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Sand Martin nest holes in the bank of the Clyde, Baron's Haugh
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North Lanarkshire - Baron's Haugh and Dalzell Woods
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) nest holes in the river cliff of the Clyde, Baron's Haugh, taken by David Palmar
06 May 2023
Ripples on a sand bank, Scapa Bay, Orkney
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Orkney - Scapa
Ripples on a sand bank, Scapa Bay, Orkney, taken by Lorna Beattie
01 April 2018
Ripples on a sand bank, Scapa Bay, Orkney
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Orkney - Scapa
Ripples on a sand bank, Scapa Bay, Orkney, taken by Lorna Beattie
01 April 2018
Group of Wigeon and sand dunes, Lossiemouth
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Moray - Lossiemouth
Group of Wigeon (Anas penelope) on the River Lossie, with sand dunes and the Moray Firth behind, Lossiemouth. People and dogs walk across the beach and risk disturbance to feeding wildfowl, which are "on the edge" in winter, using most of their energy to survive.
26 January 2015
Tràigh Hogh, Totronald, Coll
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Coll Southwest
Tràigh Hogh beach, Totronald, Coll, looking towards Rum.
27 April 2014
Sandwich Terns at Ronachan Point, Kintyre
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Argyllshire - Kintyre
Sandwich Terns (Sterna sandvicensis) at Ronachan Point, Kintyre, including one which has just caught a Sand Eel (Ammodytes sp.) and is probably offering it to a prospective mate as a courtship gift.
27 April 2024
Sandwich Tern with Sand Eel at Ronachan Point, Kintyre
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Argyllshire - Kintyre
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) which has just caught a Sand Eel (Ammodytes sp.), at Ronachan Point, Kintyre
27 April 2024
River bank erosion at Baron's Haugh
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North Lanarkshire - Baron's Haugh and Dalzell Woods
Erosion of the bank of the River Clyde, Baron's Haugh, taken by David Palmar
06 May 2023
Puffin, Isle of May
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Firth of Forth - Isle of May
Adult Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in flight with Sand Eels (Ammodytes sp.) in its beak. Taken on the Isle of May by Rebecca Dickson
10 June 2023
Puffin, Isle of May
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Firth of Forth - Isle of May
Adult Puffin (Fratercula arctica) with Sand Eels (Ammodytes sp.) in its beak, Taken on the Isle of May by Rebecca Dickson