The dried-up remains of leafy bracts which previously contained a hazelnut, Campsie Dene Road, Blanefield
26 December 2023
Alder catkins, Campsie Dene Road, Blanefield
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Campsie and Fintry Hills
Alder (Alnus glutinosa) catkins, Campsie Dene Road, Blanefield. The large catkins are male, and the small female catkins will form next year's cones.
26 December 2023
Chiffchaff, Mersehead RSPB Reserve
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Dumfriesshire - Mersehead
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita), one of the earliest passerine migrants of the year, just returned from Africa, at Mersehead RSPB Reserve, taken by David Palmar
26 March 2023
Peacock butterfly on Pussy Willow, Possil Marsh
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Glasgow - Possil Marsh
Peacock (Aglais io) on Pussy Willow (Salix caprea) at Possil Marsh, Glasgow, one of the earliest butterflies to appear in the spring, taken by David Palmar. This is a somewhat worn specimen, which has just come out of hibernation, having overwintered as an adult.
03 April 2021
Chiffchaff in Pussy Willow
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Glasgow - Possil Marsh
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita), just arrived from Africa, in a Goat Willow or Pussy Willow (Salix caprea) tree at Possil Marsh, Glasgow,taken by David Palmar
03 April 2021
Hazel catkins and leaves, Carrifran Wildwood, Moffat
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Carrifran Wildwood
Hazel (Corylus avellana) catkins and leaves, Carrifran Wildwood, Moffat
17 September 2020
Pussy Willow catkins, Garnock Floods
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North Ayrshire - Garnock Floods SWT Reserve
Goat Willow or Pussy Willow (Salix caprea) catkins showing in the spring sunshine, Garnock Floods SWT (Scottish Wildlife Trust) Nature Reserve
10 February 2019
Goat Willow, Mugdock, near Milngavie
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CEP - Stirlingshire and East Dunbartonshire
Goat Willow or Pussy Willow (Salix sp) catkins in Mugdock, near Milngavie. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
