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Common Milkwort, Unst
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Common Milkwort (Polygala vulgaris), Burrafirth, Unst, Shetland. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
25 June 1977
77-0505 2 Black Guillemots, Hascosay, Yell
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Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
22 June 1977
Red-throated diver nest with one egg and one chick
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Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) nest with one egg and one chick, Hascosay, Yell, Shetland. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
22 June 1977
Aberdeen to Shetland ferry St Clair, Lerwick
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Aberdeen to Shetland ferry St Clair in Lerwick in 1977. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
20 June 1977
Great skua or Bonxie in flight, Fitful Head, Shetland
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Great skua or Bonxie (Catharacta skua) in flight, attacking Pat Palmar to defend its nest, Fitful Head, Shetland. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
01 July 1977
Sea sandwort, Nor Wick, Unst
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Sea Sandwort (Honckenya peploides). This succulent perennial is edible and forms mats on rocky and sandy substrates, helping to stabilise it for other plants. This photo was taken at Nor Wick, Unst, Shetland in 1977. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
28 June 1977
Shetland ponies, Unst
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Shetland ponies (Equus caballus), Unst, Shetland. Shetland ponies are the smallest of the pony breeds found in Britain (no taller than 42 inches) but they are also amongst the hardiest. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar.
24 June 1977
Sea plantain, Unst
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Sea plantain (Plantago maritima); salt tolerant and maritime plant, Burrafirth, Unst. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
25 June 1977
Gannet colony, Hermaness, 1977
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Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, Burra Stack, Hermaness, Unst, Shetland in 1977. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
24 June 1977
Golden plover eggs, Noss, Shetland
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Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) eggs, Noss, Shetland. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar