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Common frog (Rana temporaria) in moorland rushes habitat
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Monadhliath
Common frog (Rana temporaria) in moorland juncus rush and grass habitat. It can be distinguished by its blotchy pattern, and by having a dark patch behind the eye.
25 May 2007
Common frog (Rana temporaria) on a Highland moorland
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Monadhliath
Common frog (Rana temporaria) on a Highland moorland. Its brown blotchy colour camouflages it well in the heather moorland environment. It can be distinguished by its blotchy pattern, and by having a dark patch behind the eye.
10 May 2009
Golden Plover, Uig, Lewis
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Western Isles - Uig, Great Bernera and Mangurstadh, Lewis
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria), Uig, Lewis.
20 June 2011
Hen harrier, Hundland, Birsay
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Orkney - Birsay
Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) sitting on typical heather moorland habitat, Hundland, Birsay, Orkney
07 July 2013
Bonxie in flight, Hermaness
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Shetland - Unst
Great skua or Bonxie (Catharacta skua) in flight over its moorland habitat, Hermaness, Unst
22 June 2014
Bonxie, Hermaness
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Shetland - Unst
Great skua or Bonxie (Catharacta skua) in ots moorland habitat, Hermaness, Unst
22 June 2014
Bonxie, Hermaness
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Shetland - Unst
Great skua or Bonxie (Catharacta skua) in iots moorland habitat, Hermaness, Unst, with Saxa Vord behind.
22 June 2014
Dunlin habitat, Foula
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Shetland - Foula
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) moorland pool habitat on the east coast of Foula.
28 June 2014
Dunlin habitat, Foula
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Shetland - Foula
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) moorland pool habitat on the east coast of Foula.
28 June 2014
Crowberry
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Shetland - Foula
Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum), a typical Scottish heathland plant, Foula, Shetland. The berries of this plant are edible but fairly tasteless and lacking in nutrition.
