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Transparent Burnet Surveys on the Argyll Mainland On the Spot Glasgow and South West Scotland Branch Newsletter April 2017 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary. Bill Higgins Contents Welcome to On the Spot 2016………………………..………………3 Branch AGM Notice…………………………………………………...4-5 2016 Events…………………………………………………………….6-7 Saving Our Beautiful Snout……………………………………..…....8-9 Peatland Projects……………………………………………………..10-11 Butterfly Records Summary for 2016 .……………………………..12-14 Orange-tip postcard survey…………………………………………..15 Glasgow & South-west Butterfly Conservation……………..……..16 Urban Butterfly Project Update……………………………...……....17 Branch Photographic Competition...………………………………...18-19 Forester Survey Results 2016 and Survey Plans for 2017 ..……..20-21 Transparent Burnet Surveys on the Argyll Mainland ……………...22-24 Two moths or not two moths: A play on Shakespeare! …...……...25 Transparent Burnet Surveys on the Argyll Mainland ……………...26-31 Glasgow and SW Branch Committee ………………………………..32 Newsletter edited by Anthony McCluskey Butterfly Conservation Scotland Head Office Balallan House, Allan Park, Stirling, FK8 2QG Tel: 01786 447753. Email [email protected] Butterfly Conservation Head office and Membership Manor Yard, East Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5QP Tel: 0870 7744309. Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.butterfly-conservation.org This magazine is published by the Glasgow & South West Scotland branch of Butterfly Conservation. Copyright © 2017. All Rights Reserved. All photographic images and text remain the copyright of the original creators as indicated. Views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the editors or of Butterfly Conservation either locally or nationally. The editor would welcome written and/or artwork contributions on all aspects of butterflies and moths in south west Scotland or further afield. Contributions for the next newsletter should be sent to the Newsletter Editor (contact details at back). 2 Welcome to On the Spot 2017 By Paul Mappleback, Branch Chairman 2016, the year that wasn’t: at least for butterflies in Scotland. I can’t remember a more miserably cold summer, here in Renfrewshire. All I can remember seeing last year were a few Orange Tips on the Gleniffer Braes, a single Tortoiseshell at Castle Semple and a pair of Red Admirals later in the year, at RSPB Lochwinnoch. I obviously need to get out more! However, Scott Shanks gives us an account of how they fared in the rest of the branch. So from one S.O.B.S. story to another, but this one has a happier ending. We obviously can’t control the weather, but we can control to a large extent the environment we live in. Find out what our valiant branch volunteers have been doing to improve the threatened habitat for one of the most recent additions to Scotland’s moth fauna. Much has been made of the lack of sunshine during the last season, but cloudy nights are better for moth trapping. So, after five years of trapping in my garden, I was pleasantly surprised to still be recording a first for me; a Lunar Marbled Brown, a widespread woodland moth. Dr Paul Tatner gives us a round- up of Vice County firsts for the branch which include one or two exciting new records for Scotland. For one species in particular it looks likely that someone has been very, very naughty in releasing breed stock in Renfrew. With climate change could the weather now be warm enough for the moth to establish itself in the Glasgow conurbation. Certainly there are plenty of Lime trees in the area. Andrew Masterman has continued his valuable work in Argyll with Forester and Burnet moth surveys; this time using one of the newly available pheromones. He describes how effective these new tools are at attracting the moths. Can they save us some leg work looking for these hard to spot species? Finally, I would like to extend the committee’s invitation to all to the Branch AGM and Member’s Day in May. As will be seen the event includes a walk and a speaker in the afternoon. 3 Invitation to the Branch Members Day & AGM, on Saturday 13st May 2017 commencing at 11.00 am. at Chatelherault Country Park Lecture theatre Visitor Centre, Carlisle Road, Ferniegair, Hamilton, ML3 7UE Programme 11.00 am: Welcome: Paul Mapplebeck, Chair of SW Scotland Committee. Refreshments and a chance to have a look at the last night’s moth catch. Paul Mapplebeck, Branch Chairman. 11.20 – 1.00 pm: ‘A Butterfly Walk’ Discovering Chatelherault’s May Butterflies, Flora and Fauna. 1.00 – 2.00 pm: Picnic Lunch ‘As You Please’ (bring your own) 2.00 – 2.20 pm: Branch AGM and Treasurer's report – Raffle Draw 2.20 – 3.00 pm: Butterfly Conservation in Europe—Paul Kirkland 3.00 - 3.30 pm: Conservation in Action’ an overview of practical conservation work in the Branch. Paul Mapplebeck 3.30 – 3.40 pm: Q&A and Summing up. Paul Mapplebeck. 