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Skylark hunting insects in machair grassland at Balranald, Hougharry, North Uist
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Western Isles - North Uist
Skylark hunting insects in machair grassland at Balranald, Hougharry, North Uist
06 July 2010
Male Orange Tip butterfly on Garlic Mustard, Baron's Haugh
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North Lanarkshire - Baron's Haugh and Dalzell Woods
Male Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) butterfly on Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata), Baron's Haugh RSPB Reserve, taken by David Palmar
06 May 2023
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Common knapweed, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) at RSPB Balranald Nature Reserve, North Uist. The distinguishing feature of this rare bee is the band of black hairs across the thorax where the wings join the body.
05 August 2017
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Red Clover, Balranald
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Great Yellow Bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus) on Red Clover (Trifolium pratense), Balranald RSPB nature reserve, North Uist. One of Britain's rarest bumblebees, the Great Yellow is now restricted to some Scottish islands and the very north of Scotland. It has a particular association with nectar producing plants such as Red Clover and Bird's Foot Trefoil.
04 August 2017
Moss carder bumblebee on Bird's Foot Trefoil, North Uist
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
Moss carder bumblebee (Bombus muscorum) on Bird's Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), Balranald, North Uist. More frequent in the north and west of Scotland, this bee can be found in flower-rich habitats. The abdomen is usually paler than the thorax, appearing almost blonde in some individuals, while the thorax is often a deep ginger colour, darker than the Common Carder.
29 May 2017
Short-eared owl in flight
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Orkney - Eday
Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) in flight, Eday, Orkney
15 July 2015
Long-eared owl in flight
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East Dunbartonshire, Milngavie and Bearsden
Long-eared owl (Asio otus) in flight over a golf course
01 May 2013
Long-eared owl in flight
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East Dunbartonshire, Milngavie and Bearsden
Long-eared owl (Asio otus) in flight over a golf course
01 May 2013
Common Bluebottle at Fernbrae Meadows
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Glasgow - South
Flesh Fly (Sarcophaga sp.) at Fernbrae Meadows
02 June 2024
Broad Centurion Soldier Fly, Fernbrae Meadows
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Glasgow - South
Broad Centurion (Chloromyia formosa), a type of Soldier Fly, at Fernbrae Meadows, South Lanarkshire
