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Sea urchin shell in Herring gull nest
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Firth of Clyde - Ailsa Craig birds (except Gannets)
A broken sea urchin (Echinoidea) shell in a nest on Ailsa Craig, evidence of what a Herring gull (Larus argentatus) was feeding its chicks.
01 July 2007
Blue Tit with sunflower seed in its beak, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
A Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) with a sunflower heart in its beak. The bird visits a feeder for a few seconds, grabs a seed, then retreats to a bush where it can consume the seed safely. Taken by David Palmar in a Kelvindale, Glasgow garden. behind the bird is a hanging nest or resting hole.
30 January 2022
Skylark, Kirkbuster, Stronsay
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Orkney - Stronsay
Skylark (Alauda arvensis), Kirkbuster, Stronsay, Orkney, with food in its beak, showing evidence of breeding
08 July 2019
Herring Gull, Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Millport
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) eating an ice cream cone, Millport, Great Cumbrae
31 March 2019
Blue tit in flight, Mugdock
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Mugdock and Loch Ardinning
Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) in flight, flying off with a European Larch (Larix decidua) bud, Mugdock Country Park.
17 April 2019
SpottedFflycatcher, Speyside
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Loch Garten
A Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) holding an insect in its beak while perched on a tree branch in Strathspey in Scotland. As the species name suggests, Spotted Flycatchers are insectivorous and rely on open habitats like woodland edges, gardens, cemeteries and fields to find perches and catch insects while flying. Photo taken by Lorna Beattie. Description by Ilaria Lonero.
02 July 2018
Dipper with food in its beak, Mouse Water
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Lanarkshire
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) with food in its beak, showing evidence of breeding, Mouse Water, Cartland Craigs National Nature Reserve, South Lanarkshire
23 April 2017
Meadow Pipit, Braehead Moss
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South Lanarkshire
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) with food in its beak, showing evidence of breeding, Braehead Moss raised bog, South Lanarkshire
08 July 2017
Male Reed Bunting, RSPB Loch Lomond
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
Male Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) with food in its beak, showing evidence of breeding, Aber Bog, RSPB Loch Lomond
10 June 2017
Male Reed Bunting, RSPB Loch Lomond
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
Male Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) with food in its beak, showing evidence of breeding, Aber Bog, RSPB Loch Lomond