4.00 pm: Close Free entry – family, friends and non-members are all very welcome. Come for all or party of the event as suites you. Please let us know if you are coming by e-mailing Valerie Charlton, branch Secretary on [email protected] or write to: 13 Glenbank Court, Rouken Glen, G46 7EG 4 Getting to the Chatelherault Country Park, Hamilton http://www.visitlanarkshire.com/things-to-do/country-parks/chatelherault- country-park/ How to get there: By car: On the M74, take junction 6 towards Hamilton. Chatelherault is well signposted from the roundabouts leading into Hamilton. There is free parking. By bus: There are bus stops on either side of Carlisle Road in Ferniegair, which drop you off just outside the entrance to Chatelherault. The bus from to/from here takes a mere 5 minutes to/from Hamilton. Buses run frequently from the centre of Glasgow to Hamilton. By train: Chatelherault train station is situated near to the entrance of the park. This provides 2 trains from Glasgow (via Hamilton) per hour. There is free parking at the Country Park and disabled facilities. Let us know if you can offer a lift to other attendees. Ordnance Survey Ref: NS736 539 5 2017 Events All currently proposed events are subject to confirmation. Updates will be posted on the Branch Facebook page & Branch Events page on the main Butterfly Conservation website All outdoor events are subject to weather & may be cancelled at short notice (decision usually taken day before & if cancelled posted on Branch Facebook page & Branch Events page on the main Butterfly Conservation website). Appropriate clothing & footgear should be worn, on longer days bring some food & drink. We prefer advance booking so that we have an idea of expected numbers - either via the event listing on Branch Facebook page or email to [email protected] for all events listed below, except the Urban Butterfly ID events, for which you should email amccluskey@butterfly- conservation.org 06/05/17 Branch AGM & Members Meeting, Chatelherault Visior Centre, Ferniegair, Hamilton, ML3 7UE 14/05/17 11:00 Mabie Butterfly Walk, Mabie Forest, Dumfries DG2 8HB 20/05/17 13:00 Green Hairstreak Walk, Low Moss, Bishopbriggs G64 2TS 21/05/17 12:30 Green Hairstreak Walk, Muirshiel CP, Calder Glen Road, Lochwinnoch PA12 4LB with Clyde Muirshiel Countryside Ranger Service 21/05/2017: Urban Butterfly ID and recording, Linlithgow. Contact [email protected] to book. 25/05/2017: Urban Butterfly ID and recording, Greenock. Contact [email protected] to book. 28/05/17 13:00 Dingy Skipper Walk, Barony A-Frame, Barony Rd, Auchinleck KA18 2LP 04/06/17 13:00 Chequered Skipper Walk, Glasdrum Wood NNR, Appin PA38 4BQ 01/07/17 12:00 Northern Brown Argus Butterfly Walk, Birthwood Road, Coulter, ML12 6P Lanarkshire 30/07/17 11:00 Golden Skippers Butterfly Walk, Birkshaw Forest nr Lockerbie, Irongate Road DG11 1 19/08/17 10:30 Scotch Argus Walk, Mossdale DG7 2NF 01/09/17 19:30 Glasgow Botanics Moth (& Bat) Night, 730 Gt. Western Rd, Glasgow, G12 0UE. With Clyde Bat Group 6 Branch Events - what do we do? By Scott Donaldson, Events Coordinator I have been nominally responsible for these for somewhat longer now than I originally expected so it's probably about time that I gave you some kind of report of what we have been doing in your name ... Hopefully you are aware that throughout the year we organise a number of butterfly walks (usually to see some of the less commonly seen species), mothing events & habitat management work parties. & of course, we also arrange the Branch AGM. However, you may not be aware that: We support Butterfly Conservation Scotland staff at major public events like Scotland's Big Nature Festival, The Royal Highland Show & Gardening Scotland & on their projects (work parties, courses etc.). We run courses on Butterfly Recording & ID for other "conservation/green" organisations such as various Countryside Ranger organisations, Country Parks, Scottish Wildlife Trust, Sustrans etc. to enthuse & encourage their volunteers to contribute butterfly & moth records. We attend a lot of other organisations public events - bioblitzes, reserve open days, bat & moth nights etc. Additionally we give talks for such as church groups, Scottish Wildlife Trust local groups, gardening clubs etc. & the occasional school visit. All told it is ~60 or more events per year. Hopefully these all encourage an interest in lepidoptera, raise public awareness of the issues facing lepidoptera & the environment in general, Butterfly Conservation as an organisation & our Branch locally. They also help us to raise funds for the Branch through donations, merchandise etc.. We have been very lucky to have a small core (you know who you are, thank you) of dedicated & reliable volunteers to call on. However, people's family & job priorities change & we are always looking for new volunteers to assist. It's not hard work, indeed it is often fun.
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