Annick Water Surveys throw up a surprise.
Despite the miserable weather on Friday of last week, Muir and I headed off to the Annick Water this morning to complete two more sites for the National Electrofishing Programme. Results were poor but both sites produced salmon. However we recorded a species that I...Timed Electrofishing Surveys Complete
Wednesday and Thursday of last week saw us complete the timed electrofishing on the Water of Girvan and River Doon. High water levels over the last 3/4 weeks prevented us from completing these main river sites. Fry numbers appear to be down on...Pink Salmon Reported on the River Irvine
We have received a report that a non-native Pacific pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha has been caught on the lower River Irvine. This has still to be confirmed but if you are confident you have caught a pink salmon then the fish should be dispatched humanely and...Giant Hogweed Control at Tarbolton Landfill
Today we were faced with the unenviable job of dealing with giant hogweed flowers that had set seed at Tarbolton Landfill. The land surrounding the landfill is criss crossed with old field drains and ditches that have the potential to transport seed into the Fail and...Stinchar Surveys
On Friday of last week we were in the Stinchar catchment continuing with our Government sites, this time we found ourselves on the Muck Water, a tributary of the Duisk River. We were accompanied my Ethan who is helping us at the moment. The site was typical of the...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
