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Otters, North Uist
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Otters (Lutra lutra) running along the beach on the coast of North Uist.
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
North Berwick Law from Craigleith
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Firth of Forth - Craigleith
North Berwick Law, taken from Craigleith, Firth of Forth, by Claudia Caporusso.
29 June 2019
63-0048 St Abbs head
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CEP - St Abb's
St Abb's Head cliffs and sea stacks with nesting seabirds. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
21 July 1963
The north coast of Hirta, St Kilda
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Western Isles - St Kilda
The north coast of Hirta, St Kilda, with Conachair and Mullach Mòr
24 June 2011
The north coast of Hirta, St Kilda
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Western Isles - St Kilda
The north coast of Hirta, St Kilda, with Oisebhal, the Gap and Conachair.
24 June 2011
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
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Red Clover, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. One of Britain's rarest bumblebees, the Great Yellow is now restricted to some Scottish islands and the very north of Scotland. It has a particular association with nectar producing plants such as Red Clover and Bird's Foot Trefoil.
04 August 2017
Moss carder bumblebee on Bird's Foot Trefoil, North Uist
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Moss carder bumblebee (Bombus muscorum) on Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), Balranald, North Uist. More frequent in the north and west of Scotland, this bee can be found in flower-rich habitats. The abdomen is usually paler than the thorax, appearing almost blonde in some individuals, while the thorax is often a deep ginger colour, darker than the Common Carder.
29 May 2017
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
