A return to the elms on the nearby Arish Burn meant that I found this fig gall on the Wych Elm caused by the aphid Tetraneura ulmi:
Tetraneura ulmi on Ulmus glabra
It turns out that Seth found this on the same day in Uig Woods on Skye. Following on from these discoveries of a gall with only four previous records post-1997 in the HBRG database, Neil also found it near Skeabost the next day.
Nearby I captured this splendid hoverfly, Baccha elongata flying low amongst nettles in wet woodland:
I passed by this clump of Meadow Buttercups looking a little odd – the folding of the petals giving a star-like appearance to the flowers:
Ranunculus acris
Up on the croft I went looking for spear thistles in order to find the Spear Thistle Lacebug (Tingis cardui). It appears to be very common on Spear Thistles – just needs looking for.
Tingis cardui Spear Thistle Lacebug
The moth trap yielded 14 moths of eight species including this Notocelia cynosbatella (Yellow-faced Bell).
Notocelia cynosbatella Yellow-faced Bell
Judging by previous years I have about two weeks to seeing Yarrow Plumes in the garden.
Plants of Skye, Raasay & The Small Isles 
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