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Tuesday 9th March 2010
Dotted Border at Scatsta - Roger
Thomason
Thursday 24th February 2010
Rove Beetle at Nesting - Ivan Hawick
Monday 4th January 2010
Green-veined White at Scatness - Steve Minton
A Green-veined White was found flying around inside a house at Scatness; it had probably been imported on a Christmas tree.
Friday 25th December 2009
Common Green Lacewing - David Gifford
Thursday 12th December 2009
The Opilione (harvestman) Megabunus
diadema - Roger Thomason
Wednesday 28th October 2009
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Autumn Green Carpet at Ocraquoy - George
Petrie
An Autumn Green Carpet and 2 Rush
Veneers were found at a lighted window at Ocraquoy.
Monday
19th October 2009
Epiritta sp. at Scatsta - Roger Thomason
This Epiritta sp. was found at
Scatsta.
Wednesday 7th October 2009
A Red Admiral is at Hoswick.
Wednesday 16th September 2009
Peacock at Scalloway - Mark Burgess; Pearly Underwing at Scatness - Steve Minton
A Peacock is at Scalloway. A Pearly Underwing was trapped at Scatness.
Monday 14th September 2009
Several Painted Ladies were at Stucca, Hillswick.
Sunday 6th September 2009
Over the weekend there were 4 Convolvulus Hawk-moths trapped on Yell (3 at Mid Yell and one at Aywick) and another was trapped at Aith.
Thursday 3rd September 2009
A Convolvulus Hawk-moth was trapped at Aywick, Yell.
Thursday 27th August 2009
A Flame Shoulder was trapped at Scatness.
Tuesday 25th August 2009
Setaceous Hebrew Character and Chevron at Burrafirth - Wendy Dickson
A Setaceous Hebrew Character was trapped at Burrafirth.
Monday 24th August 2009
A Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing was trapped at Sandwick.
Sunday 23rd August 2009
A Dark Sword-grass was trapped at Sandwick.
Friday 21st August 2009
A Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing and a Gold Spot were trapped at Voehead, Bressay.
Saturday 15th August 2009
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Saltern Ear and Haworth's Minor at Ocraquoy - George Petrie
Thursday 6th August 2009
2 Painted Ladies are on Out Skerries.
Wednesday 5th August 2009
Beautiful Golden Y (2 photos) and Silver Y (3 photos) at Scatness - Steve Minton
Tuesday 4th August 2009
100 Painted Ladies are at Hermaness.
Sunday 2nd August 2009
Painted Lady on Out Skerries - Peter Flint
4 Painted Ladies are on Out Skerries.
Thursday 29th July 2009
Gem at Virkie - Rob Fray
A Gem was trapped at Virkie (the 8th for Shetland and the first to be trapped in July).
Friday 24th July 2009
Second-generation Painted Ladies are beginning to be seen; 20 very fresh individuals were at Lamba Ness, Unst today, small numbers have been in south mainland over the last few days and 2 were on Out Skerries on the 20th. More sightings are likely over the next few weeks - see here for more details.
Thursday 23rd July 2009
Bright-line Brown-eye at Virkie - Rob Fray
A Bright-line Brown-eye was trapped at Virkie.
Wednesday 22nd July 2009
Common Rustic and Gold Spot at Scatness - Steve Minton
Tuesday 21st July 2009
Bird-cherry Ermine at Scatness - Steve Minton; White-tailed Bumblebee nest at Tresta - Ian Nicolson
A Bird-cherry Ermine was trapped at Scatness.
Friday 17th July 2009
Yellow Shell at Scatness - Steve Minton; Silver Y on Out Skerries - Peter Flint
Wednesday 15th July 2009
Snout at Channerwick - Glen Tyler
A Snout (the 5th for Shetland) was found in a dogs drinking bowl at Channerwick.
Saturday 27th June 2009
A Gold Spot was trapped at Sandwick.
