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Black-headed Gull colony, Tiree
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Tiree
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) breeding colony, taken by Rebecca Dickson. Black-headed Gulls will have one brood per season.
14 May 2024
Gannetry on Ailsa Craig
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Firth of Clyde - Ailsa Craig Gannets
An overview from the sea of a large part of the Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) breeding colony or gannetry on Ailsa Craig, which in 2014 was over 33,000 pairs.
05 August 2008
Common terns on raft, Port Edgar
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Queensferry
Common terns (Sterna hirundo) nesting on a tern raft at Port Edgar, South Queensferry, Firth of Forth
26 May 2019
Common terns on raft, Port Edgar
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Queensferry
Common terns (Sterna hirundo) nesting on a tern raft at Port Edgar, South Queensferry, Firth of Forth
26 May 2019
Gannet colony, Ailsa Craig
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Firth of Clyde - Ailsa Craig Gannets
Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) at their closely-spaced breeding colony on Ailsa Craig
12 July 2007
Gannet colony, Noup Head, Westray
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Orkney - Westray
A colony of Gannets (Morus bassanus) occupies part of the Noup Head Old Red Sandstone cliffs on Westray. One Gannet is flying over, while two others are sky pointing, two others are mating, and five others sit brooding on their nests. Quite a scene of activity!
11 May 2013
Stac Lee, Boreray, St Kilda
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Western Isles - St Kilda
Stac Lee, Boreray, St Kilda, with the large and precarious Gannet colony.
24 June 2011
Lapwing, Fidden, Mull
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Mull
Lapwing or Green plover, Fidden, Mull, resplendent in full breeding plumage.
13 May 2007
Meadow Pipit, Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) at Great Cumbrae. The Meadow Pipit is holding food in its mouth which is evidence of breeding.
15 June 2024
Meadow Pipit, Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) at Great Cumbrae. The Meadow Pipit is holding food in its mouth which is evidence of breeding.
