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Black guillemot
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PS Waverley round the Mull of Kintyre
Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) flying over the North Channel
03 July 2016
Sandwich tern
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PS Waverley round the Mull of Kintyre
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) flying over the North Channel
03 July 2016
Sandwich tern
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PS Waverley round the Mull of Kintyre
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) flying over the North Channel
03 July 2016
Sandwich tern
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PS Waverley round the Mull of Kintyre
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis) flying over the North Channel
03 July 2016
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) on a west Highland sea loch
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South Knapdale
A winter plumage Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) on a west Highland sea loch. Note the backward-pointing triangle of white on the neck, a diagnostic feature of this species.
30 January 2011
Gannets and Mull of Kintyre lighthouse
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PS Waverley round the Mull of Kintyre
Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) flying past the Mull of Kintyre lighthouse
23 May 2023
Gannets, Mull of Kintyre
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PS Waverley round the Mull of Kintyre
Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) flying past the Mull of Kintyre on their way to the colony on Ailsa Craig.
23 May 2023
Gannets, Mull of Kintyre
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PS Waverley round the Mull of Kintyre
Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) flying past the Mull of Kintyre on their way to the colony on Ailsa Craig.
23 May 2023
Northern Brown Argus butterfly underwings, near Grantown-on-Spey
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Northern Brown Argus (Aricia artaxerxes) butterfly showing its underwings, near Grantown-on-Spey, taken by David Palmar
25 June 2023
Northern Brown Argus butterfly upperwings near Grantown-on-Spey
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Grantown on Spey and Lochindorb
Northern Brown Argus (Aricia artaxerxes) butterfly showing its upperwings near Grantown-on-Spey taken by David Palmar. The (largely Scottish) Northern Brown Argus can be distinguished by its white dots on the upper forewing from its (largely English) cousin which has black dots instead.