White tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight, Skye, with a Lesser Black Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) hoping for some remains of a fish
01 July 2011
Two eggs of Golden Eagle in nest with prey
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CEP - Photos of Golden Eagles by Charles Eric Palmar
Two eggs of a Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in nest with prey - the hind quarters of a Mountain Hare. The cock brings food to feed the brooding hen. Scanned from a photo taken by CE Palmar in the early 1950s.
16 August 2024
Black-headed Gull colony, Tiree
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Tiree
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) breeding colony, taken by Rebecca Dickson. Black-headed Gulls will have one brood per season.
14 May 2024
Great Black-backed Gull , Tiree
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Tiree
Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) in flight, taken by Rebecca Dickson.
12 May 2024
Eiders and Herring Gull, Tiree
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Tiree
A pair of Eider Ducks (Somateria mollissima) were not impressed by the sudden appearance of a Herring Gull (Larus argentatus). Dunlin (Calidris alpina), Sanderling (Calidris alba), and Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) can also be seen on the shore.
09 May 2024
Herring Gull, Bass Rock
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Firth of Forth - Bass Rock
Adult Herring Gull (Larus argentatus), taken by Rebecca Dickson.
15 June 2024
Common Gull, Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Common Gull (Larus canus) on Great Cumbrae, North Ayrshire. Common Gulls breed on Great Cumbrae, but in smaller numbers than in the past, largely due to predation and disturbance. The Common Gull has yellow legs, which distinguish it from the rather similar Kittiwake, which has black legs.
22 April 2024
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Bingham's Pond
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus), taken by Rebecca Dickson. The age record from ringing recoveries so far for this species is 34 years 10 months and 27 days.
Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
An adult Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) attempting to predate Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) ducklings, taken by Rebecca Dickson. The gull was unsuccessful on this occasion.
