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Whimbrel, Great Cumbrae
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Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) on Great Cumbrae
31 March 2019
Whimbrel, Gott Bay,Tiree
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Scarinish and Gott Bay, Tiree
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), Gott Bay,Tiree, both taking off - the one on the left is bending its legs, and the one on the right is running, both to prepare for lift-off.
28 April 2014
Whimbrel, Gott Bay,Tiree
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Scarinish and Gott Bay, Tiree
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), Gott Bay,Tiree
28 April 2014
Whimbrel, Gott Bay,Tiree
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Scarinish and Gott Bay, Tiree
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), Gott Bay,Tiree. Note the light-coloured crown stripe which distinguishes it from a Curlew.
28 April 2014
Whimbrel, Tiree
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Tiree
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) foraging on Tiree, Argyll and Bute.
09 May 2017
Whimbrel, Tiree
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Tiree
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) on Tiree, Argyll and Bute.
09 May 2017
Whimbrel, Tiree
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Tiree
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) foraging on Tiree, Argyll and Bute. If you can see the bird head on, note the whitish stripe down the middle of its crown, which distinguishes a Whimbrel from a Curlew.
09 May 2017
Whimbrel
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Arran
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) distinguishable from a Curlew by the light stripe above the eye, and the dark crown with a lighter stripe down the middle.
07 May 2012
Whimbrel, Shetland
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Fetlar
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) in Fetlar photographed from a vehicle with a long lens to avoid disturbance. The bird landed near the vehicle to feed late one evening.
21 June 2014
Whimbrel, Shetland
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Fetlar
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) in Fetlar photographed from a vehicle with a long lens to avoid disturbance. The bird landed near the vehicle to feed late one evening. In this picture there are three rings - red and white colour rings, and a BTO ring. The coloured rings enable identification of individuals without retrapping.