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Hill of White Hamars, Hoy, Orkney
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Orkney - South Hoy
A blow hole at the Hill of the White Hamars, Hoy, Orkney
07 July 2013
Nuthatch, Dalzell Woods
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North Lanarkshire - Baron's Haugh and Dalzell Woods
Nuthatch perching above nest hole, Dalzell Woods
19 April 2008
Sand Martin nest holes in the bank of the Clyde, Baron's Haugh
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North Lanarkshire - Baron's Haugh and Dalzell Woods
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) nest holes in the river cliff of the Clyde, Baron's Haugh, taken by David Palmar
06 May 2023
Nest hole of a Tawny Owl, RSPB Loch Lomond
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
Nest hole of a Tawny Owl (Strix aluco), taken in Ring Wood, RSPB Loch Lomond by David Palmar
07 June 2023
Swift nest hole in Bicester, Oxfordshire
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Swift (Apus apus) nest hole in Bicester, Oxfordshire, taken by David Palmar. The Swift flies directly in under the gutter without pausing to rest and enters the hole to feed its young.
09 July 2022
Female Common Redstart, RSPB Loch Lomond
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
A female Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) at its nest hole in a dead tree at RSPB Loch Lomond, in Scotland. Redstarts are cavity-nesting birds and nest preferably in open or semi-open Birch and Oak woodlands or in meadows with bushes and orchards, characterised by high horizontal visibility and by the presence of old trees, walls, rocks, and banks with suitable holes for nesting. However, natural holes are limited in Britain due to the lack of old-growth woodland, and Redstarts readily use human-made nest boxes when available, making them an easy species to observe and study. Taken by David Palmar from a distance to avoid disturbance. Description improved by Ilaria Lonero.
28 May 2022
Sand Martin nesting colony, River Endrick
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) nesting colony, River Endrick, from RSPB Loch Lomond, taken by David Palmar. Sand Martins burrow into sandy cliffs and river banks to make their nesting holes.
15 February 2022
Water Vole in riverbank habitat, Witney, Oxfordshire
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Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Water Vole (Arvicola terrestris) in its riverbank habitat along the River Windrush in Witney Lake and Country Park, Oxfordshire, showing nesting burrows - many entrances to one burrow, so that they can escape if necessary, especially from predatory Mink which are small enough to fit into a Water Vole burrow, and which have decimated their population.
29 July 2010
Ring-necked parakeet, Dawsholm Park, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Ring-necked parakeet (Psittacula krameri), an invasive non-native species (INNS), now breeding in Dawsholm Park, Glasgow. Here, a Parakeet is investigating a nest hole.
17 April 2020
Ring-necked parakeet, Dawsholm Park, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Ring-necked parakeet (Psittacula krameri), an invasive non-native species (INNS), now breeding in Dawsholm Park, Glasgow. Here, a Parakeet is at its nest hole.
