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Lesser Black-backed gulls in flight and Ailsa Craig
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Lesser Black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus) in flight and Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde
01 July 2007
Common blue butterfly on Heather, Ailsa Craig
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Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterfly on Heather or Ling (Calluna vulgaris), Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde. A very common butterfly, found in a range of sheltered sunny habitats. Underwings are similar between sexes. However, colouration can vary in the female's upper wings, with some being more brown than blue.
05 August 2008
Ailsa Craig Lighthouse
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Ailsa Craig Lighthouse, completed by Thomas and David Stevenson in 1886 and jetty, Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde
05 August 2008
Heather around Ailsa Castle, Ailsa Craig
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Purple Heather or Ling (Calluna vulgaris) adorns the slopes around Ailsa Castle on Ailsa Craig in the late summer. This 16th century castle on the eastern side of the island was built for the Hamilton family.
05 August 2008
Walkway from north fog horn to lighthouse, Ailsa Craig
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On the walkway between the north fog horn and the lighthouse, Ailsa Craig
05 August 2008
The south fog horn on Ailsa Craig from the Firth of Clyde
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The south fog horn on Ailsa Craig from the Firth of Clyde
01 July 2007
Cliff scenery and Gannets on Ailsa Craig from the Firth of Clyde
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Cliff scenery on Ailsa Craig from the Firth of Clyde, with a huge number of Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) in flight.
01 July 2007
Ailsa Craig lighthouse from the Firth of Clyde
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Ailsa Craig lighthouse and lighthouse keepers' cottages from the Firth of Clyde
01 July 2007
Ailsa Craig lighthouse from the Firth of Clyde
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Ailsa Craig lighthouse and lighthouse keepers' cottages from the Firth of Clyde
01 July 2007
Grey seal, Ailsa Craig
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Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) lazing in the Firth of Clyde off Ailsa Craig