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Cinnabar Moth caterpillars on Common Ragwort, Prestwick
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CEP - Ayrshire
Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae) caterpillars feeding on on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), taken on Prestwick dunes near St Andrews Caravan Park. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1984.
07 July 1984
Pettycur Bay Caravan Park, Kinghorn from Inchmickery
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Firth of Forth - Inchmickery
View of Pettycur Bay Caravan Park, Kinghorn, Fife from Inchmickery, taken by David Palmar
07 November 2022
Cowberry or Lingonberry, Aviemore
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CEP - Speyside and Cairngorms
Cowberry or Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) in flower in the Aviemore Centre car park. Flowering in May and June, the flowers of this plant droop towards the ground. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar in 1977.
20 June 1977
Flood damaged caravan park, Ballater
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Deeside
Flood damage to the caravan park, Ballater, after storm Frank on 30 December 2015
23 January 2016
Broad-leaved Helleborine, Richmond Park
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Glasgow - Malls Mire and Richmond Park
Broad-leaved Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine), a plant in the family Orchidaceae, in Richmond Park Glasgow. The Broad-leaved Helleborine can often be found on wastelands in and around Glasgow, as well as in woodlands. It is colloquially known as "the Glasgow weed".
18 July 2024
Broad-leaved Helleborine, Richmond Park
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Glasgow - Malls Mire and Richmond Park
Broad-leaved Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine), a plant in the family Orchidaceae, in Richmond Park Glasgow. The Broad-leaved Helleborine can often be found on wastelands in and around Glasgow, as well as in woodlands. It is colloquially known as "the Glasgow weed".
18 July 2024
Harlequin Ladybird larva, Richmond Park
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Glasgow - Malls Mire and Richmond Park
Harlequin Ladybird larva (Harmonia axyridis) in Richmond Park. The Harlequin Ladybird is a non-native invasive species which was first introduced to the UK in 2004 and quickly became one of the most common species of ladybird. The Harlequin Ladybird larvae can be identified by the 4 orange spikes in the central lower half of the body. The Harlequin Ladybird is problematic, as it predates on native ladybirds.
18 July 2024
Cairngorm Mountain skiing area from Loch Morlich
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Cairngorms National Park in winter
Cairngorm Mountain skiing area from Loch Morlich
12 January 2008
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"!
