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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
Tràigh Hogh, Totronald, Coll
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Coll Southwest
Tràigh Hogh beach, Totronald, Coll, looking towards Rum.
27 April 2014
Corncrake, Oronsay
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Argyllshire - Colonsay and Oronsay
A rare glimpse of a Corncrake out in the open, on Oronsay south of Colonsay.
17 May 2008
Redshank nest with 4 eggs, South Harris
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Western Isles - South Harris
Redshank (Tringa totanus) nest with a clutch of 4 eggs. Photo taken by Shona Jessiman on the machair of South Harris as part of an academic research project.
15 June 2018
Oystercatcher nest with 2 eggs, South Harris
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Western Isles - South Harris
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) nest with a clutch of 2 eggs. Photo taken by Shona Jessiman on the machair of South Harris as part of an academic research project.
06 June 2018
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
Dormobile camp site, Gress, Lewis
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CEP - Lewis
Camping life with the Dormobile and a tent, on the Isle of Lewis. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar.
03 July 1973
Dormobile camp site in the dunes, Gress, Lewis
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CEP - Lewis
Dormobile camp site in the dunes amongst the machair, Gress, Lewis. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar.
03 July 1973
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.
