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Broughty Castle
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Tayside and Dundee
Broughty Castle, Broughty Ferry, Firth of Tay. This position was used as a base for solar eclipse viewing, and this picture is the basis for the composite image of the partial eclipse.
20 March 2015
Broughty Ferry Castle
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Tayside and Dundee
Partial Solar Eclipse over Broughty Castle, Broughty Ferry, Firth of Tay. The picture was constructed by taking a photo of the sun every 10 minutes through a solar filter, then superimposing 16 of them in approximately the position observed on the background photo of Broughty Castle, from where the eclipse was viewed. The next solar eclipse in the UK occurs on 10 June 2021, beginning at 10.08am and ending at 12.22pm. It will reach its 'maximum' – the moment when the greatest amount of Sun is hidden – at 11.13am. In Scotland, about 32% of the sun will be obscured.
20 March 2015
Tay Reed Beds
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Tayside and Dundee
The Tay Reed Beds - near the estuary. In the foreground are Marsh marigolds (Caltha palustris).
01 May 2015
Marsh marigold
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Tayside and Dundee
Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), Tay Reed Beds.
01 May 2015
Song thrush brooding
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Tayside and Dundee
Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) brooding her eggs, Tayside.
01 May 2015
Chaffinch nest
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Tayside and Dundee
Nest of a Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) in a Hawthorn tree, Tayside. Chaffinch nests are made from moss, grass and feathers and lined with wool with decorations of bark.The clutch has 4–5 eggs, which are smooth and slightly glossy, with a colour ranging from pale-blueish green to light red with purple-brown spots/streaks. The eggs are incubated for 10–16 days by the female, after which altricial (underdeveloped at birth) chicks will hatch from them.
