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Lesser periwinkle, Mugdock Castle
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CEP - Stirlingshire and East Dunbartonshire
Lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor) in flower around Mugdock Castle, near Milngavie. Scanned from slide taken by CE Palmar in 1979.
27 May 1979
White tailed eagle in flight, Skye
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Portree area
White tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight, Skye, with a Lesser Black Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) hoping for some remains of a fish
01 July 2011
Lesser Celandines, Strachur, Argyll and Bute
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CEP - Argyllshire
Lesser Celandines (Ranunculus ficaria), Strachur, Argyll and Bute. Celandines are a member of Ranunculaceae, the Buttercup family. Scanned from slide taken by CE Palmar
15 February 2017
Haworth's Minor moth, Insh Marshes
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Speyside near Aviemore and Newtonmore
Haworth's Minor (Celaena haworthii) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. A small but robust reddish or purplish brown moth, with an obvious whitish kidney mark and two whitish streaks running to the outer edge of the wings. Photo taken by David Palmar at Insh Marshes.
29 July 2023
July Highflyer moth (left) and Lesser Swallow Prominant moth (right), Insh Marshes
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Speyside near Aviemore and Newtonmore
The July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata) on the left is a moth of the family Geometridae. A very variable species, both in markings as well as colour, with some showing a distinct green colour, others reddish-brown. The Lesser Swallow Prominant (Pheosia gnoma) on the right is a moth of the family Notodontidae. This species is very similar to Swallow Prominent (Pheosia tremula) but it is brown and white with a white triangular wedge near the corner of the hind wing. Photo taken by David Palmar at Insh Marshes.
29 July 2023
Lesser Celandine, Kittochside
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Lanarkshire
Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna), taken by David Palmar. This individual was unusual as it appears to have two layers of petals.
07 April 2023
Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Isle of May
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Isle of May
Two adult Lesser Black-backed Gulls (Larus fuscus). The gull on the right may have experienced an injury, explaining the odd juvinile-like feathers on its wings. Taken on the Isle of May by Rebecca Dickson
10 June 2023
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Isle of May
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Isle of May
Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus), on the Isle of May, taken by Rebecca Dickson
10 June 2023
Lesser Hornet Hoverfly, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
Lesser Hornet Hoverfly (Volucella inanis), on Goldenrod (Solidago sp), Kelvindale, Glasgow taken by David Palmar
11 August 2023
Lesser Hornet Hoverfly, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
Lesser Hornet Hoverfly (Volucella inanis), on Goldenrod (Solidago sp), Kelvindale, Glasgow taken by David Palmar