Friday 26th June 2009
Common Blue Damselfly at North Nesting - Rob Fray; Ghost Moth and Eupeodes corollae at Cunningsburgh - Calum Williamson; 'Harvestman' at Cunningsburgh - Wayne Williamson
Monday 1st June 2009
Still lots of Painted Ladies around, including 90 on Out Skerries.
Sunday 31st May 2009
Painted Lady at Ocraquoy - George Petrie; Painted Lady at Lerwick - Gordon Waddell
The Painted Lady influx which has been occurring further south has reached Shetland, with records from many areas today. For further details of this nationwide influx click here. Although it will not be possible to list all records on this page, please report them so that the size of the influx into Shetland can be assessed.
Silver Ys are also about in reasonable numbers.
Friday 29th May 2009
Shetland's second record of Eyed Ladybird involved one which landed on
pupil Emma Niven at Baltasound Junior High School and which was identified by
Mike Pennington, her teacher.
Friday 22nd May 2009
A Painted Lady is still at Twatt.
Thursday 21st May 2009
A Painted Lady is at Twatt.
Wednesday 20th May 2009
The first Large Red Damselflies appeared at Sandgarth today.
Monday 18th May 2009
Skin Moth at Scatsta - Roger Thomason
Saturday 16th
May 2009
A Peacock is at Norwick, Unst.
Thursday 14th May 2009
Glaucous Shears at Burrafirth - Wendy Dickson; Eristalis
sp. at Lerwick - Gordon Waddell
Tuesday 12th May 2009
White-tailed Bumblebee with mite infestation on Bressay - John Bateson
Sunday 3rd May 2009
A Peacock is at Quendale.
Thursday 30th April 2009
A Peacock is at Leagarth, Fetlar.
Tuesday 28th April 2009
A Peacock is at Valyie, Unst.
Monday 27th April 2009
Angle Shades at Scatness - Steve Minton
A Turnip and 5 Sexton Beetles were trapped at Sandwick.
Sunday 26th April 2009
Unidentified spider at Cunningsburgh - Charles Hughson
Saturday 25th April 2009
A Shetland Bumblebee is at Voehead, Bressay. A Red Admiral is at Hamars Ness, Fetlar.
Wednesday 22nd April 2009
Large White at Scatness - Steve Minton
A Large White is at Scatness.
Tuesday 14th April 2009
A Peacock at Quoys, Unst had presumably overwintered as it was very sluggish.
Thursday 9th April 2009
A White-tailed Bumblebee is at King Harald Street, Lerwick.
Sunday 5th April 2009
Peacock in a shed at Voe - Morag Hay
2 White-tailed Bumblebees are at Norwick.
Monday 9th March 2009
Dotted Border at Scatsta - Roger Thomason
Tuesday 9th September 2008
Bombus (hortorum?) at Mossbank - Roger Thomason
Monday 8th September 2008
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Bombus muscorum at Norwick - Wendy Dickson
Sunday 7th September 2008
Bombus lucorum at Baltasound - Mike Pennington; wingless gall wasp (?) at
Cunningsburgh - Charles Hughson
Thursday 4th September 2008
springtail at Cunningsburgh - Charles Hughson
Wednesday 3rd September 2008
Convolvulus Hawkmoth at Virkie - Rob Fray (2 photos), Hugh Harrop (4 photos);
Bombus lucorum and Bombus muscorum at Mossbank - Roger Thomason
A Convolvulus Hawkmoth was trapped at Virkie.
Sunday 31st August 2008
Convolvulus Hawkmoth and Setaceous Hebrew Character at Ocraquoy - George Petrie
A Convolvulus Hawkmoth, a Setaceous Hebrew Character and 4 Silver Y's were trapped at Ocraquoy.
Saturday 30th August 2008
Herald at Ocraquoy - George Petrie
Friday 29th August 2008
A Haworth's Minor was trapped at Sandwick.
