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Black-headed Gull colony, Tiree
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Tiree
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) breeding colony, taken by Rebecca Dickson. Black-headed Gulls will have one brood per season.
14 May 2024
Gannetry on Ailsa Craig
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Firth of Clyde - Ailsa Craig Gannets
An overview from the sea of a large part of the Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) breeding colony or gannetry on Ailsa Craig, which in 2014 was over 33,000 pairs.
05 August 2008
Common terns on raft, Port Edgar
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Queensferry
Common terns (Sterna hirundo) nesting on a tern raft at Port Edgar, South Queensferry, Firth of Forth
26 May 2019
Common terns on raft, Port Edgar
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Queensferry
Common terns (Sterna hirundo) nesting on a tern raft at Port Edgar, South Queensferry, Firth of Forth
26 May 2019
Gannet colony, Ailsa Craig
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Firth of Clyde - Ailsa Craig Gannets
Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) at their closely-spaced breeding colony on Ailsa Craig
12 July 2007
Gannet colony, Noup Head, Westray
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Orkney - Westray
A colony of Gannets (Morus bassanus) occupies part of the Noup Head Old Red Sandstone cliffs on Westray. One Gannet is flying over, while two others are sky pointing, two others are mating, and five others sit brooding on their nests. Quite a scene of activity!
11 May 2013
Stac Lee, Boreray, St Kilda
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Western Isles - St Kilda
Stac Lee, Boreray, St Kilda, with the large and precarious Gannet colony.
24 June 2011
Lapwing, Fidden, Mull
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Mull
Lapwing or Green plover, Fidden, Mull, resplendent in full breeding plumage.
13 May 2007
Golden Eagle nesting habitat in the Scottish Highlands
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CEP - Photos of Golden Eagles by Charles Eric Palmar
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) nesting habitat in the Scottish Highlands, including an eyrie site at 1600 feet above sea level. Scanned from a photo taken by CE Palmar in the 1950s.
16 August 2024
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
