Outer Hebrides Biological Recording
Outer Hebrides Biological Recording
Hebridean Spring Project
Featured Species
Lesser Celandine
Shiny yellow flowers, 8-12 petals.
Glossy heart-shaped leaves
Lady’s Smock or Cuckoo Flower
Delicate, small, pale pink or mauve flowers with flour petals. Flowers arranged in a clusters on a slender stem
Yellow Flag Iris
Bright yellow, large flowers on tall stems.
Dense foliage of long narrow, pointed leaves
Swallow
Distinctive long forked tail, cream underside, dark blue above with a dark red throat and forehead
Wheatear
Males have a distinctive black eye patch, black wings and a blue-grey back and crown. Females are much browner and lack the “bandit” eye-mask. Both have a distinctive white tail with a black T mark at the base, which is clearly visible in flight.
White-tailed Bumblebee
Bumblebee with a black body with two yellow bands on its body and a white ‘tail’.
Take a look at our bumblebee leaflet if you are unsure about the identification.
Green-veined White Butterfly
Look for the characteristic grey-green stripes
along the veins on the underside of its wings.
Take a look at our butterflies leaflet if you are unsure about the identification.
Large Red Damselfly
It has a distinctive red abdomen with black markings.
The females are less brightly coloured.
Take a look at our dragonflies and damselflies leaflet if you are unsure about the identification.
