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Great Yellow Bumblebee on Common knapweed, Balranald
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Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) at RSPB Balranald Nature Reserve, North Uist. The distinguishing feature of this rare bee is the band of black hairs across the thorax where the wings join the body.
05 August 2017
Machair, Balranald, North Uist
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One of the rarest habitats in Europe, machair is formed only on exposed, west facing shores in Scotland and Ireland. It is low lying, fertile sandy ground which hosts a rich variety of plants and birds. Here you can see the purple flowers of Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) and the yellow ones of Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), along the coast of Hougharry Bay, RSPB Balranald nature reserve, North Uist.
05 August 2017
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Red Clover, Balranald
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Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. One of Britain's rarest bumblebees, the Great Yellow is now restricted to some Scottish islands and the very north of Scotland. It has a particular association with nectar producing plants such as Red Clover and Bird's Foot Trefoil.
04 August 2017
Corn Bunting, Balranald
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Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) perched on barbed wire fence at Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist
05 August 2017
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Common knapweed, Balranald
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Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) at RSPB Balranald Nature Reserve, North Uist. The distribution of this bee has declined by 80% in the last century, due to the loss of flower-rich meadows, making it one of the UK's rarest bees. Note the band of black hairs across the thorax, joining the bases of the wings, which distinguishes this bee from others such as the Common Carder, with which it might be confused.
05 August 2017
Moss Carder Bumblebee on White clover, Balranald
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Moss Carder Bee (Bombus muscorum) on White clover (Trifolium repens), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. More frequent in the north and west of Scotland, this bee can be found in flower-rich habitats and has a preference for Clover and Knapweed.
04 August 2017
White-tailed bumblebee on Ragwort, Balranald
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White-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) at Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist
04 August 2017
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Red clover, Balranald
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Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Red clover (Trifolium pratense), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. The Great Yellow Bumblebee comes out later in the summer, and can be distinguished from other bumblebees by the black band of hairs joining the bases of its wings.
04 August 2017
Common Carder Bumblebee on Red clover, Balranald
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Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on Red clover (Trifolium pratense), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. Common Carders are ginger with black hairs on the abdomen. They have a long tongue which allows them to feed on plants with long tubular florets.
04 August 2017
Moss Carder Bumblebee on Red clover, Balranald
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Moss Carder Bee (Bombus muscorum) on Red clover (Trifolium pratense), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. The Moss Carder Bee has a gingery thorax, by which it can be distinguished from the Common Carder Bee, the thorax of which is orange.
