Recording – Water Voles of Assynt
March 23rd 2024
Recording – Water Voles of Assynt
The guest speaker for our indoor meeting on Thursday 21st March 2024 was Professor Xavier Lambin of Aberdeen University. The full title of Xavier’s presentation was-
‘The Water Voles of Assynt as Reference Point for Conservation & Restoration: highlights of a 25 year long study’
To read more about this study and Assynt’s water voles you can head to this article from the Quinag Wildlife Project.
This post is to make the Zoom recording of Xavier’s talk available to anyone at anytime.
Here is the link to the presentation which does not require you to leave our website. Enjoy.
Recording – The Water Voles of Assynt as Reference Point for Conservation & Restoration: highlights of a 25 year long study
Recent Sightings
Sanderling
Two feeding along the shoreline at Clashnessie Beach (Pete) (20/08)
Fox Moth Caterpillar
One at Torbreck (Cheryl Smith) (17/08)
Burying Beetle
One in a garden at Torbreck (Cheryl Smith) (12/08)
Bee Beetle
One in a garden at Torbreck (Cheryl Smith) (11/08)
Golden Eagle
One at Elphin (Pete) (11/08)
Scotch Argus butterfly
Four at two locations along Drumbeg Peat Road (Vince Hilton) (09/08)
Barn Owl
Hunting at last light, c. 22:00, Eadar da' sloc, near Lochinver (Michael Rochester) (08/08)
Spotted Flycatcher
A family group of three nested locally (Stefan Taylor) (04/08)
