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Common Scoters over the Moray Firth
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Moray - Findhorn and Burghead
A group of Common Scoters (Melanitta nigra) in flight over the Moray Firth, taken by David Palmar
20 March 2022
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Common knapweed, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
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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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
Meadow Brown on Knapweed at Spey Bay
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Moray - Spey Bay
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) on Common (or Black) Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) at Spey Bay.
26 July 2024
Narrow-bordered 5-Spot Burnet Moths mating, Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
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South Lanarkshire - Auchlochan
Narrow-bordered 5 spot Burnet moths (Zygaena lonicerae) mating on Common (or Black) Knapweed (Centaurea nigra), Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
13 July 2024
Meadow Brown on Black Knapweed, Speyside
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) butterfly on Common (or Black) Knapweed (Centaurea nigra), Speyside, taken by David Palmar
28 July 2023
Black Knapweed, RSPB Loch Lomond
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
A clump of Black Knapweed (Centaurea nigra), a plant in the family Asteraceae, in Compartment 32 at RSPB Loch Lomond, taken by David Palmar
04 July 2023
Meadow Brown and Black Knapweed, RSPB Loch Lomond
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
A Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina), a butterfly from the family Nymphalidae, resting on a Black Knapweed (Centaurea nigra), a plant in the family Asteraceae, In Compartment 30 located near the Airey Woodland Trail, RSPB Loch Lomond, taken by David Palmar
04 July 2023
Velvet Scoters in flight over the Moray Firth
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Moray - Findhorn and Burghead
A group of Velvet Scoters (Melanitta fusca) in flight over the Moray Firth, taken by David Palmar. A distinguishing feature is the white trailing edge to the inner part of the wing.
20 March 2022
Jelly ear fungus on Inchmickery
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Firth of Forth - Inchmickery
Jelly ear (Auricularia auricula-judae) fungus growing on invasive Common Elder (Sambucus nigra) on Inchmickery, Firth of Forth, taken by David Palmar