Friday 22nd August 2008
Garden Rose Tortrix, Scaeva pyrastri, Eristalis pertinax
and Ichneumon sp. at Mossbank - Roger Thomason
unidentified mayfly at Cunningsburgh - Charles Hughson
Thursday 21st August 2008
presumed Bird-cherry Ermine at Sandwick - Dave Hall
A presumed Saltern Ear was also caught at Sandwick.
Wednesday 20th August 2008
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Mouse Moth at Baltasound - Mike Pennington; Haworth's Minor at Ocraquoy -
George Petrie
A Death's Head Hawkmoth was found on a wall at Grindahoull, Brae.
Monday 18th August 2008
Platycheirus albimanus, Platycheirus manicatus (2 photos),
Eupeodes corollae,
Meliscaeva auricollis (2 photos), melanic Episyrphus baltaeatus (2
photos) at Mossbank - Roger Thomason (photos taken
over the summer)
Sunday 17th August 2008
Bombus muscorum on Keen of Hamar - Alastair Wilson
Monday 11th August 2008
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presumed Lesser Common Rustic and Smoky Wainscot at Ocraquoy - George
Petrie
A specimen of the hoverfly Xylota segnis was collected at Upper
Kergord, a new species for Shetland.
Friday 8th August 2008
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Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing at Eswick - George Petrie
Thursday 7th August 2008
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Large Ear at Burrafirth - Wendy Dickson
Tuesday 5th August 2008
Snout at Scatness - Steve Minton A Snout (the 4th for Shetland) was trapped at Scatness.
A Peacock is at Norwick.
Monday 4th August
2008
14-spot Ladybird
- Helen Moncrieff
A Peacock is at Skaw, Unst.
Sunday 3rd August 2008
Straw Dots and Nutmeg at Scatness - Steve Minton; Peacock at Eswick - George Petrie;
Episyrphus balteatus on Out Skerries - Peter Flint; Eristalis intricarius
and Helophilus pendulus at Ness of Sound - Gordon Waddell
Two Straw Dots, a True Lovers Knot and a Nutmeg were trapped at Scatness. A Bedstraw Hawk-Moth was trapped at Voehead, Bressay.
Saturday 2nd August 2008
Saltern Ear at Ocraquoy - George Petrie; Saltern Ear at Scatness - Steve Minton
A Saltern Ear and a Large Ear were trapped at Scatness. A Small Tortoiseshell and a Peacock are on Noss.
A Seven-spotted Ladybird is on Out Skerries.
Friday 1st August 2008
Large Ear, Gold Spot and Crescent at Scatness - Steve Minton
A Large Ear and a Gold Spot were trapped at Scatness.
Thursday 31st July 2008
Lime-speck Pugs and Blood Vein at Scatness - Steve Minton;
Green Lacewings and Udea lutealis at Mossbank - Roger Thomason
2 Lime-speck Pugs (approximately the 6th and 7th Shetland records), a Blood Vein and a Bedstraw Hawk-Moth were trapped at Scatness. A Peacock is on Out Skerries and a Painted Lady, 5 Small Tortoiseshells and 2 Peacocks are on Noss.
Wednesday 30th July 2008
Peacocks on Out Skerries - Edwin Tait; and on
Fetlar - Alastair Wilson; Eyed Ladybird at Mossbank - Roger Thomason
A Blood Vein (approximately the 7th Shetland record) was trapped at Scatness.
There are 3 Peacocks on Fetlar, a Peacock is on Out Skerries and a Small Tortoiseshell is on Noss.
Tuesday 29th July 2008
Eristalis pertinax and Green Lacewing at Mossbank - Roger
Thomason
A Red Admiral is on Out Skerries and a Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Peacocks are on Noss.
