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Wren singing
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Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) singing, Totronald, Coll. Especially given its small size, the Wren has one of the loudest songs of any British bird.
27 April 2014
Tràigh Hogh, Totronald, Coll
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Coll Southwest
Tràigh Hogh beach, Totronald, Coll, looking towards Rum.
27 April 2014
Twite, Totronald, Coll
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Twite (Carduelis flavirostris) which come to feeders at the RSPB nature reserve at Totronald, Coll. Male Twite can be distinguished from the similar Linnet by the red rump, light coloured beak, and generally streaky appearance.
25 April 2014
Crossapol Bay, Coll
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Coll Southwest
The sand dunes of Crossapol Bay, Coll, seen from the CalMac ferry, taken by David Palmar, with the hills of Rum in the background.
12 May 2016
Gunna Sound, with Gunna on the left and Coll on the right
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Coll Southwest
Gunna Sound from the CalMac ferry, taken by David Palmar. Gunna is on the left and the sand dunes of Crossapol Bay, Coll on the right. In the late summer, cetaceans such as Basking Sharks frequent these waters.
12 May 2016
Gunna Sound, with Tiree on the left and Gunna on the right
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Gunna Sound from the CalMac ferry, taken by David Palmar. On the left is Caolas, Tiree, and on the right is the island of Gunna. In the late summer, cetaceans such as Basking Sharks frequent these waters.
12 May 2016
Short-necked oil beetle, Coll
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Short-necked oil beetle (Meloe brevicollis), Crossapol, Coll. This is a rare beetle, declining in the early 20th century and being unrecorded between 1948 and 2006 when it was rediscovered. It is currently known only from Coll, and from single locations in south Devon, Salisbury Plain and one record in 2020 in Pembrokeshire. The beetle is a parasite of solitary bees.
19 May 2018
Short-necked oil beetle, Coll
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Short-necked oil beetle (Meloe brevicollis), Crossapol, Coll. This is a rare beetle, declining in the early 20th century and being unrecorded between 1948 and 2006 when it was rediscovered. It is currently known only from Coll, and from single locations in south Devon, Salisbury Plain and one record in 2020 in Pembrokeshire. The beetle is a parasite of solitary bees.
19 May 2018
Short-necked oil beetle, Coll
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Short-necked oil beetle (Meloe brevicollis), Crossapol, Coll. This is a rare beetle, declining in the early 20th century and being unrecorded between 1948 and 2006 when it was rediscovered. It is currently known only from Coll, and from single locations in south Devon, Salisbury Plain and one record in 2020 in Pembrokeshire. The beetle is a parasite of solitary bees.
19 May 2018
11-spot Ladybird, Coll
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11-spot Ladybird (Coccinella undecimpunctata) at Crossapol on Coll
