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Mull from Cullipool, Luing
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Argyllshire - Luing
The Garvellachs from above Cullipool, Luing. On the right can be seen the end of the Ross of Mull. Beyond the water-filled slate quarry is the Atlantic Islands Centre.
15 October 2015
Puffins on Lunga
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Mull
Puffins (Fratercula arctica) and Sea Pink (Armeria maritima) on Lunga, Treshnish Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off Mull. The adult birds return to their nesting colony in late March or early April and lay a single egg in late April or early May.
24 May 2008
Seil Sound and Clachan Bridge
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Argyllshire - Firth of Lorn
Seil Sound and Clachan Bridge (the Bridge over the Atlantic) from PS Waverley. The Argyllshire mainland is on the left and Seil is on the right.
23 May 2023
Volunteer cutting invasive Tree Mallow on Fidra, Firth of Forth
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Firth of Forth - Fidra
Emily Burton, Volunteer Coordinator at the Scottish Seabird Centre, cutting invasive Tree Mallow (Lavatera arborea) on Castle Tarbet, Fidra, Firth of Forth. In the background is a group of Shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), and above them, the island of Craigleith.
24 January 2020
Cleaning a remote seabird camera on Fidra, Firth of Forth
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Firth of Forth - Fidra
Emily Burton, Volunteer Coordinator at the Scottish Seabird Centre, cleaning a remote seabird camera on Fidra, Firth of Forth, with the Bass Rock and Craigleith in the background. The salt spray deposits salt on the lens and affects the visibility of the view on the screen in the Scottish Seabird Centre, so the lens must be cleaned from time to time.
24 January 2020
Fulmar in flight, Treshnish Islands
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Mull
Fulmar in flight, with waves breaking over one of the larger stacks in theTreshnish Islands behind.
26 April 2008
Puffins on Lunga
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Mull
Puffins (Fratercula arctica) on Lunga lined up amongst the thrift or sea pink (Armeria maritima) on a cliff above the Atlantic Ocean. These iconic birds return to their nesting colonies each spring in order to breed in burrows.
24 May 2008
CalMac Ferry MV Loch Shira and Oystercatcher flock
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
CalMac Ferry MV Loch Shira (Loch Siora) heading towards Great Cumbrae, North Ayrshire, with a flock of Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) on the slipway in front of the former National Water Sports Centre.
18 March 2024
Tawny owl at Polkemmet Country Park
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West Lothian
Tawny owl (Strix aluco) perching at the Scottish Owl Centre, Polkemmet Country Park, West Lothian
20 August 2016
Tawny owl at Polkemmet Country Park
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West Lothian
Tawny owl (Strix aluco) perching at the Scottish Owl Centre, Polkemmet Country Park, West Lothian