Monday 28th July 2008
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Bordered Sallow and European Corn Borer at Eswick - Jim Nicolson; Nutmeg at Scatness - Steve Minton;
Reed Dagger on Bressay - George Petrie
Green Lacewing, Helophilus pendulus and Empis
tessellata at Cunningbsurgh - Charles Hughson
unidentified harvestman (Opiliones), froghoppers, true bugs
(family Miridae) the tureu fly Calobata pertonella and flies at
Cunningsburgh - Charles Hughson
A Bordered Sallow trapped at Eswick is the first for Shetland. Also at Eswick, a European Corn Borer trapped overnight is the second for Shetland.
The second Reed Dagger for Shetland was trapped at Voehead, Bressay. A Nutmeg was trapped at Scatness.
A Peacock is on Whalsay.
Sunday 27th July 2008
Reed Dagger and Bedstraw Hawk-Moth at Scatness - Steve Minton; Green Lacewing at Burrafirth - Wendy Dickson
A Reed Dagger (possibly the first for Shetland), 2 Nutmegs and a Bedstraw Hawk-Moth was trapped at Scatness.
Saturday 26th July 2008
A Small Tortoiseshell and a Painted Lady are on Noss.
Friday 25th July 2008
Magpie - Colin Petrie
Tuesday 22nd July 2008
Necrophorus investigator at Gossa Water - Gordon Carle
Wednesday 16th July 2008
Magpies at Scatness - Steve Minton
Tuesday 15th July 2008
Bees nest at Sandgarth, Voe - Tony Gerrard
A Painted Lady is at Lerwick.
Friday 11th July 2008
Another Double-lobed was trapped at Scatness.
Tuesday 8th July 2008
A Small Tortoiseshell is at Baltasound.
Monday 7th July 2008
Dark Spectacle at Scatness - Jim Nicolson
This Dark Spectacle trapped at Scatness is the first for Shetland.
Sunday 6th July 2008
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Dioryctria sp. at Ocraquoy - George Petrie
Spaerophoria sp. Eupeodes corollae (2 photos), Helophilus pendulus,
and Episyrphus balteatus (2 photos) - Roger Thomason
Saturday 5th July 2008
True Lover's Knot at Scatness - Steve Minton
Friday 4th July 2008
Double-lobed at Scatness - Steve Minton (2 photos) ;
Episyrphus balteatus, Syrphus sp. and Scaeva pyrastri at Baltasound -
Mike Pennington
A Double-lobed was trapped at Scatness - the only other Shetland records
were in 1996.
There are 3 Red Admirals on Out Skerries and 3 around Heogland on Unst,
while several migrant hoverflies were also seen.
Wednesday 2nd July 2008
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Empis tesselata at Mossbank - Roger Thomason
unidentified moth (Coleophora?) (2 photos), male barkfly of the genus Mesopsocus, possibly unipunctatus or immunis,
Dolerus sp. sawfly at Mossbank - Roger Thomason
Sunday 22nd June 2008
Earwing and Bombus leucorum at Mossbank - Roger Thomason
The soldierfly Microchrysa polita (2 photos), Eupeodes corollae
(2 photos),
Helophilus pendulus (2 photos), Platycheirus scutatus (?) at Mossbank
- Roger Thomason
Eristalis inticarius (2 photos), Eristalis pertinax (3 photos) at
Mossbank - Roger Thomason
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Empis tesselata, Anthomyidae sp. (2 species), Empis trigramma (4
photos) and other unidentified flies at Mossbank - Roger Thomason
unidentified ichneumon fly at Mossbank - Roger Thomason
Aethes cnicana at Mossbank - Roger Thomason
Saturday 21st June 2008
Agriphila straminella at Graven - Roger Thomason
Wednesday 18th June 2008
Shetland Bumblebee, Red Admiral and Large White at Mossbank - Roger Thomason
Episyrphus balteatus (2 photos), Eristalis intricarius (2
photos), Platycheirus manicatus and Syritta pipens (3
photos) at Mossbank - Roger Thomason
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some unidentified flies at Mossbank - Roger Thomason
two unidentified moths and White-shouldered House-moth at Mossbank - Roger
Thomason
Tuesday 17th June 2008
Rhingia campestris, Eristalis arbustorum, Empis tessellata (2 photos),
Scatophaga sp. and Silver Y at Mossbank - Roger Thomason
Friday 30th May 2008
Setaceous Hebrew Character at Scatness - Steve Minton
A Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2 Silver Y, 12 Angle Shades, 10 Marbled Coronets and 2 Lychnis were trapped at Scatness.
