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A mosaic of lichen including Map Lichen Rhizocarpon geographicum near Ardroe. Photo R.Glover

Ophioparma ventosa near Cathair Dubh showing blood-red fruiting bodies. Photo R. Glover

Tree Lungwort Lobaria pulmonaria and fruiting bodies Duart. Photo D. Haines

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Horse Leech Haemopis sanguisuga from garden pond, Badnaban. Photo L. Pearce

Mating European Black Slugs Arion ater near Little Assynt. Photo D. Haines

Great Grey Slug Limax maximus in garden at Strathan. Photo Clarinda

Mammals – click here

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Pine Marten feeding in garden near Torbreck. Photo Mike R.

Badger foraging in an Assynt garden early April

Pygmy Shrew found dead at Nedd. Photo I. Evans

Bank Vole in Baddidaroch garden. Photo M. Snowdon

Pipistrelle Bats leaving maternity roost. Photo D. Haines

Pine Martin in Badnaban garden. Photo L. Pearce

Pine Marten Drumbeg. Photo by A. MacCrimmon

Assynt Red Deer Stag. Photo by C. Reekie

Otter feeding Rubh'an Dunain. Photo by D. Haines

Otter feeding Bay of Culkein. Photo by C. Reekie

Red Deer in 'velvet' Culkein Drumbeg. Photo by D. Haines

Common Seal near Oldany Island. Photo by C. Reekie

Common Seals Culkein Drumbeg. Photo by D. Haines

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Fungi – click here

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False Morel Gyromitra esculenta at Inverkirkaig. Photo C. Pellant

Dusky Puffball our most common puffball. Photo R. Glover

Purple Jellydisc near Oldany. Photo D. Haines

Macrolepiota sp. Culkein Stoer. Photo D. Haines

Shaggy Scalycap Culag Wood. Photo D. Haines

Hoof Fungi Culag Wood. Photo D. Haines

Green Elfcup mycelium staining in birch wood. Photo D. Haines

Green Elfcup fruiting body Culag Wood. Photo A. Haines

Chanterelle near Culkein Drumbeg. Photo D. Haines

White Spindles near Loch Poll. Photo D. Haines

Puff Ball near Culkein Drumbeg. Photo D. Haines

Beech Woodwart near Glenleraig. Photo D. Haines

Waxcap in Glencanisp. Photo D. Haines

Russula species in Culag Wood. Photo D. Haines

Candle Snuff on River Inver path. Photo D. Haines

Angel Wings in Culag Wood. Photo D. Haines

Fly Agaric near Culkein Drumbeg. Photo D. Haines

Rare Glue fungus Inverkirkaig. Full story News

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Amphibians and Reptiles – click here

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Common Toad at roadside near Glenleraig. Photo by D. Haines

Common Frog showing variation in colour compared to image on right. Photo by a visitor

Common Frog in garden Baddidaroch. Photo by M. Snowdon

Palmate Newt female in roadside pool near Gleann Ardbhair. Photo by D. Haines

Male Adder in Inverpolly just south of Assynt. Photo by E. Callus

Slow-worm sunning itself in Gleann Leireag. Photo by D. Haines

Common Lizard basking on telephone pole near Oldany. Photo by D. Haines

Frog spawn and Tadpoles, some 'frosted' Culkein Drumbeg. Photo by D. Haines

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Invertebrates – insect – click here

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Click Beetle Ctenicera cuprea in Clachtoll garden. Photo by A. Cook

St Mark’s Fly Bibio marci in Clachtoll garden. Photo by A. Cook

Black Mountain Moth Glacies coracina near Beinn an Fhurain. Photo G. Chambers

Leaf-mine of Nut Leaf Blister Moth Phyllonorycter coryli, Nedd. Photo I. Evans

Late instar larva of larger green lacewing – Chrysopa vittata Achmelvich. Photo B. Ritchie

Painted Lady Vanessa cardui nr Inverkirkaig, 15th October. Photo D. Haines

Female Meadow Grasshopper Chorthippus parallelus nr. Cathair Dhubh. Photo R. Glover

Caterpillar of Light Knot Grass moth Acronicta menyanthidis, Glencanisp. Photo D Haines

Silk Mining Bee Colletes succinctus near Raffin. Photo D. Haines

Silk Mining Bee Colletes succinctus at nest tunnel. Photo D. Haines

Forest Bug Pentatoma rufipes Glencanisp Lodge. Photo D. Haines

Crane-fly near Raffin, one of nearly 300 British species. Photo Mr Dunlop

Common Blue butterfly Polyommatus icarus

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Marine – click here

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Common Skate Dipturus batis near Raffin. Photo I. Evans

Pod of Orcas off Stoer Head Lighthouse. Photo D. Stuart

Cuckoo Ray Raja naevus Achmelvich. Photo F. Logan

Male Orca off Stoer Head Lighthouse. Photo L. Sedgley

Female Orca off Stoer Head Lighthouse. Photo L. Sedgley

Sea Potato washed up at Achmelvich. Photo D. Haines

Basking Shark off Clachtoll. Photo by a visitor

Common Dolphins bow riding in Enard Bay. Photo by N. Lloyd Jenkins

Common Dolphins bow riding in Enard Bay. Photo by N. Lloyd-Jenkins

Egg-case of Small-spotted cat-shark Scyliorhinus canicula Clashnessie beach. Photo I. Evans

Oldany estuary-seasonal abundance of olive coloured seaweed Fucus muscoides. Photo I Evans

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Flowering Plants – click here

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Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) Oldany Dornie. Photo D. Haines

Bogbean or ‘Frilly-knickers’ (Menyanthes trifoliata) near Achmelvich. Photo R. Glover

Purple Milk-vetch (Astragalus danicus) near Clachtoll. Photo Clarinda

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Birds – click here

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Redpoll and Siskin Badnaban. Photo L. Pearce

Turnstone in breeding plumage Bay of Culkein. Photo D. Haines

Razorbills in Lochinver Bay. Photo L. Pearce

Greylag goslings Loch an Aigeil. Photo S. Lockhart

Whimbrel on passage over Stoer. Photo S. Lockhart

Whimbrel on passage at Culkein Stoer. Photo A. Summers

Pomarine Skua near Elphin. Photo A. Venters

Great Skua off Point of Stoer. Photo R. Glover

Male Sparrowhawk on garden fence Lochinver. Photo D. Cook

Fieldfare Strathan part of c800 flock. Photo A. Summers

Fieldfares on rowan, part of c800 flock Strathan. Photo D. Haines

Waxwing males on rowan Nedd. Photo I. Evans

Part of c600 Waxwing flock Strathan. Photo D. Haines

Waxwing male Strathan garden, one of c600. Photo D. Haines

Waxwing male on Rowan Lochinver. Photo D. Haines

A few of our Waxwing in garden at Badnaban. Photo

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