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Great Yellow Bumblebee on Red Clover, Balranald
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Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. One of Britain's rarest bumblebees, the Great Yellow is now restricted to some Scottish islands and the very north of Scotland. It has a particular association with nectar producing plants such as Red Clover and Bird's Foot Trefoil.
04 August 2017
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
Moss Carder Bumblebee on Kidney Vetch
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Barra (Barraigh)
A Moss Carder Bumble Bee (Bombus muscorum), on Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria), a favourite nectar plant in the Pea family. The Moss Carder Bee has a dark ginger thorax which distinguishes it from other carder bees.
01 July 2010
Gorse on Great Cumbrae
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Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde
Gorse (Ulex europaeus) on Great Cumbrae, North Ayrshire.
18 March 2024
Gorse on Great Cumbrae
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Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde
Gorse (Ulex europaeus) on Great Cumbrae, North Ayrshire.
18 March 2024
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
Wild Pansy or Heartsease and White Clover, Cochno
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West Dunbartonshire and Clydebank
Wild Pansy or Heartsease (Viola tricolor) and White Clover (Trifolium repens), 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