Thursday 29th May 2008
Large Red Damselfly at Sandgarth - Tony Gerrard
A Large Red Damselfly was seen emerging at Sandgarth, Voe.
Sunday 26th May 2008
Broad-bordered White Underwing on Ronas Hill - Glen Tyler
This Broad-bordered White Underwing Anarta melanopa,
a RDB species, is the first seen in Shetland since 1992!
Saturday 25th May 2008
Large Red Damselfly at Sandgarth - Tony Gerrard
At least one Large Red Damselfly is at Sandgarth, Voe. A Large White is at Baltasound.
Friday 16th May 2008
Toadflax Leaf Beetle at Keen of Hamar - Vaila Smith
Wednesday 7th May 2008
A Red Admiral is at Wester Quarff.
Saturday 17th November 2007
A Red Sword Grass was at a lighted window
at Voehead on Bressay.
Monday 12th November 2007
Brindled Ochres were seen at Gremista in
Lerwick and Voehead on Bressay.
Saturday 20th October 2007
A Red Admiral was seen at South Nesting.
Tuesday 28th August 2007
July Highflier at Virkie and Lesser Common or Common Rustic at Maywick -
Hugh Harrop
Saturday 25th August 2007
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Small White - Wendy Dickson
This Small White is one of four found in a house at Baltasound over
the last week, while caterpillars are also appearing there. They have all
appeared since a batch of cabbages arrived from Yorkshire. Almost all, if not
all, the confirmed Shetland records are in similar circumstances, although in at
least one case, on Foula in the 1990s, they established themselves for a few
years.
Thursday 23rd August 2007
Necrophorus investigator at Sandwick - Dave Hall
A Setaceous Hebrew Character was caught at
Voehead, Bressay.
Wednesday 22nd August 2007
A Setaceous Hebrew Character was caught at Baltasound.
Tuesday 21st August 2007
White-line Dart, Lesser or Common Rustic, Rosy Rustic and Antler Moth at
Maywick
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Hugh Harrop
A Snout caught by day at Quendale is only the third for Shetland, but
the second this year.
A Convolvulus Hawk-moth was caught at Ocraquoy and another was caught at
Voehead, Bressay.
Sunday 19th August 2007
Twin-spot Carpet at Maywick -
Hugh Harrop
Friday 17th August 2007
Small Wainscot at Maywick
-
Hugh Harrop
Tuesday 14th August 2007
Small Wainscot at Virkie - Rob Fray
Monday 13th August 2007
A Bedstraw Hawk-moth was seen by day feeding on thistles on Noss.
Sunday 12th August 2007
Sexton Beetle at Sandwick - Dave Hall
Saturday 11th August 2007
Snout (2 photos) at Sandwick and Straw Dot at South Whiteness -
Hugh Harrop
Gold Spangle at Tresta and Snout at Sandwick - Dave Hall; Lesser
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing at Tresta - Jim Nicolson; Gold Spangle at Tresta
- Nat Hall
Some other moths form the course: Smoky Wainscot, Silver-ground Carpet,
Gold Spot, Exile, Confused and Autumnal Rustic -
Hugh Harrop
On the second day of the moth course, highlights were Shetland's second
Snout at Sandwick, fifth Gold Spangle at Tresta along with 10
Dotted Clays and a Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, and 2
Straw Dots and 2 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings at South
Whiteness.
