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Cormorant in flight, Threave
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Threave Castle and Nature Reserve
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) in flight over the River Dee at Threave Castle, Dumfriesshire. The white patches on its flanks hep to distinguish it from a Shag.
12 April 2019
Cormorant in flight, Threave
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Threave Castle and Nature Reserve
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) in flight over the River Dee at Threave Castle, Dumfriesshire. The white patches on its flanks hep to distinguish it from a Shag.
12 April 2019
Black-tailed Godwit in flight, Kinneil
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) in flight, Kinneil, Firth of Forth. When in flight, the Black-tailed Godwit's legs extend further back than its tail. This is one way to distinguish it from a Bar-tailed Godwit, which has shorter legs often hidden by its tail when in flight.
15 February 2019
Bar-tailed godwits in flight, Scapa Bay, Orkney
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Orkney - Scapa
Bar-tailed godwits (Limosa lapponica) in flight, Scapa Bay, Orkney, taken by Lorna Beattie. In flight, the barring on the tail is obvious, and distinguished it from the Black-tailed godwit.
01 April 2018
Bar-tailed godwit, Scapa Bay, Orkney
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Orkney - Scapa
Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica), Scapa Bay, Orkney, taken by Lorna Beattie. It can be distinguished from the Black-tailed godwit by its slightly upcurved bill, whereas the Black-tailed godwit's bill is straight.
01 April 2018
White wagtail
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Arran
White wagtail (Motacilla alba alba), distinguishable from the Pied wagtail (Motacilla alba) by its grey back.
07 May 2012
Bullfinch, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Bullfinches (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) come to garden feeders in cold winters. This is a male, with bright red breast. The female has a pink breast. British Bullfinches are highly sedentary, seldom moving more than a few kilometres during their lives.
22 December 2010
Corncrake, RSPB Balranald, North Uist
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Western Isles - Benbecula
Corncrake (Crex crex), RSPB Balranald, North Uist
27 May 2017
Sanderling, Benbecula
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Western Isles - Benbecula
Sanderling (Calidris alba) on the beach near Baile nan Cailleach, Benbecula
27 May 2017
Sanderling, Benbecula
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Western Isles - Benbecula
Sanderling (Calidris alba) on the beach near Baile nan Cailleach, Benbecula