Thursday, July 31, 2025
Additions to the Cullaloe LNR list
Pleuroceras pseudoplatani Sycamore along road to lower
Podosphaera clandestine Hawthorn along track just after house
Taphrina crataegi Hawthorn along road down to lower
Uromyces trifolii White Clover, widespread
Adia cinerella road to lower
Minettia fasciata under sycamore leaves track to lower
Phaonia palpata along track to lower
Rhagoletis alternata rose along track after house
Cynips quercusfolii Oak lower carpark
Neuroterus numismalis Oak lower carpark
Wesmaelius nervosus car park
Monday, July 21, 2025
Protapion fulvipes new to Dalgety Bay
A deliberate search after sweeping it from White Clover at Kinghorn Loch. This one swept from Downing Point at the first time of asking.
Saturday, July 19, 2025
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Lithobius melanops new to Cullaloe LNR
Friday, January 17, 2025
Cullaloe list booster
This week I discovered a new record source in the form of Bubo Pan-species Listing site. A contributor there had several Cullaloe LNR records which had not been included. I haven't quite finished going through this process but so far we're at 2367 species (see that page for details).
Since I broke through the 2500 at Dalgety Bay last year it only makes sense to turn my attention to rounding out the 2.5k At Cullaloe. Beetles especially are under-represented, and since the Beetles of GB & I is finally complete it would be rude not to concentrate on them.
This is what ten years of accretion looks like:
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Eudonia angustea (Narrow-winged Grey)
A relatively coastal species, and one I've been waiting for for a long time. Fairly mild overnight at about 13 degrees. Accompanied by Satellite, Black Rustic, Copper Underwing, Common Marbled Carpet and Light Brown Apple Moth
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Mothy Magick
A remarkable evening on Saturday night in the fog produced lots of migrants at Charles Hill. Most notable were four Convolvulus Hawk-moths that came barreling into the Lepiled.
Additional supporting cast:
2 Rush Veneer
1 Dark Sword-grass
23 Silver Y
21 Angle Shades
7 Setaceous Hebrew Characters
2 Autumnal Rustic
1 Turnip Moth