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Gartcosh Steel Strip Mill
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North Lanarkshire
Gartcosh Steelworks Strip Mill, North Lanarkshire, scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar in the 1970s.
23 January 2021
Orange-tip Butterfly feeding on white clover, Auchinstarry, Kilsyth
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North Lanarkshire
Orange-tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) feeding on White Clover (Trifolium repens), Auchinstarry, Kilsyth, taken by Sarah Longrigg. This is a male butterfly- the females of this species lack the orange tips which give it its name.
17 June 2018
Blue-tailed Damselfly, Auchinstarry, Kilsyth
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North Lanarkshire
Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans), Auchinstarry, Kilsyth, taken by Sarah Longrigg
17 June 2018
Female Ruddy duck
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North Lanarkshire
Female Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) on Garnqueen Loch, North Lanarkshire
06 September 2003
Ruddy duck, Garnqueen loch
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North Lanarkshire
Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) on Garnqueen Loch, North Lanarkshire
03 November 2019
Ruddy duck, Garnqueen loch
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Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) on Garnqueen Loch in North Lanarkshire
03 November 2019
Common gull (Larus canus), Drumpellier Country Park
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Glasgow - Seven Lochs and Moodiesburn
Common gull (Larus canus) at Drumpellier Loch, taken by Rebecca Dickson. Second-cycle birds are hard to differentiate from adults however, adult birds have larger white spots on the outermost primaries (see zoomed-in section above).
19 February 2022
Tufted Duck, Drumpellier Country Park
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Glasgow - Seven Lochs and Moodiesburn
Drake tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) in Drumpellier Country Park, taken by Rebecca Dickson. The scientific name of the tufted duck fuligula means "sooty throat"!
19 February 2022
Mute Swan Cygnet with neck deformity, Drumpellier Country Park
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Glasgow - Seven Lochs and Moodiesburn
Mute swan (Cygnus olor) with a neck deformity at Drumpellier Country Park, taken by Rebecca Dickson. The cygnet was able to feed and behave normally and did not seem affected by its ailment.
19 February 2022
Preening Black-headed Gull, Drumpellier Country Park
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Glasgow - Seven Lochs and Moodiesburn
Preening Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), taken by Rebecca Dickson. In all plumages the white leading edge on the outer wing is characteristic of Black-headed Gulls. Each wing tip is visible in this image, the black contrasts with the white edge.
