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Sheep near Duncansby Head
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North-East Caithness
Sheep near Duncansby Head, with Caithness flagstone wall and what is probably an ancient burial mound
20 May 2011
Fulmar amongst Thrift, Duncansby Head
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North-East Caithness
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) amongst Thrift (Armeria maritima), Duncansby Head, Caithness. The Fulmar will lay a single egg in its cliff nest, which both sexes will incubate for around 53 days.
20 May 2011
Flagstone wall above cliff scenery at Kirbuster, Stronsay
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Orkney - Stronsay
Flagstone wall above cliff scenery at Kirbuster, Stronsay, Orkney. The flagstones are likely to belong to lake deposits of the middle Devonian (Old Red Sandstone) period.
08 July 2019
Caithness flag walls, Castletown
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Caithness - Dunnet and Castletown
Caithness flag walls, Castletown. The flagstone rock is a kind of sandstone and dates from the middle Devonian period of geological hiStory.
21 May 2011
Yellowhammer on Caithness flagstone wall
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Caithness - Dunnet and Castletown
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) on Caithness flagstone wall.
21 May 2011
Dunnet Head lighthouse, Caithness
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Caithness - Dunnet and Castletown
Dunnet Head lighthouse, the most northerly point on the mainland of Scotland, looking towards Orkney
21 May 2011
Castletown Harbour and Dunnet Head
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Caithness - Dunnet and Castletown
Castletown Harbour, from which much flagstone was exported during the 19th century, and Dunnet Head
21 May 2011
Caithness flag beach, Castletown
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Caithness - Dunnet and Castletown
Caithness flag beach, Castletown
21 May 2011
Red throated diver, Caithness
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North-East Caithness
Red throated diver (Gavia stellata) pair asleep, Caithness. Red throated divers nest on islands in small lochs in the Scottish HIghlands and islands.
20 May 2011
Red throated diver, Caithness
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North-East Caithness
Red throated diver (Gavia stellata), Caithness. Red throated divers nest on islands in small lochs in the Scottish HIghlands and islands.
