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Waxwing on Berberis
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Slightly smaller than a starling, Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus) are winter visitors to the UK, coming mainly to feed on winter berries such as these Berberis berries (Berberis vulgaris). The birds will eat 800-1000 berries a day which is equivalent to twice their body weight. This photo was taken in Glasgow.
11 December 2012
Waxwing on Berberis
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Slightly smaller than a starling, Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus) are winter visitors to the UK, coming mainly to feed on winter berries such as these Berberis berries (Berberis vulgaris). The birds will eat 800-1000 berries a day which is equivalent to twice their body weight. This photo was taken in Glasgow.
11 December 2012
Waxwing on Berberis
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Slightly smaller than a starling, Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus) are winter visitors to the UK, coming mainly to feed on winter berries such as these Berberis berries (Berberis vulgaris). The birds will eat 800-1000 berries a day which is equivalent to twice their body weight. This photo was taken in Glasgow.
11 December 2012
Waxwing on Berberis
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Slightly smaller than a starling, Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus) are winter visitors to the UK, coming mainly to feed on winter berries such as these Berberis berries (Berberis vulgaris). The birds will eat 800-1000 berries a day which is equivalent to twice their body weight. This photo was taken in Glasgow.
11 December 2012
Waxwing on Berberis
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Slightly smaller than a starling, Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus) are winter visitors to the UK, coming mainly to feed on winter berries such as these Berberis berries (Berberis vulgaris). The birds will eat 800-1000 berries a day which is equivalent to twice their body weight. This photo was taken in Glasgow.
11 December 2012
Ragwort, Portencross
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West Kilbride and Portencross
Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), taken by David Palmar. Arran can be seen in the background.
06 August 2023
Machair, Balranald, North Uist
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
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
Red squirrel
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Dumfriesshire - Lockerbie
Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), Eskrigg Reserve, Lockerbie
19 April 2014
Primrose at Àird Mòr Mhangarstadh, Uig, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Primrose (Primula Vulgaris) at Àird Mòr Mhangarstadh, Uig, Lewis, growing rather small, and flowering late (21 June) in this harsh salty and windy environment.
21 June 2011
Self Heal, Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
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South Lanarkshire - Auchlochan
Self Heal (Prunella vulgaris), Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
