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Spotted Flycatcher, RSPB Loch Lomond
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Loch Lomond - RSPB Loch Lomond
A Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) at RSPB Loch Lomond, in Scotland. Spotted Flycatchers are migratory birds and are found in the UK only during the breeding season, when they arrive after spending the winter in western Africa. Description by Ilaria Lonero.
28 May 2022
Spotted Flycatcher, Nethybridge
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Nethybridge and Dulnain Bridge
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata), at Nethybridge, taken by David Palmar. These migratory visitors arrive in the UK between late April and early May, travelling from Africa. As the name suggests, their diet consists of a variety of flying insects; they wait on a perch until they spot their prey before pursuing it, then typically land back on the same or a nearby perch. They rely on open habitats like woodland edges, gardens, cemeteries and fields to find perches and catch insects while flying. Description improved by Ilaria Lonero.
22 July 2020
SpottedFflycatcher, Speyside
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Loch Garten
A Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) holding an insect in its beak while perched on a tree branch in Strathspey in Scotland. As the species name suggests, Spotted Flycatchers are insectivorous and rely on open habitats like woodland edges, gardens, cemeteries and fields to find perches and catch insects while flying. Photo taken by Lorna Beattie. Description by Ilaria Lonero.
02 July 2018
Spotted Flycatcher
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The Trossachs
A Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) perched on a tree branch in Glen Gyle, Loch Katrine in Scotland. As the species name suggests, Spotted Flycatchers are insectivorous and rely on open habitats like woodland edges, gardens, cemeteries and fields to find perches and catch insects while flying. Description by Ilaria Lonero.
18 June 2016
Spotted Flycatcher, Dunadd
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Argyllshire - Crinan Canal, Moine Mhor and Loch Gilp
A Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata), a summer visitor which breeds in Scotland, perched on a tree branch at Dunadd, a hill fort in Argyll and Bute. As the species name suggests, Spotted Flycatchers are insectivorous and rely on open habitats like woodland edges, gardens, cemeteries and fields to find perches and catch insects while flying.Typically, it sits on a branch, flies off to catch flies, then comes back again to the same branch. Description improved by Ilaria Lonero.
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) eating from a bird feeder in a Milngavie garden. The positioning of the woodpecker's tail demonstrates its ability to use it for balancing, showing the intelligence of the species.This highlights the importance of bird feeders in gardens as they support a wide array of garden birds and more. Taken by Jasmine Dickson
22 May 2024
White-spotted Sable, Glasdrum
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Argyllshire - Glasdrum
White-spotted Sable moth (Anania funebris) at the National Nature Reserve (NNR) in Glasdrum, Argyllshire.
18 May 2024
Great Spotted Woodpecker, RSPB Loch Spynie
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RSPB Loch Spynie
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), RSPB Loch Spynie. The UK breeding population has experienced a 403% increase between 1967-2020, with a high proportion of this increase occuring in Scotland. Ringing data from the British Trust for Ornithology has provided information on the oldest bird recorded, it was 11 years 10 months 21 days (set in 2017).
30 January 2024
Great Spotted Woodpecker and Crested Tit, Lossiemouth
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Moray - Lossiemouth
A Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) and a Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus) on a fat feeder in the woods near Lossiemouth.
