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Salum Bay from Vaul, Tiree
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Tiree - Vaul, Salum, Caolas and Gunna Sound
Salum Bay from Vaul, Tiree. In the distance you can just see the island of Gunna.
28 April 2014
Lapwings landing, Tiree
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Tiree - Vaul, Salum, Caolas and Gunna Sound
Flock of Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) landing, Salum Bay, Tiree. Over 300 pairs breed on Tiree, and in winter there can be large numbers, several hundred or 1000.
26 September 2013
Ringed plovers landing, Tiree
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Tiree - Vaul, Salum, Caolas and Gunna Sound
Group of Ringed Plovers (Charadrius hiaticula) landing, Salum Bay, Tiree. Nationally important numbers of Ringed plovers breed on Tiree with up to 400 pairs breeding, while wintering numbers are of international importance, with several hundred up to 4000 birds at one time around the coast.
26 September 2013
Ringed plovers landing, Tiree
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Tiree - Vaul, Salum, Caolas and Gunna Sound
Group of Ringed Plovers (Charadrius hiaticula) landing, Salum Bay, Tiree. Nationally important numbers of Ringed plovers breed on Tiree with up to 400 pairs breeding, while wintering numbers are of international importance, with several hundred up to 4000 birds at one time around the coast.
26 September 2013
Ringed plovers and Dunlins in flight, Tiree
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Tiree - Vaul, Salum, Caolas and Gunna Sound
Group of Ringed plovers (Charadrius hiaticula) and Dunlins (Calidris alpina) in flight, Salum Bay, Tiree. Nationally important numbers of Ringed plovers breed on Tiree with up to 400 pairs breeding, while wintering numbers are of international importance, with several hundred up to 4000 birds at one time around the coast.
26 September 2013
Ringed Plovers and Dunlins landing, Tiree
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Tiree - Vaul, Salum, Caolas and Gunna Sound
Group of Ringed Plovers (Charadrius hiaticula) and Dunlins (Calidris alpina) landing, Salum Bay, Tiree. Nationally important numbers of Ringed plovers breed on Tiree with up to 400 pairs breeding, while wintering numbers are of international importance, with several hundred birds around the coast.
26 September 2013
Cormorant in flight, Tiree
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Tiree - Vaul, Salum, Caolas and Gunna Sound
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) in flight, Salum Bay, Tiree. The Cormorant is a non-breeding visitor to Tiree, where it occurs in fairly small numbers.
26 September 2013
Dunlin and Ringed plover
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Tiree
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) and Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula), Salum Bay, Tiree. Dunlin breed in modest numbers on Tiree, with some evidence that recent declines have been stabilised. Hundreds or thousands are seen during migration, especially in April and May. Dunlin lose their black belly in winter. Nationally important numbers of Ringed plovers breed on Tiree with up to 400 pairs breeding, while wintering numbers are of international importance, with several hundred birds around the coast.
