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Green-veined White butterfly, Spey Bay
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Moray - Spey Bay
Green-veined White (Pieris napi) butterfly on Yarrow at Spey Bay. It is similar to other white butterflies, but has prominent green stripes on the undersides of its wings. It also has black wingtips and one or two black spots on the forewing. Photo taken by David Palmar.
26 July 2023
Oystercatcher's nest, Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Nest scrape of an Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), Great Cumbrae, taken by David Palmar. The nest is no more than a hollow in the stony beach, and the eggs are beautifully camouflaged amongst the stones. Three is a typical clutch size.
18 June 2022
Male Greenfinch, Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Male Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris), Great Cumbrae, taken by David Palmar. Not a traditional haunt for finches, but the coastal vegetation provides a spot to forage for seeds.
18 June 2022
Female Greenfinch, Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Female Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris), Great Cumbrae, taken by David Palmar. The female is dull green in comparison to the brighter male, which helps to protect her when on the nest.
18 June 2022
Common Sandpiper, Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Adult Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos), Great Cumbrae, taken by David Palmar. The camouflage of this bird against the pebbles is so good that it is hard to see it at all until it moves.
18 June 2022
Green-veined White butterfly on Ragged Robin, Eigg
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Eigg - Cleadale
Green-veined White butterfly (Pieris napi) on Ragged Robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi), Bay of Laig, Cleadale, Eigg. A common butterfly preferring damp areas, the Green-veined White can be identified by its prominent greenish veins on the white/yellow hind wing. The upper wings have one or more dark spots.
27 August 2016
Waves and rainbow, Sinclair's Bay
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Caithness - Sinclair's Bay and Noss Head
Waves and rainbow, Sinclair's Bay
23 May 2011
Sticky Groundsel, Spey Bay
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Moray - Spey Bay
Sticky Groundsel (Senecio viscosus), Spey Bay.
26 July 2024
Sea Aster, Spey Bay
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Moray - Spey Bay
Sea Aster (Aster tripolium), at Spey Bay. This plant can grow up to 1m tall and is very common within the foraging community.
26 July 2024
Small Tortoiseshell, Spey Bay
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Moray - Spey Bay
Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae), at Spey Bay. Caterpillars eat both Common Nettle (Urtica dioica) and Small Nettle (Urtica urens).
