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Elephant Hawk Moth

Up Close to a Moth

Two members of the Gryffe Camera Club are taking photos of the moths that we trap.  It’s really eye catching seeing the detail that a macro lens picks up and the colour on the elephant hawk moth.  The photo was by Tony McNamara.
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Swallows at Greenock Cut Visitor Centre now have Chicks!

Last week Rangers at the Greenock Cut Visitor Centre noticed  5 eggs in the nest on10/06/13. Then on 14/06/13 the Rangers found an egg shell on the ground. Today 17/06/13 the Rangers saw on the webcam an adult feeding...
Elephant hawk moth

Elephant Hawk Moth

I was trapping moths last night and there were very few moths about at Barnbrock. However, one visitor was the spectacular elephant hawk moth (30mm) whose caterpillars feed on willowherbs and a much smaller foxglove pug.
Gracillaria syringella

Very small moths

At the recent moth trapping session some photos were taken by two macro photographer enthusiasts.  The images show a brilliant level of detail for the micro moth, Gracillaria  syringella, making this 6mm insect appear quite fierce.  However, the two horn like structures are used for sensing food and are known...
Pound and Pace

Pound and Pace 2013

A big thank you goes out to all the walkers who attended this years 'Pound and Pace' charity walk raising £410 for Yorkhill Children’s Hospital and RAF Lossiemouth Search and Rescue helicopter. The weather was kind on the day...
EE volunteers

Volunteers paint childrens play area Lunderston Bay

  On Tuesday 4th June 4 volunteers from EE call centre Greenock gave up their valuable time and came down to Lunderston Bay to help paint the children's play area. The weather was perfect for painting, dry and warm...
Pale shouldered brocade

Moth Night

On Friday very few  moths braved the cool night air to visit our mercury lamp, but five species were noted and four people came to the late evening event .  A pale shouldered brocade was found in the moth trap and a micro-moth (Incurvaria), which is less than a...
The Pound & Pace

Pound & Pace this Wed 5th June

It is back again by popular demand!  Last year’s fund raising walk was yet again deemed so successful by both those taking part and the organisers it will be taking place again...
Eudorina_elegans

Bioblitz

On Saturday I was helping with the RSPB's Biobitz event attempting to record as many species as possible in one day at their Reserve.  My contribution was to look for microscopic creatures.  People had the chance to view some of our smaller plants on a digital microscope.  One young...
Scruffy Roe Deer female

Don’t cast a clout til May is oot!

As you can see this Roe Deer female is looking very scruffy at the moment as she loses her winter coat. You can just see the lovely red of her summer coat underneath. Here's hoping...