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Fieldfare, Lochwinnoch
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Renfrewshire - Lochwinnoch
A Fieldfare in the snow at Lochwinnoch, a migrant thrush visiting Britain from Scaninavia in winter.
10 January 2010
Fieldfare, Lochwinnoch
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Renfrewshire - Lochwinnoch
A Fieldfare in the snow at Lochwinnoch, a migrant thrush visiting Britain from Scaninavia in winter.
10 January 2010
Blackbird on Rose hips
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Blackbird (Turdus merula) female eating a Rose hip, Glasgow. Many Blackbirds are resident, but in winter their numbers are swelled by visitors from their breeding grounds in the north, such as Scandinavia.
11 December 2012
Waxwing on Rose hips
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) on Rose hips, which were slightly too big for them to swallow whole, so they preferred smaller Berberis and Cotoneaster berries, Glasgow. Its crop is bulging with berries, which they gobble at an astounding rate of several every minute.
11 December 2012
Waxwing on Berberis
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) hanging upside down to get at Berberis berries, Glasgow
11 December 2012
male Brambling on frosty branch, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
A male Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) on a frosty branch in a Glasgow garden. Bramblings are winter visitors to this country. They leave the UK in spring to breed in Finland, Scandinavia and Russia. Their numbers fluctuate year to year depending on the availability of beech mast in the breeding grounds.
13 December 2010
Wigeon, High tide flood, River Lossie
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Moray - Lossiemouth
A high tide flood of the River Lossie allowed these Wigeon (Anas penelope) to shelter amongst grassy tufts of a high tide flood adjacent to the river. The head and neck of male Wigeons are chestnut, with a yellow forehead, pink breast and grey body. Females have grey or rust upperparts with a white belly. Photo taken by David Palmar
27 January 2020
Barnacle Geese in flight, WWT Caerlaverock
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Solway and Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
Barnacle Geese (Branta leucopsis) at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) reserve, Caerlaverock. Barnacle Geese fly thousands of miles from Svalbard every autumn to spend the winter on the saltmarshes of the Solway. Photo taken by David Palmar and edited by Gemma Woodford.
18 January 2020
Curlew and Barnacle Geese, feeding WWT Caerlaverock
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Solway and Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
Barnacle Geese (Branta leucopsis) and curlew (Numenius arquata) at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) reserve, Caerlaverock. A Curlew (Numenius arquata) can be seen in the foreground searching for food. Aided by its characteristic long, downcurved bill, it feeds on worms, shellfish and shrimp deep in mud or sediment. Barnacle Geese (Branta leucopsis) can be seen feeding in the background. Their diet consists of the leaves and stems of grasses, roots and seeds. Photo taken by David Palmar and edited by Gemma Woodford.
18 January 2020
Barnacle Geese feeding, WWT Caerlaverock
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Solway and Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
Barnacle Geese (Branta leucopsis) at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) reserve, Caerlaverock. The entire Svalbard population of Barnacle Geese migrates to the Solway every winter, feeding mostly on the Scottish side, but sleeping on the Cumbrian side. Their diet consists of the leaves and stems of grasses, roots and seeds. Photo taken by David Palmar and edited by Gemma Woodford.
