Wednesday 14 August 2013

Wildlife survey at newly expanded Insh Marshes turns up rare beauties

RSPB "still discovering" wealth of nature at recently expanded Insh Marshes

August 2013. Staff from RSPB Scotland have expressed delight at the wealth of wildlife they are discovering at the newly expanded Insh Marshes nature reserve. This follows an intense period of surveying at the Dell of Killiehuntly, a new section of the reserve acquired earlier this year following a successful appeal to RSPB members and supporters.

Site manager Karen Birkby said, "The reserve has always been well known for its importance for breeding and wintering birds. However the recent work we have done underlines its importance for an extensive range of other wildlife too.

Moth & Damselfly
"Although dark-bordered beauty moth, northern damselfly and string sedge are possibly not as well known to the public as otters and ospreys they are very important indicators of the wealth of nature found at Insh Marshes. We have been encouraged by what we are finding. We are particularly pleased to have found a good number of the beautiful, but very rare, dark-bordered beauty moths this year. Insh Marshes is one of only a handful of places in Britain that this moth can be found. It is an indicator of the richness of the area."

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