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Dunlin and Ringed Plover flock, TIree
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Tiree
Large mixed flock of Dunlin (Calidris alpina) and Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula), taken by Rebecca Dickson. Hundreds of birds were observed in the fields, including a Dunlin with a yellow leg flag from ringing. Unfortunately it was not possible to read at this distance.
11 May 2024
Colour ringed Pied Wagtail, Tiree
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Tiree
Colour ringed Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba) HP on Tiree, taken by Rebecca Dickson. This bird was ringed previously on the island by the Clyde Ringing Group on 24/08/21. Here the Darvic ring can be seen with the letters HP. On the right leg is the metal British Trust for Ornithology Ring, with a pink colour ring above it. This combination is used to identify the project as multiple groups colour ring the species.
11 May 2024
Eiders and Herring Gull, Tiree
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Tiree
A pair of Eider Ducks (Somateria mollissima) were not impressed by the sudden appearance of a Herring Gull (Larus argentatus). Dunlin (Calidris alpina), Sanderling (Calidris alba), and Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) can also be seen on the shore.
09 May 2024
Ringed Plover approaching nest, Strachur
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CEP - Argyllshire
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) approaching its nest, Strachur, 1972. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
28 November 2016
Peregrine Falcon chick showing a transponder ring
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South Lanarkshire - Falls of Clyde birds and animals
Ringing Peregrine Falcon chick (Falco peregrinus) at the Falls of Clyde SWT Reserve - chick showing a transponder ring
Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Black-headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) loafing on the ice and drinking, taken by David Palmar at Bingham's Pond, Glasgow. One is colour-ringed, which when resighted and reported, allows the identification of the individual bird and the tracing of its life history. This gull was ringed in December 2020 by the Clyde Ringing Group at Victoria Park, Glasgow. Apart from a trip to Peterhead where it was spotted in April 2021, it has been seen several times since both at Victoria Park and at Bingham's Pond.
30 November 2023
Colour-ringed Black-headed Gull, Linlithgow Loch
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West Lothian - Linlithgow and Beecraigs
A colour-ringed Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) Red 2JN3, Linlithgow Loch, taken by David Palmar
12 March 2023
Grasshopper Warbler, Ayrshire
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North Ayrshire - Ardeer
An adult female Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) in the hand of a licensed ringer, Ardeer, North Ayrshire, taken by David Palmar. Formerly classified under the broad warbler family Sylviidae, they are now recognised as part of family Locustellidae, (named after their repetitive trilling song which sounds like a loud grasshopper).
13 June 2021
Grasshopper Warbler, Ayrshire
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North Ayrshire - Ardeer
An adult female Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) in the hand of a licensed ringer, Ardeer, North Ayrshire, taken by David Palmar. Formerly classified under the broad warbler family Sylviidae, they are now recognised as part of family Locustellidae, (named after their repetitive trilling song which sounds like a loud grasshopper).
13 June 2021
Ringed plover nest with 4 eggs, South Lanarkshire
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South Lanarkshire
Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) nest with clutch of 4 eggs, Crawfordjohn, South Lanarkshire, taken by Stephen Inglis as part of an academic research project.
