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Goldfinch at Threave Nature Reserve
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Threave Castle and Nature Reserve
A Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) at Threave Nature Reserve, Dumfriesshire. Goldfinches in breeding condition have a white bill, with a greyish or blackish mark at the tip for the rest of the year.
12 April 2019
Goosander on the River Dee at Threave
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Threave Castle and Nature Reserve
Male Goosander (Mergus merganser) foraging for fish on the River Dee at Threave Nature Reserve, Dumfriesshire.
12 April 2019
Cormorant in flight, Threave
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Threave Castle and Nature Reserve
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) in flight over the River Dee at Threave Castle, Dumfriesshire. The white patches on its flanks hep to distinguish it from a Shag.
12 April 2019
Cormorant in flight, Threave
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Threave Castle and Nature Reserve
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) in flight over the River Dee at Threave Castle, Dumfriesshire. The white patches on its flanks hep to distinguish it from a Shag.
12 April 2019
Coal tit in the hand, Hogganfield Loch.
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Glasgow - Hogganfield Loch
Coal tit (Periparus ater) in the hand during the BTO (British Trust for Ornithology) and Friends of Glasgow's Local Nature Reserves ringing event at Hogganfield Loch.
19 September 2021
Coal tit being ringed, Hogganfield Loch
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Glasgow - Hogganfield Loch
Coal tit (Periparus ater) in the process of being ringed during the BTO (British Trust for Ornithology) and Friends of Glasgow's Local Nature Reserves ringing event at Hogganfield Loch. The ringing pliers and rings are of different sizes for the different leg diameters of birds.
19 September 2021
Coal tit pre-ringed, Hogganfield Loch
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Glasgow - Hogganfield Loch
Coal tit (Periparus ater) about to be ringed at the BTO (British Trust for Ornithology) and Friends of Glasgow's Local Nature Reserves ringing event held at Hogganfield Loch.
19 September 2021
Sparrowhawk portrait, Hogganfield Loch
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Glasgow - Hogganfield Loch
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) caught at Hogganfield Loch during the BTO (British Trust for Ornithology) and Friends of Glasgow's Local Nature Reserves ringing event.
19 September 2021
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Common knapweed, Balranald
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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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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.