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Mink trap at Scottish Beaver trial
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North Knapdale
Mink monitoring raft at Scottish Beaver trial site, Knapdale
02 June 2011
Mink trap at Water Vole release site, Loch Ard Forest
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Stirlingshire - Aberfoyle
Mink trap at Boninty Burn, Aberfoyle, a Water Vole (Arvicola terrestris or Arvicola amphibius) release site in the Loch Ard Forest. Between 1989 and 1998, the population of water voles fell by almost 90%. Hopefully with continued conservation efforts they will escape extinction.
29 April 2012
Northern Minke whale
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Tiree
Northern Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) off Gunna Sound between Coll and Tiree, Argyllshire, looking towards Bac Mòr, or the Dutchman's Cap. The name Minke is thought to be a partial translation of Norwegian minkehval, possibly after a Norwegian whaler named Meincke, who mistook a Northern Minke Whale for a Blue Whale.
06 June 2016
Riband Wave moth
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Glasgow - Kelvindale moths
Riband Wave (Idaea aversata f. remutata) moth taken in Kelvindale, Glasgow
02 August 2016
Double-striped Pug moth
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Glasgow - Kelvindale moths
Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) moth taken in Kelvindale, Glasgow
02 August 2016
Marbled Beauty moth
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Glasgow - Kelvindale moths
Marbled Beauty (Bryophila domestica) moth taken in Kelvindale, Glasgow
02 August 2016
Wildfowl gathered on the Whooper Pond, Caerlaverock
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Solway and Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
View from the heated and comfortable Peter Scott Observatory, Caelaverock Wetlands Centre of the wildfowl gathered on the Whooper Pond in anticipation of feeding time. Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus), Mute Swans, Canada Geese and ducks such as Wigeon and Tufted Duck frequent the Whooper Pond, especially at the feeding times of 11am and 2pm, right in front of the Observatory. The reserve is run by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) and has excellent facilities.
18 January 2020
Warden leading wildfowl into the swan pipe, Caerlaverock
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Solway and Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
View from the Peter Scott Observatory, Caelaverock Wetlands Centre of the warden feeding the Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus), Mute Swans (Cygnus olor), Canada Geese and ducks such as Wigeon and Tufted Duck which frequent the Whooper Pond, especially at the feeding times of 11am and 2pm. Here the warden is leading the wildfowl, particularly the swans, into a funnel-shaped swan pipe where he completes the feeding every day. Then when it is occasionally necessary to catch the birds to monitor or ring them, they are already in the trap and he just needs to close the door and catch them. The reserve is run by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) and has excellent facilities.
18 January 2020
Warden leading wildfowl into the swan pipe, Caerlaverock
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Solway and Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
View from the Peter Scott Observatory, Caelaverock Wetlands Centre of the warden feeding the Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus), Mute Swans (Cygnus olor), Canada Geese and ducks such as Wigeon and Tufted Duck which frequent the Whooper Pond, especially at the feeding times of 11am and 2pm. Here the warden is leading the wildfowl, particularly the swans, into a funnel-shaped swan pipe where he completes the feeding every day. Then when it is occasionally necessary to catch the birds to monitor or ring them, they are already in the trap and he just needs to close the door and catch them. The reserve is run by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) and has excellent facilities.
18 January 2020
American mink, Maidens, South Ayrshire
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South Ayrshire - Maidens
American mink (Neovison vison) hunting around an old breakwater at Maidens, South Ayrshire. Mink are predators, killing a wide variety of principally water-side animals - anything from small frogs and fish to water voles and moorhens.
