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Moorhen nest, Maryhill, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) nest with an abandoned egg in it, more than likely due to disturbance, Forth and Clyde Canal, Maryhill, Glasgow
11 May 2020
Dunlin flock lin flight, Boden Boo, Renfrewshire
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Renfrewshire
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) flock in flight, Boden Boo, Renfrewshire, with the wake of a ship causing them to lift off and land again.
23 February 2019
Shelduck walking away from dog disturbance, Kinneil
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) walking away from human and dog disturbance, Kinneil, Firth of Forth. Some birds prefer to walk away rather than fly, if there is little immediate danger, since flying is energy intensive.
15 February 2019
A flock of gulls taking off, Lossiemouth
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Moray - Lossiemouth
A mixed flock of gulls - mainly Herring gulls (Larus argentatus) - taking off from the tidal River Lossie, Lossiemouth, due to disturbance by people and dogs. Such disturbance uses up much of the energy which the birds need to survive the winter.
29 January 2019
Grey partridges, Aberlady
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East Lothian - Aberlady
A group of alert Grey partridges (Perdix perdix), Aberlady Bay. Something disturbed them and they stopped feeding and became alert for a minute, before resuming feeding once they assessed the situation as safe. Birds live on a knife edge and if disturbed, will use up energy without replacing it. Disturbance could have been caused by a bird of prey, a dog or a human.
14 October 2018
Sign about ground nesting birds, RSPB Loch Lomond
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
Sign about ground nesting birds, RSPB Loch Lomond, with Conic Hill and Net Bay.
18 April 2017
Pink-footed geese, Crimond
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Aberdeenshire - Loch of Strathbeg
Pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) flying over Crimond at dawn.
29 January 2017
Oyster catchers, Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Oyster catchers (Haematopus ostralegus) and Curlews (Numenius arquata) in Ballochmartin Bay, Great Cumbrae
26 February 2011
Walkers disturbing Wigeon, Lossiemouth
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Moray - Lossiemouth
Two walkers unwittingly causing disturbance to a flock of Wigeon (Anas penelope) on the River Lossie, Lossiemouth. Such unwitting disturbance can also be caused by birdwatchers and bird photographers, and even more so by dogs not kept on a lead. The Wigeon swam away, causing them to use more energy than if they had not been disturbed.
25 January 2016
Group of Wigeon and sand dunes, Lossiemouth
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Moray - Lossiemouth
Group of Wigeon (Anas penelope) on the River Lossie, with sand dunes and the Moray Firth behind, Lossiemouth. People and dogs walk across the beach and risk disturbance to feeding wildfowl, which are "on the edge" in winter, using most of their energy to survive.
