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Species / Subspecies
Photographer
Year
Recording Area
Site
Keyword
June 2021
Keeping a level head
  • Swift
  • 22-06-2021
  • Richard Whitson
  • Cathkin Marsh SWT
  • Clyde
Keeping a level head: Swift, 22-06-2021, Richard Whitson, Cathkin Marsh SWT, Clyde
Typical flight-shot of Swift keeping its eyes level even during a vertical bank Sony A1 + Sony FE 200-600 G Lens @ 600 mm, 1/4000s, f6.3, ISO 640
June 2021
Triptych of Drinking Swift
  • Swift
  • 20-06-2021
  • Richard Whitson
  • Cathkin Marsh SWT
  • Clyde
Triptych of Drinking Swift: Swift, 20-06-2021, Richard Whitson, Cathkin Marsh SWT, Clyde
Sony A1 + Sony FE 200-600 G Lens @ 600 mm, 1/1600s, f6.3, ISO 640
June 2021
Air Brakes in action (4 shot composite of single bird)
  • Swift
  • 15-06-2021
  • Richard Whitson
  • Cathkin Marsh SWT
  • Clyde
Air Brakes in action (4 shot composite of single bird): Swift, 15-06-2021, Richard Whitson, Cathkin Marsh SWT, Clyde
After many attempts at trying to catch Swifts (Apus apus) hunting over the marsh I managed to catch this sequence from a high speed burst. Once it locks onto its target, the Swift fans its tail feathers and kinks its body (I think to act as an air-brake ?) to slow down to more easily catch its prey, then it powers back to its usual wing and tail profile to look for its next nibble. All over in less than the blink-of-an-eye. Sony A1 + Sony FE 200-600 G Lens @ 600mm, 1/3200s, f6.3, ISO 1600
June 2021
Willow Warbler in flight
  • Willow Warbler
  • 22-06-2021
  • Bob Hamilton
  • Ardochrig
  • South Lanarkshire
  • Clyde
Willow Warbler in flight: Willow Warbler, 22-06-2021, Bob Hamilton, Ardochrig, South Lanarkshire, Clyde
June 2021
Willow Warbler in Spruce tree
  • Willow Warbler
  • 22-06-2021
  • Bob Hamilton
  • Ardochrig
  • South Lanarkshire
  • