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Greylag Geese flying against hills, Great Cumbrae, Scotland 00282 19 Firth of Clyde - Birds of the Firth of Clyde Greylag geese graze on the farmland of Great Cumbrae in winter, before migrating north again to breed in the spring. 29 January 2006
Wigeon, Boden Boo 17480 311 Renfrewshire Two pairs of Wigeon (Anas penelope) at Boden Boo, taken by David Palmar. These birds were observed resting and preening in the late morning. 21 February 2022
Black-headed gulls and Oystercatchers, Boden Boo 17479 311 Renfrewshire Mixed group of adult Black-headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) and Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) on the shoreline at Boden Boo, taken by David Palmar. A mixture of plumages can be observed amongst the Black-headed Gulls. As this image was taken in February, some of the adult birds had started to moult their winter plumage. This would gradually have been replaced by their breeding plumage which turns their head a characteristic chocolate brown colour. 21 February 2022
Lesser Black-backed gulls, Boden Boo 17478 311 Renfrewshire Three adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls (Larus fuscus) at Boden Boo, taken by David Palmar. The bird on the left still retains streaking on its head which is characteristic of its winter plumage. 21 February 2022
Mixed gull flock, Boden Boo 17477 311 Renfrewshire Mixed flock of Black-headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), Lesser Black-backed Gulls (Larus fuscus) and Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus) at Boden Boo, taken by David Palmar. When looking at a large flock of birds, size can be very helpful to differentiate between species. Another useful tool for identification is leg colour. Boden Boo lies along the Clyde coastal path beneath the Erskine Bridge in Renfrewshire. The habitat comprises woodland and the riverside beach present along the Clyde. 21 February 2022
Bee Fly on Lungwort, Greenbank Garden 17016 328 East Renfrewshire Bee Fly (Bombylius sp.) nectaring on Lungwort (Pulmonaria sp.), taken by David Palmar in NTS (National Trust for Scotland) Greenbank Garden, Clarkston, East Renfrewshire. Note the long legs and its enormous proboscis which enables it to suck nectar from deep within a flower head. 17 April 2021
Bee Fly on Lungwort, Greenbank Garden 17015 328 East Renfrewshire Bee Fly (Bombylius sp.) nectaring on Lungwort (Pulmonaria sp.), taken by David Palmar in NTS (National Trust for Scotland) Greenbank Garden, Clarkston, East Renfrewshire. Note the long legs and its enormous proboscis which enables it to suck nectar from deep within a flower head. 17 April 2021
Willow Warbler nest with chicks, Fenwick Moor 15909 328 East Renfrewshire Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) nest with a least 4 chicks. Photo taken by Stephen Inglis on Fenwick Moor in East Renfrewshire 05 June 2016
Skylark nest with several chicks, Fenwick Moor 15908 328 East Renfrewshire Skylark (Alauda arvensis) nest with several chicks. Photo taken by Stephen Inglis on Fenwick Moor in East Renfrewshire 24 May 2016
Nest of Lapwing with 4 eggs, Fenwick Moor 15907 328 East Renfrewshire Nest of Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) with a clutch of 4 eggs. Photo taken by Stephen Inglis on Fenwick Moor in East Renfrewshire 25 May 2016

Greylag Geese flying against hills, Great Cumbrae, Scotland

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Firth of Clyde - Birds of the Firth of Clyde

Greylag geese graze on the farmland of Great Cumbrae in winter, before migrating north again to breed in the spring.

29 January 2006

Wigeon, Boden Boo

17480

311

Renfrewshire

Two pairs of Wigeon (Anas penelope) at Boden Boo, taken by David Palmar. These birds were observed resting and preening in the late morning.

21 February 2022

Black-headed gulls and Oystercatchers, Boden Boo

17479

311

Renfrewshire

Mixed group of adult Black-headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) and Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) on the shoreline at Boden Boo, taken by David Palmar. A mixture of plumages can be observed amongst the Black-headed Gulls. As this image was taken in February, some of the adult birds had started to moult their winter plumage. This would gradually have been replaced by their breeding plumage which turns their head a characteristic chocolate brown colour.

21 February 2022

Lesser Black-backed gulls, Boden Boo

17478

311

Renfrewshire

Three adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls (Larus fuscus) at Boden Boo, taken by David Palmar. The bird on the left still retains streaking on its head which is characteristic of its winter plumage.

21 February 2022

Mixed gull flock, Boden Boo

17477

311

Renfrewshire

Mixed flock of Black-headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), Lesser Black-backed Gulls (Larus fuscus) and Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus) at Boden Boo, taken by David Palmar. When looking at a large flock of birds, size can be very helpful to differentiate between species. Another useful tool for identification is leg colour. Boden Boo lies along the Clyde coastal path beneath the Erskine Bridge in Renfrewshire. The habitat comprises woodland and the riverside beach present along the Clyde.

21 February 2022

Bee Fly on Lungwort, Greenbank Garden

17016

328

East Renfrewshire

Bee Fly (Bombylius sp.) nectaring on Lungwort (Pulmonaria sp.), taken by David Palmar in NTS (National Trust for Scotland) Greenbank Garden, Clarkston, East Renfrewshire. Note the long legs and its enormous proboscis which enables it to suck nectar from deep within a flower head.

17 April 2021