After a very hard winter it was great to see the first few signs of Spring. This Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly was seen on 16th March at Clachtoll (NC0427). It has obviously come out of hibernation as a result of the sudden increase in temperature.
Photo by Julian Jacobson.
single female sunning herself on Little Assynt All-Abilities Path (DAH) (01/07)
20+ along one stretch of Little Assynt All-Abilities Path (DAH) (01/07)
6+ along one stretch of Little Assynt All-Abilities Path (DAH) (01/07)
16+ animals off Raffin (DAH/Charlotte Newell) (29/06)
two pale morph birds off Stoer Head Lighthouse (DAH) (29/06)
single adult bird, Loch na Bruthaich (DAH). This is a non-breeding loch for this species so it will have flown here from its breeding loch for a bit of RnR! (29/06)
two in old quarry near Little Assynt (Cheryl Smith) (28/06)
two adult birds, Loch Inver (DAH) (27/06)
