Water Cress, Water Mint, Water Forget-me-not, White Clover, Red Clover, Lady's Bedstraw, Daisy, Mouse-ear Chickweed, Common Hawkbit, Eyebright, Spear Thistle, Creeping Thistle, Lesser Burdock, Common Nettle, Yellow Iris (leaves), Common Ragwort, Field Gentian, Autumn Gentian, Common Centaury, Self-heal, Wild Thyme, Jointed Rush, Pineapple Mayweed, Scentless Mayweed, Sea Rocket, Butterbur, Prickly Sow Thistle, Cleavers, Yellow Rattle, Red Bartsia, Redshank, Marsh Willowherb, Yorkshire Fog, Perennial Rye Grass, Foxtail, Fairy Flax, Harebell, Yarrow, Common Sorrel

Common Blue butterfly in flight

Agriphilia tristella

Daniel with Common Toad

Baby Shore Crab



Watching the Choughs