A Convolvulus Hawk-moth was trapped at Voehead on Bressay.
Friday 10th August 2007
Bedstraw Hawk-moth, Northern Spinach and Lychnis at Maywick, Great Brocade
from Virkie, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing from South Whiteness, Dotted
Clay from Tresta and Setaceous Hebrew Character from Burrafirth -
Hugh Harrop
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Evergestis extimalis and Phycitodes binaevella at Eswick and Exile at
Tresta - Wendy Dickson
The first day of the SBRC moth course was on
Saturday 11th, with traps set on the 10th emptied. The highlight was Shetland's
first specimen of the pyralid Evergestis extimalis.
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing and the totrid
Aethes cnicana were the highlights at
South Whiteness, while a Setaceous Hebrew Character was caught at
Burrafirth, 10 Dotted Clays at Tresta, a Great Brocade at Virkie
and a Bedstraw Hawk-moth at Maywick.
A specimen of Phycitodes binaevella
caught at Eswick last week is also new for Shetland.
Thursday 9th August 2007
The second Straw Dot of the year, and the third for Shetland, was
caught at Eswick.
Wednesday 8th August 2007
Square Spot Rustics at Sandwick and Maywick - Dave Hall and
Hugh Harrop
Tuesday 7th August 2007
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Shetland's second Straw Dot and Mother of Pearl at Ocraquoy - George
Petrie
Monday 6th August 2007
July Highflier and Garden Carpet at Sandwick - Dave Hall
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Beautiful Golden Y, Gold Spot & True Lover's Knot at Maywick - Hugh Harrop; Rosy Rustic & Twin-spot Carpet at Virkie - Rob Fray
Saturday 4th August 2007
Large Yellow Underwing at Maywick - Hugh Harrop
Friday 3rd August 2007
Antler Moth at Virkie - Rob Fray
Saturday 28th July 2007
Burnished Brass and Ghost Moth at Virkie - Roger Riddington
A Burnished Brass was trapped at Voehead, Bressay and another was trapped at Virkie.
Wednesday 25th July 2007
Apple Fruit Moth at Eswick - Dave Hall
The Convolvulus Hawk-moth was trapped again at Voehead, Bressay. An Apple Fruit Moth (Argyresthia conjugella) was trapped at Eswick.
Tuesday 24th July 2007
Angle Shades, Antler Moth, Red Carpet, Smoky Wainscot and Lesser/Common Rustic at Sandwick - Dave Hall; Bird-cherry Ermine at Burrafirth - Wendy Dickson.
A Convolvulus Hawk-moth was trapped at Voehead, Bressay and a Bird-cherry Ermine was trapped at Burrafirth.
Monday 23rd July 2007
Bedstraw Hawk-moth at Scatness - Steve Minton
Another Bedstraw Hawk-moth has been trapped at Scatness.
Sunday 22nd July 2007
Marbled Coronet at Sandwick - Dave Hall
Saturday 21st July 2007
A Bedstraw Hawk-moth was trapped at Voehead, Bressay.
Friday 20th July 2007
True Lover's Knot at Sandwick - Dave Hall; Diving beetle at Burravoe, Yell - D. Thomson
A Gold Spot was trapped at Voehead, Bressay.
Thursday 19th July 2007
Bedstraw Hawk-moth at Virkie - Roger Riddington; Gold Spot at Sandwick - Dave Hall; Dark
Brocade at Lerwick - Gordon Waddell
A Bedstraw Hawk-moth was trapped at Virkie and 2 Gold Spots were trapped at Sandwick.
Tuesday 17th July 2007
Bedstraw Hawk-moth at Scatness - Steve Minton
A Bedstraw Hawk-moth was trapped at Scatness.
Monday 16th July 2007
Bedstraw Hawk-moth at Sandwick - Dave Hall
A Bedstraw Hawk-moth was trapped at Sandwick.
