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Your records
Butterfly and moth records for this year should be sent in as soon as possible, so that we can update our databases.Every record counts, even the more common species as they can be valuable indicators of change. If possible, please include information about:
- the species
- numbers seen
- stage (eg adult, egg, larva, pupa)
- description of site or locality, if possible using Ordnance Survey map references
- description of habitat type
- date
- your name and address.
Butterfly records
Please send your butterfly records to:
Dr David Barbour
125A High Street
Aberlour
Banffshire
AB38 9BP
Email:dbfis@aol.com
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Moth records
HIGHLAND MOTH RECORDING PROVISIONAL GRADING SYSTEM |
Vice-County recorders may query records from recorders, particularly inexperienced trappers. Please do not be offended by this. It is very important that records on the central database are accurate and we are anxious to avoid unverified records of certain difficult species being entered. Many species are common and easy to identify, but many can only be identified by genitalia examination. Between these two extremes are moths whose identification may be tricky, and records from experienced observers may be accepted more easily than those from the new moth trapper.
With this in mind we have provided a checklist (pdf file) showing the level of record required for each species of macro moth in the Highlands and giving an indication of which records are likely to be queried. |
Please send your moth records to the appropriate Vice-County Moth Recorder, whose contact details can be found below.
Please visit the Moths Count website for more information about the National Moth Recording Scheme (opens in new window).
County Moth Recorders in the Branch area
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| VC 94 |
Banffshire |
Roy Leverton, Whitewells, Ordiquhill, Cornhill, Banffshire, AB54 2HS.
E-mail: roy345@btinternet.com |
| VC 95 |
Moray |
Michael Taylor, Allasdale, Kinchurdy Road, Boat of Garten, Inverness-shire, PH34 3BP.
E-mail: mst.taylor@btinternet.com, Tel 01479 831000. |
| VC 96 |
East Inverness-shire |
Pete Moore, Ivy Cottage, Insh, Kingussie, Inverness-shire, PH21 1NT.
E-mail: pete.moore@rspb.org.uk, Tel 01540 661518 or 01479 872261. |
| VC 97 |
West Inverness-shire |
Tom Prescott, Mill House, Mill Road, Kingussie, Inverness-shire, PH21 1LF.
E-mail: tomprescott@btinternet.com. |
| VC 104 |
North Ebudes |
Skye: Brian Neath, Culag, Carr Brae, Dornie, Kyle, Ross-shire, IV40 8HA.
E-mail: bandj@culag.plus.com, Tel: 01599 555341. |
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Small Isles: Jessie Mackay, Fionchra, Carsfad, St John's Town of Dalry, Castle Douglas, DG7 3SU. E-mail: mackay@entomology.freeserve.co.uk, Tel: 01644 430248. |
| VC 105 |
West Ross |
Brian Neath, Culag, Carr Brae, Dornie, Kyle, Ross-shire, IV40 8HA.
E-mail: bandj@culag.plus.com, Tel: 01599 555341. |
| VC 106 |
East Ross |
Barbara & Brian Ballinger, Upper Flat, Station House, Fearn Station, Tain, IV20 1RR.
E-mail: barbara@garrickwood.org.uk, Tel: 01382 669727 or 01862 832012. |
| VC 107 |
East Sutherland |
Tony Mainwood, 13 Ben Bhraggie Drive, Golspie, Sutherland, KW10 6SX.
E-mail: tony.mainwood@btinternet.com, Tel: 01408 633247. |
| VC 108 |
West Sutherland |
Sue Agnew, 78 Strathkanaird, Ullapool, Ross-shire, IV26 2TP.
E-mail: sue.agnew@virgin.net,
Tel: 01854 666225. |
| VC 109 |
Caithness |
Mary Legg, Clett Cottage, Barrock, Caithness, KW14 8SY.
E-mail: mary.legg@highland.gov.uk or leggingit@btopenworld.com,
Tel: 01847 821531. |
| VC 110 |
Outer Hebrides |
Steve Duffield, 5 Drimsdale, South Uist, Western Isles, HS8 5RT.
E-mail: steveduffield@hebrides.net,
Tel: 01870 620241 (h), 07867 555971 (m). |
| VC 111 |
Orkney Islands |
Sydney Gauld, Quoyberstane, Work Road, St Ola, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1UF.
E-mail: Sidney.gauld@virgin.net, Tel: 01856 872468. |
| VC 112 |
Shetland Islands |
Mike Pennington, 9 Daisy Park, Baltasound, Unst, Shetland, ZE2 9EA.
E-mail: penningtonunst@btinternet.com. |
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Fair Isle: Nick Riddiford, Schoolton, Fair Isle, Shetland, ZE2 9JU.
E-mail: nick.riddiford@lineone.net, Tel: 01595 760250. |
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