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Wind surfing, Tiree
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Tiree - Scarinish and Gott Bay
Wind surfing at Balephetrish Bay, Tiree
23 September 2013
Balephetrish Bay, Tiree
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Tiree
The sandy beach of Balephetrish Bay, scene of many Tiree bird records. The seaweed holds many invertebrates for waders such as Turnstones and Dunlin to eat.
23 September 2013
Rock Pipit, Tiree
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Tiree
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus), Balephetrish Bay, Tiree. It has a dusky appearance and its legs are dark red or black, not pink as in a Meadow Pipit. The Rock pipit also lacks the white outer tail feathers of the Meadow pipit, which can be seen in flight.
23 September 2013
Bar-tailed Godwit and juvenile Dunlin, Tiree
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Tiree
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) and juvenile Dunlin (Calidris alpina), Balephetrish Bay, Tiree.
The Bar-tailed godwit is a regular winter visitor to Tiree in moderate numbers.
Dunlin breed in modest numbers on Tiree, with some evidence that recent declines have been stabilised. Hundreds or thousands are seen during migration, especially in April and May. Dunlin lose their black belly in winter.
23 September 2013
Oyster catcher and Bar-tailed Godwit, Tiree
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Tiree
Oyster catcher (Haematopus ostralegus) and Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica), Balephetrish Bay, Tiree. The Bar-tailed godwit is a regular winter visitor to Tiree in moderate numbers, and the Oyster catcher is a common and noisy resident.
23 September 2013
Sanderling, Tiree
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Tiree
Sanderling (Calidris alba), Balephetrish Bay, Tiree. Sanderling are common on Tiree except in the breeding season. At migration time, hundreds can be seen, especially in late spring.
23 September 2013
Sanderling, Tiree
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Tiree
Sanderling (Calidris alba), Balephetrish Bay, Tiree. Sanderling are common on Tiree except in the breeding season. At migration time, hundreds can be seen, especially in late spring.
23 September 2013
Brown hares running, Tiree
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Tiree - Sandaig, Balevullin and Balephetrish
Brown hares (Lepus europaeus) running, Sandaig, Tiree. Here they can be seen frequently, bounding across the fields, using their powerful hind legs to propel them forwards, often in a zigzag pattern.
29 April 2014
Hebridean sheep, Balevullin, Tiree
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Tiree - Sandaig, Balevullin and Balephetrish
Hebridean sheep at Balevullin, Tiree
10 May 2017
Hebridean sheep, Balevullin, Tiree
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Tiree - Sandaig, Balevullin and Balephetrish
Hebridean sheep with four horns at Balevullin, Tiree
