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Green-veined White butterfly, Spey Bay
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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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Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde
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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Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde
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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Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde
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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Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde
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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Sinclair's Bay and Noss Head
Waves and rainbow, Sinclair's Bay
23 May 2011
Perennial Sow-thistle, Spey Bay
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Spey Bay
Perennial Sow-thistle (Sonchus arvensis) is native by stream sides, waysides on banks, dunes and shingle. Its stems can grown up to 1.5m tall. Photo taken by David Palmar at Spey Bay.
26 July 2023
Lavender, Spey Bay
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Spey Bay
This Lavender (Lavandula) plant was not only lovely to look at, but it smelt beautiful too. It attracted many pollinators, with several bees and butterflies visiting the plant. Photo taken by David Palmar at Spey Bay.
26 July 2023
Osprey, Spey Bay
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Spey Bay
This ringed Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) known locally as 'White AA' can be seen here fishing over the River Spey. If you look closely at this photo, you can see the white ring on its left leg displaying the letters AA. Photo taken by David Palmar at Spey Bay.