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Adult Common Gull on the beach, Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Adult Common Gull (Larus canus) on the beach, Great Cumbrae, taken by David Palmar. Note the greenish-yellow legs.
18 June 2022
Common Spotted Orchid or a hybrid, Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) or a hybrid thereof, Great Cumbrae, taken by David Palmar. This specimen has petals which are a bit darker than a typical Common Spotted Orchid, and Orchids hybridise naturally so are difficult to classify unless you are an expert!
18 June 2022
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).
26 July 2024
6-Spot Burnet Moth, at Spey Bay
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Moray - Spey Bay
6-Spot Burnet Moth (Zygaena filipendulae), at Spey Bay. The caterpillars feed mainly on bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus).
26 July 2024
Meadow Brown on Knapweed at Spey Bay
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Moray - Spey Bay
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina) on Common (or Black) Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) at Spey Bay.
26 July 2024
6-Spot Burnet Moth, Spey Bay
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Moray - Spey Bay
6-Spot Burnet Moth (Zygaena filipendulae), at Spey Bay. It can be found in the following habitats: grasslands, coastal edges, woodland rides, roadside verges and sand dunes.
26 July 2024
Male Yellowhammer, Spey Bay
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Moray - Spey Bay
Male Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella), at Spey Bay. In the period between 1967 and 2020, the population of Yellowhammers in the UK declined by 62%.
