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Machair grassland with arable area, Balranald, Hougharry
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Western Isles - North Uist
Machair grassland with flowers and arable area, Balranald, Hougharry
06 July 2010
Kidney vetch, Balranald, Hougharry
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Western Isles - North Uist
Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) growing at RSPB Balranald, North Uist. Kidney Vetch provides a good source of nectar for Bumblebees. Its woolly appearance and small yellow flowers make it easy to identify. Often seen on sand dunes and machair grassland in western Scotland.
06 July 2010
Machair grassland with arable, flowers and sand dunes, Balranald, Hougharry
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Western Isles - North Uist
Machair grassland with arable, flowers and sand dunes, Balranald, Hougharry
06 July 2010
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
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
Machair, Balranald, North Uist
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Western Isles - Balranald and western North Uist
One of the rarest habitats in Europe, machair is formed only on exposed, west facing shores in Scotland and Ireland. It is low lying, fertile sandy ground which hosts a rich variety of plants and birds. Here you can see the purple flowers of Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) and the yellow ones of Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), along the coast of Hougharry Bay, RSPB Balranald nature reserve, North Uist.
05 August 2017
Tràigh Hogh, Totronald, Coll
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Coll Southwest
Tràigh Hogh beach, Totronald, Coll, looking towards Rum.
27 April 2014
Corncrake, Oronsay
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Argyllshire - Colonsay and Oronsay
A rare glimpse of a Corncrake out in the open, on Oronsay south of Colonsay.
17 May 2008
Area grazed by Exmoor Ponies, Cochno
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West Dunbartonshire and Clydebank
Grassland area grazed by Exmoor Ponies above the Jaw Reservoir, Cochno, taken by David Palmar. In the background is a coniferous plantation, with windthrow and clearfell in the middle distance.
08 July 2023
Germander Speedwell, Dumyat Hill
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Stirlingshire - Dumyat
Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) taken on Dumyat Hill. Identifying features are the bright blue flowers with white centres, around 1cm diameter, have 4 petals and bloom in spring/early summer. Photo taken by David Palmar
