Ayrshire Weekend - Darvel & Stewarton areas

Lower numbers of Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries than usual at the site near Loudoun Hill but I guess the season is more advanced this year and most individuals were quite faded. Corsehouse Reservoir and one small corner of Glenouther Moor produced a reasonable count of 36 Large Heath, so probably good numbers over the entire area moor. Every year I come up to survey them there are usually a lot of Wood Tigers zipping past at speed. This year, I finally managed to observe one on the deck.

Allantonplains Wood

Ringlet (124)

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (25)

Meadow Brown (25)

Green-veined White (5)

Dark Green Fritillary (1)

Small Heath (4)

Common Blue (1)

Small Tortoiseshell (1)

Painted Lady (1)

Common Hawker (2)

Large Red Damselfly (10+)

Red-necked Footman (1)

Corsehouse Reservoir & Glenouther Moor

Large Heath (36)

Meadow Brown (6)

Ringlet (2)

Small Heath (2)

Green-veined White (1)

Red Admiral (1)

Small Tortoiseshell (1)

Common Hawker (1)

Large Red Damselfly (40+)

Emerald Damselfly (30+)

Common Blue Damselfly (20+)
Wood Tiger (20+)

Red-necked Footman (6)