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220. 29.6.39 cont. Proctos. 30th June 1939. Mainly fine, but cool, with strong NW breeze, some sun & some small showers. Walked around bay past Torridon village & on to zigzag = Z road above Torridon House, then climbed up to cliffs of Sgurr-a-Chadail (2287 ft) to about 1700 ft., where much Alchimella alpina, with Juniperus siberica, Thalictrum alpinum (on one set spot at W. angle of cliffs), Beech Fern, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (rare). Scarcely collected insects at all, as ground & wind unfavourable, but the following seen or taken: Bombus lucorum frequent, ♀♀ & ☿☿ B. jonellus ♀♀ frequent; ? 1♂ seen. B. muscorum a few ♀♀ seen along roadside Andrena tarsata 1♂ on roadside above Z. Vespa rufa 1♀ at about 1500 ft. 221. 30th June 39 cont. Torridon district cont. Campoplex small red sp. 1♀ on roadside Apanteles congestus 2 balls of cocoons, one taken - but flies already had emerged! on moor. A. black sp. 1♂ on roadside Northern Brown Butterfly (E. media) About half-a-dozen seen, one taken; seen flying with Meadow Brown & much stronger on wing than that species. Small Heath common. Large Heath: one seen. Small White ? One seen in distance, either this sp. or napi! Dragon Fly (Cordulagaster ) several seen & one captured with fingers while asleep. On this day Mr. & Mrs. Thornley - a young couple from Birmingham - climbed Liath, 3, 456 ft., & at my request brought me specimens from the summit, which they said were growing in crevices of the rocks. The plants were Salix herbacea, Arabis petraea & Saxifraga stellaris?
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SgÒrr a' Chadail