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Eiders in moulting plumage, West Loch Tarbert
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Islay Ferry
Eider ducks (Somateria mollissima) in moulting plumage, West Loch Tarbert
27 August 2011
Red-throated diver, Lewis
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Western Isles - Lewis
Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) in summer plumage, Lewis
27 June 2011
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) on a west Highland sea loch
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South Knapdale
A winter plumage Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) on a west Highland sea loch. Note the backward-pointing triangle of white on the neck, a diagnostic feature of this species.
30 January 2011
Lapwing, Fidden, Mull
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Mull
Lapwing or Green plover, Fidden, Mull, resplendent in full breeding plumage.
13 May 2007
Ptarmigan feather and droppings, Ben Vrackie
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Pitlochry, Loch Faskally and Ben Vrackie
Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) feather and droppings, Ben Vrackie. The feathers form a soft downy layer near the skin, which keeps the bird warm, and a more waterproof and stronger part to the feathers on the outside. This feather is largely white, so part of the winter plumage which had been moulted when this picture was taken at the end of April.
30 April 2006
Red-throated diver, Ardmore Point
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Argyllshire - Ardmore, Helensburgh, Garelochhead and Rosneath
Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) in winter plumage, Ardmore Point, Firth of Clyde, taken by David Palmar
16 October 2021
Juvenile Robin, Milngavie
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East Dunbartonshire, Milngavie and Bearsden
Juvenile Robin (Erithacus rubecula), Milngavie, taken by Rebecca Dickson. Note the speckled plumage and absence of a red breast.
18 June 2020
Curlew, Mull Head Local Nature Reserve, Deerness, Orkney mainland
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Orkney - Deerness and Tankerness
Curlew (Numenius arquata), half asleep and camouflaged by its cryptic plumage, Mull Head Local Nature Reserve (LNR), Deerness, Orkney mainland
07 July 2019
Ptarmigan pair in winter plumage, Glenshee
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Glenshee - Ptarmigan in Winter
Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) pair in winter plumage, Glenshee. The female is on the left and the male on the right. He has a red wattle over his eye, while she doesn't. In a mild winter, they still turn white, and stand out against a rocky background instead of the white plumage being good camouflage. This will probably be an increasing problem with global warming.
25 February 2007
Black-headed gulls in winter and in summer plumage, Black Devon Wetlands
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Clackmannanshire - Alloa, Clackmannan and Black Devon
A Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) still in winter plumage (left) and one already in summer (breeding) plumage (right) swim in front of a floating island, Black Devon Wetlands, Clackmannanshire
