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Common Flower Fly, Broomhill Allotments
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Common Flower Fly (Syrphus ribesii), an insect from the family Syrphidae, feeding from fennel at the Broomhill Allotments.
06 August 2024
Common Flower Fly, Kelvindale, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
Common Flower Fly (Syrphus ribesii), a Hoverfly in the family Syrphidae, Kelvindale, Glasgow
21 April 2020
Great Yellow Bumblebee on Common knapweed, Balranald
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Western Isles - 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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Western Isles - 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.
05 August 2017
Oyster Catcher and Common Daisies, Burness
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Orkney - Sanday
Oyster catcher (Haematopus ostralegus) walking through Common Daisies (Bellis perennis) in Burness, Sanday, Orkney
11 May 2014
Common Chicory, Langar Naturescape Flower Farm
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Nottinghamshire
Common Chicory (Cichorium intybus), taken by David Palmar.
08 September 2023
Betony or Common Hedgenettle, Inverness
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Inverness
Betony or Common Hedgenettle (Betonica officinalis) in a wildflower meadow near Inverness Botanic Garden
24 July 2023
A fly from the family Tachinidae on Yarrow, Grantown East
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
A fly from the family Tachinidae upon a pink variation of Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) at Grantown East. A Common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva) can also be seen in the background, taken by David Palmar
21 July 2023
A Common red soldier beetle on Yarrow, Grantown East
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
A Common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva) and a fly from the family Tachinidae upon a pink variation of Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) at Grantown East, taken by David Palmar
21 July 2023
Common Ragwort, Fintry, Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) showing flowers and the pappus (thistle-down) heads typical of the Asteraceae family, Fintry, Great Cumbrae
