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This Index brings you to hundreds of Species and Links. It is a selective list (some familiar species being ommitted) in alphabetical order, mainly by English common names. When you Click on an item (the Blue links) you will be brought to a Page or a Photo. (Please allow a short delay as a large page may be loading!) Always Use Browser Return arrow or Previous Tab (‘speciesindex’) to get back to this Index; we cannot provide BACK links at every item! You can then pick another item of interest.  You will find certain items listed as “Slide Show”. This is a collection of Photos of a various species. To see them go to the Slide Show page. Go to Slide Show NOW?

A - C

D - K

L - R

S - Z

Abia candens

rare Sawfly larva

     sericea

another Sawfly

Agrimony

SlideShow

Alder

Alder Carr.. Winter Carr..

Algae

 

   Blooms

in open water

   'Blue Green'

onshore deposits

   Green

‘normal’ algae

   Nostoc sp.

clean water indicator?

Anemone, Wood

PHOTO

ASPEN

Slide Show

Balsam, Himalayan

Slide Show

Bat, Daubenton's

Slide Show

Beak Sedge, white

in Blanket bog

Bedstraw, Heath

montane habitat

Bee, Bumble

PHOTO

Beech, Copper

introduced species

Beetle, Soldier

SlideShow

Bilberry

bog.. food.. hill.. portrait

Bistort, Amphib.

on land and water

Blackbird

SlideShow

Blechnum sp.

see Ferns, hard

Bluebell

PHOTO

Blue-eyed Grass

rare plant..

Boar, Wild

invasive species

Bog Asphodel

in a blanket bog

Bogbean

PHOTO

Bog Cotton

on raised bog

   Harestail

PHOTO

Bramble

PHOTO

Brooklime

PHOTO

Broom

PHOTO

Buckthorn, Alder

see Brimstone Butterfly

Bugle

PHOTO

Bullrush

SlideShow

Bunting, Reed

SlideShow

Bur-reed,
   Branched

SlideShow

   Floating

SlideShow

   Unbranched

SlideShow

Butterbur

PHOTO

Butterflies

 

   Brimstone

butterfly & food plants

   Marsh Fritillary

a rare breeder

   Orange Tip

SlideShow

   Painted Lady

SlideShow

   Peacock

SlideShow

   Red Admiral

SlideShow

   Ringlet

SlideShow

   Silver-washed

PHOTO

   Small Copper

SlideShow

   Small Heath

in flower meadow

   Spckled Wood

PHOTO

Buzzard

SlideShow

Celandine, Lesser

PHOTO

Centaury, Common

SlideShow

Cherry

SlideShow

Chickweed, Common

PHOTO

Chiffchaff

see Warblers

Cinquefoil, Marsh

PHOTO

Clover, Red

PHOTO

   White

PHOTO

   Alsike

 SlideShow

Clubmoss, Fir

on Playbank

Coltsfoot

PHOTO

Cowslip

PHOTO

Cow Parsley

PHOTO

Cranberry

in bog.. PHOTO

Crayfish, Freshwater

SlideShow

Creeping Jenny

on shoreline

Crosbill, Common

SlideShow

Crow, Grey

SlideShow

Crowberry

present but no data

Curlew

breeding bird, nest and eggs..


 


 

Damselflies

 

   Common Blue

SlideShow

   Large Red

PHOTO

Dog Daisy

PHOTO

Dog Rose

see Roses

Dragonflies

 

   4-SpotChaser

magnificent flyers

   Black Darter

on bog

DUCKS

 

   Goldeneye

winter visitor

   Merganser,
   Red-breasted

courtship/distribution
Species Study

   Teal

SlideShow

   Tufted

rare on Lough Allen

   Wigeon

SlideShow

Elm, Wych

native species

Enchanter's Nightshade

SlideShow

Eyebright

PHOTO

Fairy Flax

a declining species

Ferns

 

   Brittle Bladder

in rocky clefts

   Broad Buckler

 SlideShow

   Filmy

habitat/description

   Hard

SlideShow

   Hart's tongue

SlideShow

   Maidenhair Spleenwort

SlideShow

   Male

SlideShow

   Polypody

PHOTO

   Royal

description

   Rusty back

SlideShow

Flycatcher, Spotted

SlideShow

Forget-me-not,
   Tufted

PHOTO

   Changing

PHOTO

Foxglove

SlideShow

Fungus

 

   Fly Agaric

SlideShow

   Galerina sp.

PHOTO

Grasshopper,
   Meadow

in bogland

Grebe,
   Great Crested

SlideShow

Greenshank

winter visitor

Ground Elder

PHOTO

Guelder Rose

in hedgerows

Gulls

 

   Black-headed

breeding colony..

