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Heather around Ailsa Castle, Ailsa Craig
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Purple Heather or Ling (Calluna vulgaris) adorns the slopes around Ailsa Castle on Ailsa Craig in the late summer. This 16th century castle on the eastern side of the island was built for the Hamilton family.
05 August 2008
Industrial buildings and Castle, Ailsa Craig
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Former industrial and lighthouse ancillary buildings and Ailsa Castle, Ailsa Craig
24 June 2007
Ailsa Castle, Ailsa Craig
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Ailsa Castle on the east side of Ailsa Craig was built in the 1500s, and used as a prison in the 18th and 19th centuries.
24 June 2007
The east side of Ailsa Craig south of the lighthouse
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The east side of Ailsa Craig south of the lighthouse. On the steep hillside is Ailsa Castle, built in the 1500s, and used as a prison in the 18th and 19th centuries.
24 June 2007
Lesser Black-backed gulls in flight and Ailsa Craig
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Lesser Black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus) in flight and Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde
01 July 2007
Common blue butterfly on Heather, Ailsa Craig
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Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterfly on Heather or Ling (Calluna vulgaris), Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde. A very common butterfly, found in a range of sheltered sunny habitats. Underwings are similar between sexes. However, colouration can vary in the female's upper wings, with some being more brown than blue.
05 August 2008
Gannetry on Ailsa Craig
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Firth of Clyde - Ailsa Craig Gannets
An overview from the sea of a large part of the Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) breeding colony or gannetry on Ailsa Craig, which in 2014 was over 33,000 pairs.
05 August 2008
Ailsa Craig Lighthouse
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Ailsa Craig Lighthouse, completed by Thomas and David Stevenson in 1886 and jetty, Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde
05 August 2008
Manx Shearwaters, Firth of Clyde
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Firth of Clyde - Ailsa Craig birds (except Gannets)
Group of Manx Shearwaters (Puffinus puffinus) on the Firth of Clyde
01 July 2007
Manx Shearwater taking off, Firth of Clyde
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Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) taking off from the Firth of Clyde in a rain shower. Manx Shearwaters usually visit the Firth of Clyde in large numbers in late summer. The best months to see them are July and August.
