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Fulmar, Foula
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Foula
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) on its cliff nest in Ham Voe, Foula, with Red campion (Silene dioica) on the cliff below, and the yellow flowers of Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) both above and below. The Fulmar lays a single egg which both sexes incubate for around 53 days.
28 June 2014
Moss carder bumblebee on Bird's Foot Trefoil, North Uist
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Balranald and western North Uist
Moss carder bumblebee (Bombus muscorum) on Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), Balranald, North Uist. More frequent in the north and west of Scotland, this bee can be found in flower-rich habitats. The abdomen is usually paler than the thorax, appearing almost blonde in some individuals, while the thorax is often a deep ginger colour, darker than the Common Carder.
29 May 2017
Bird's Foot Trefoil, Allt Mhuic, Loch Arkaig
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Allt Mhuic Loch Arkaig
Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) on Butterfly Conservation Scotland's nature reserve at Allt Mhuic, Loch Arkaig, taken by David Palmar
30 May 2023
Bird's Foot Trefoil, Allt Mhuic, Loch Arkaig
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Allt Mhuic Loch Arkaig
Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) on Butterfly Conservation Scotland's nature reserve at Allt Mhuic, Loch Arkaig, taken by David Palmar
30 May 2023
Northern Brown Argus butterfly on Bird's Foot Trefoil near Grantown -on-Spey
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Northern Brown Argus (Aricia artaxerxes) butterfly showing its underwing on Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) near Grantown -on-Spey, taken by David Palmar
25 June 2023
Bird's Foot Trefoil, Cochno
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West Dunbartonshire and Clydebank
Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), Cochno, taken by David Palmar
08 July 2023
Bird's Foot Trefoil, Hamiltonhill Claypits
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) at Hamiltonhill Claypits, taken by David Palmar
30 September 2023
Bird's Foot Trefoil, Barra
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Barra (Barraigh)
Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), growing in Barra on Lewisian Gneiss, a metamorphic rock of which much of the geology of north-west Scotland is based.
26 June 2010
Bird's Foot Trefoil, Eriskay
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Eriskay
Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), Eriskay. The distinctive flowers of this plant are slipper shaped and can be seen from May.
25 May 2017
White-tailed bumblebee on Bird's Foot Trefoil, North Uist
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Balranald and western North Uist
White-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) on Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), Balranald, North Uist. A widespread bumblebee, found in a range of habitats, the White-tailed Bumblebee can be seen feeding on flowers from the start of spring to autumn.