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Nuthatch, Dalzell Woods
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North Lanarkshire - Baron's Haugh and Dalzell Woods
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) with mud in its beak, at its nest hole, Dalzell Woods. The bird plasters up the edges of the nest hole to reduce it to the right size, so that it can still enter, but predators are dissuaded.
19 April 2008
Male Goosander on Forth and Clyde Canal, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvin Walkway, Forth and Clyde Canal, Dawsholm and Garscube
Male Goosander (Mergus merganser) on Forth and Clyde Canal, Glasgow, displaying with its beak pointing upwards.
09 January 2011
A pair of Arctic Terns, TIree
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Tiree
A pair of Arctic Terns (Sterna paradisaea), taken by Rebecca Dickson. These birds were observed strengthening their bond by sharing a small fish on the beach.
12 May 2024
Female Blackbird with a black beak, Pitlochry
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Pitlochry, Loch Faskally and Ben Vrackie
Female Blackbird (Turdus merula) with a black beak, Pitlochry, either a juvenile or a migrant, possibly from Scandinavia.
23 November 2019
Teal, Add Estuary
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Argyllshire - Crinan Canal, Moine Mhor and Loch Gilp
Teal (Anas crecca) in the estuary of the River Add, mid-Argyllshire, taken by David Palmar
03 March 2023
Scaup on the Solway Firth, Carsethorn
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Dumfriesshire - Mersehead
Scaup (Aythya marila) on the Solway Firth mud flats, Carsethorn, taken by David Palmar
26 March 2023
Scaup on the Solway Firth, Carsethorn
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Dumfriesshire - Mersehead
Scaup (Aythya marila) on the Solway Firth mud flats, Carsethorn, taken by David Palmar
26 March 2023
Flock of Herring Gulls and Black-headed Gulls loafing on mudflats, Kinneil
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
Flock of Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus) and Black-headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) loafing on the mudflats at the mouth of the River Avon, Kinneil, where it flows into the Firth of Forth, taken by David Palmar. Many of the gulls are immature or sub-adult, as can be seen from the brown flecks on their plumage.
28 January 2023
The Ochil Hills and the remains of Longannet Power Station
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
The Ochil Hills and the partially dismantled remains of Longannet Power Station, seen above the mudflats at the mouth of the River Avon, Kinneil, where it flows into the Firth of Forth.
28 January 2023
Teal group and Scaup at Kinneil, Firth of Forth
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
A group of Teal (Anas crecca) and a Scaup (Aythya marila) at Kinneil on the Firth of Forth, taken by David Palmar