Saturday 14th July 2007
Magpie and Red Carpet at Sandwick - Dave Hall
Wednesday 11th July 2007
Angle Shades at Burrafirth - Wendy Dickson
A Bedstraw Hawk-moth was found at Sumburgh Head.
Sunday 8th July 2007
A Bedstraw Hawk-moth is on Noss.
Wednesday 4th July 2007
Red Admiral at Lerwick - Gordon Waddell; Ghost Moths at Scatness - Steve Minton
Sunday 1st July 2007
Grass Rivulet at Scatness - Steve Minton
Friday 22nd June 2007
Large Yellow Underwing, Ghost Moth, Clouded-bordered Brindle and Beautiful
Golden Y at Scatness - Steve Minton
Friday 15th June 2007
Painted Ladies
have been seen in the sunshine regularly during the week.
Monday 11th June 2007
Two Red Admirals were seen on Out Skerries.
Sunday 10th June 2007
Painted Lady at Burra and North Ness, Lerwick - Gordon Waddell
Painted Ladies were out in force today, with "many" on Burra and Trondra, three on Out Skerries, two at North Ness, Lerwick and several around Virkie. Red Admirals were seen on Out Skerries and at Bannaminn, Burra.
Saturday 9th June 2007
Six Painted Ladies were seen today on Trondra.
Friday 8th June 2007
Painted Ladies were seen today at North Roe (3) and Noness.
Thursday 7th June 2007
Two Painted Ladies and a Large White were seen at Bixter and the first Large Whites at Scousburgh were seen today.
Friday 1st June 2007
Red Admirals were seen at Baltasound and in Lerwick; Large Whites
are being seen fairly frequently on Unst and in Lerwick.
Monday 14th May 2007
A Red Admiral was seen at Scousburgh.
Sunday 13th May 2007
Blowfly (bluebottle) and the hoverflies Eristalis intricarius and
E. arbustorum at Baltasound -
Mike Pennington
In the bright sunshine there were plenty of hoverflies at Baltasound -
Eristalis intricarius, Eristalis arbustorum and
Helophilus pendulus were the commonest, with singles specimens of
Eristalis pertinax, Platycheirus albimanus and
Platycheirus manicatus.
Single specimens of Red Admiral and Large White were at
Baltasound.
Monday 30th April 2007
An early Eristalis intricarius hoverfly was at Baltasound.
Sunday 29th April 2007
The first Shetland Bumblebee was seen on Unst, at Norwick;
White-tailed Bumblebees have been almost
daily during the week.
Sunday 22nd April 2007
The first White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus leucorum was on Unst,
at Norwick.
Friday 13th April 2007
Bomblus jonellus (2 photos) and Bombus leucorum at Aith
-
Mike Pennington
Several White-tailed Bumblebees Bombus leucorum and Small
Heath Bumblebees B. jonellus were visiting Lesser Celandine flowers
at Aith; these are the earliest records for jonellus.
Tuesday 3rd April 2007
Another exceptionally early Shetland Bumblebee, this time in flight,
was seen on the Bressay shoreline opposite Noss, and another lethargic
individual was found in a welly on Noss.
Sunday 1st April 2007
An exceptionally early but lethargic Shetland Bumblebee was found
crawling around flagstones at Bigton.
Saturday 31st March 2007
The first White-tailed Bumblebee of the year was at Sandgarth, Voe.Great moth-trapping weather at the moment - shame there is only one species
to catch: 55 Hebrew Characters in the Baltasound trap.
Hebrew Characters at Baltasound
-
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Saturday 24th March 2007
There were 34 Hebrew Characters in the trap at Burrafirth.
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Hebrew Character - Wendy Dickson
Thursday 22nd March 2007
A Brindled Ochre and 3 Hebrew Characters were in the trap at
Burrafirth.
Wednesday 28th February 2007
Billy Thomason found a
Peacock butterfly outside is house at Holmsgarth Brae, Lerwick.
Nature in Shetland
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