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Short-eared owl in flight
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Orkney - Eday
Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) in flight, Eday, Orkney
15 July 2015
Short-eared owl
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Perthshire
Short-eared owl sitting on a fence on the Perthshire moors.
They can be seen hunting over the moors in the early evening.
30 August 2009
Short-snouted Seahorse, Macduff Marine Aquarium
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Macduff Marine Aquarium
Short-snouted Seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus) at Macduff Marine Aquarium, taken by David Palmar. The short- snouted seahorse has one fleshy spine above each eye, a body covered in small bumps and a short upturned snout compared to its cousin- the Long-snouted Seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus). Similar to other seahorse species it swims upright and uses its tail to cling to weeds. Despite population numbers of Short-snouted Seahorses being unknown, they are a protected species in Scotland as they're thought to be vulnerable.
31 January 2023
Short-snouted Seahorse, Macduff Marine Aquarium
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Macduff Marine Aquarium
Short-snouted Seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus) at Macduff Marine Aquarium, taken by David Palmar. The short- snouted seahorse has one fleshy spine above each eye, a body covered in small bumps and a short upturned snout compared to its cousin- the Long-snouted Seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus). Similar to other seahorse species it swims upright and uses its tail to cling to weeds. Despite population numbers of Short-snouted Seahorses being unknown, they are a protected species in Scotland as they're thought to be vulnerable.
31 January 2023
Short-necked oil beetle, Coll
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Coll Southwest
Short-necked oil beetle (Meloe brevicollis), Crossapol, Coll. This is a rare beetle, declining in the early 20th century and being unrecorded between 1948 and 2006 when it was rediscovered. It is currently known only from Coll, and from single locations in south Devon, Salisbury Plain and one record in 2020 in Pembrokeshire. The beetle is a parasite of solitary bees.
19 May 2018
Short-necked oil beetle, Coll
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Coll Southwest
Short-necked oil beetle (Meloe brevicollis), Crossapol, Coll. This is a rare beetle, declining in the early 20th century and being unrecorded between 1948 and 2006 when it was rediscovered. It is currently known only from Coll, and from single locations in south Devon, Salisbury Plain and one record in 2020 in Pembrokeshire. The beetle is a parasite of solitary bees.
19 May 2018
Short-necked oil beetle, Coll
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Coll Southwest
Short-necked oil beetle (Meloe brevicollis), Crossapol, Coll. This is a rare beetle, declining in the early 20th century and being unrecorded between 1948 and 2006 when it was rediscovered. It is currently known only from Coll, and from single locations in south Devon, Salisbury Plain and one record in 2020 in Pembrokeshire. The beetle is a parasite of solitary bees.
19 May 2018
Short-necked oil beetle, Coll
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Coll Southwest
Short-necked oil beetle (Meloe brevicollis), Crossapol, Coll. This is a rare beetle, declining in the early 20th century and being unrecorded between 1948 and 2006 when it was rediscovered. It is currently known only from Coll, and from single locations in south Devon, Salisbury Plain and one record in 2020 in Pembrokeshire. The beetle is a parasite of solitary bees.
16 May 2018
Short-necked oil beetle, Coll
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Coll Southwest
Short-necked oil beetle (Meloe brevicollis), Crossapol, Coll. This is a rare beetle, declining in the early 20th century and being unrecorded between 1948 and 2006 when it was rediscovered. It is currently known only from Coll, and from single locations in south Devon, Salisbury Plain and one record in 2020 in Pembrokeshire. The beetle is a parasite of solitary bees.
16 May 2018
Short-necked oil beetle, Coll
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Coll Southwest
Short-necked oil beetle (Meloe brevicollis), Crossapol, Coll. This is a rare beetle, declining in the early 20th century and being unrecorded between 1948 and 2006 when it was rediscovered. It is currently known only from Coll, and from single locations in south Devon, Salisbury Plain and one record in 2020 in Pembrokeshire. The beetle is a parasite of solitary bees.