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juvenile Arctic Tern, Hougharry, North Uist
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Western Isles - North Uist
A juvenile Arctic Tern sitting on a rock, with spray from a summer gale behind, Hougharry, North Uist
08 July 2010
Mrs Macdonald milking Daisy the cow at Hougharry, North Uist
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CEP - North Uist
Mrs Macdonald milking Daisy the cow on the machair at Hougharry, North Uist. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1967.
08 February 2017
Corncrake nest, Hougharry, North Uist
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CEP - North Uist
Corncrake nest with a clutch of 10 eggs in a typical habitat of Nettles (Urtica dioica), Hougharry, North Uist. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1971
15 June 1971
Shelduck chicks, North Uist
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CEP - North Uist
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) chicks, North Uist. Scanned from slide taken by CE Palmar in 1969. The date taken is approximate, but the month is correct.
05 July 1969
Nest of Corncrake, North Uist
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CEP - North Uist
Mown out nest and eggs of Corncrake (Crex crex), Hougharry, North Uist. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1968.
14 July 1968
Arctic tern attacking
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CEP - North Uist
Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) attacking Colin Palmar, Hougharry, North Uist. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar.
11 July 1967
Common storksbill, North Uist
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CEP - North Uist
Common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium) on the machair, Hougharry, North Uist. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
08 July 1967
Seaside Pansies, North Uist
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CEP - North Uist
Seaside Pansies (Viola tricolor subsp. curtisii), Hougharry, North Uist. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar.
08 July 1967
Twite nest, North Uist
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CEP - North Uist
Nest of Twite (Carduelis flavirostris), Hougharry, North Uist. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1967. Twites nest low on the ground in heather or in a dense bush. Both male and female collect nest materials although the female builds the nest alone which is constructed from rootlets and heather and lined with wool, hair, feathers, and thistle down. Twites lay 5-6 pale greenish-blue eggs which have reddish brown speckles or splotches. Description improved by Ilaria Lonero.
07 July 1967
Thatched cottage, Hougharry
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CEP - North Uist
Thatched cottage in the village of Hougharry, North Uist. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar. The date taken is approximate, but the month is correct.