   Common

breed in Lough Allen

   Gt.Black-back

SlideShow

   Lsr Black-back

a predatory Gulll

Harrier, Hen

SlideShow

Heathers

 

   Bell

Erica cinerea

   Cross-leaved

Erica tetralix

   Ling

Calluna vulgaris

Herb Bennet (Wood Avens)

SlideShow

Herb Robert

PHOTO

Heron

SlideShow

Honeysuckle

SlideShow

Iris, Yellow (Flag)

in wetlands

Jay

PHOTO

Knotweed,
   Japanese

SlideShow

Kestrel

SlideShow


 


 

Lady's Mantle

SlideShow

Lady's Smock

PHOTO

Lady's Tresses

(see Orchids)

Lapwing

declining fast here!

Lichens

 

   Cladonia, Red

in bogland

   Reindeer

SlideShow.. also see Common Lizard

Lime

mature trees...

Lizard, Common

on a sunny moorland

Loosestrife,
   Yellow

SlideShow

   Purple

SlideShow

Lords and Ladies

PHOTO

Lousewort

PHOTO

Marsh Marigold

PHOTO

Marten, Pine

an elusive Mammal

Martin, Sand

in Turf banks

Milkwort

PHOTO

Mint, Water

PHOTO

Moss, hairy-cap

PHOTO

Moths

 

   6-Spot Burnet

PHOTO

   Emperor Moth

SlideShow

   Large Emerald

SlideShow

Mouse-ear,
   common

PHOTO

   sticky

on muddy shores

Mudwort

Rare species

Mustard, Hedge

PHOTO

Myrtle, Bog

sweet-smelling shrub

Newt

SlideShow

Orchids

 

   Birdsnest

SlideShow

   Common

PHOTO

   Early Marsh

in pasture

   Early Purple

PHOTO

   Heath Spotted

in fenland area

   Irish Lady's
   Tresses

2008-2011.. PHOTOS
world distribution

   Lesser
   Butterfly

portrait and identification

   Twayblade

PHOTO

   unidentified..

an unusual specimen!

Orpine

SlideShow

Owl, Barn

present but no data

   Long-eared

present but no data

Pansy, Wild

SlideShow

Pearlwort,
   Procumbent

a small shore plant

   Annual

PHOTO

Pennywort, Marsh

on shoreline

Pignut

PHOTO

Pimpernel, Bog

small elusive shore plant

   Yellow

PHOTO

Pirri-pirri-Burr

SlideShow

Plaintains... all plants so named

   Water

SlideShow

   Lesser Water

SlideShow

Pollan

Glacial relict

Primrose

PHOTO

Purslane, Water

on bare flat shores

Ragged Robin

PHOTO

Rail, Water

present but no data

Ramsons

PHOTO

Rosemary, Bog

description.. PHOTO

Roses

 

   Burnet

SlideShow

   Dog

PHOTO

   Downy

PHOTO

   Field

SlideShow

Rush, Jointed

PHOTO

   Toad

PHOTO


 


 

Sandpiper

summer visitor

Sanicle

PHOTO

Sawfly

(see Abia spp.)

Scabious,
   Devils-bit

SlideShow

Scurvygrass,
   common

PHOTO

Selfheal

SlideShow

Shoreweed

habitat creating plant

Silverweed

PHOTO

Skullcap

SlideShow

Skylark

on bog

Sneezewort

on mud/sand shores

Sorrel, Wood

PHOTO

Sphagnum

in bog formation

Spindle

SlideShow

Spearwort,
   Lesser

PHOTO

Speedwell,
   Germander

PHOTO

   Slender

PHOTO

   Thyme-leaved

PHOTO

Spurrey, Corn

PHOTO.. on shore

Squirrel, Red

PHOTO

St. Johns Wort

SlideShow

Stitchwort,
   Greater

PHOTO

   Bog

PHOTO

Strawberry, Wild

PHOTO

   Barren

PHOTO

Sundew,
   Round-leaved

insectiverous plant

Swan, Mute

SlideShow

   Whooper

Winter visitors

Tern, Common

Species study

Thrush, Mistle

rock baths

Toadflax,
   Ivy-leaved

PHOTO

Tormentil

PHOTO

Trefoil, Birdsfoot

PHOTO

   Lesser

PHOTO

Tutsan

SlideShow

Twayblade

(see Orchids)

Valerian,
   Common

PHOTO

Vetch, Bush

PHOTO

   Bush,white var

PHOTO

   Trailing

SlideShow

   Kidney

PHOTO

Vetchling,
   Meadow

SlideShow

Violet, Common

PHOTO

   Marsh

lovely and unusual

   Wood

PHOTO

WARBLERS

 

   Blackcap

PHOTO

   Chiffchaff

SlideShow

   Whitethroat

SlideShow

Waterlily, White

SlideShow

   Yellow

SlideShow

Willowherb,
   Marsh

SlideShow

Woodrush

in mountain spring

Woodcock

present but no data

Woundwort,
   Marsh

SlideShow

   Hedge

SlideShow

Yellow Rattle

common Spring flower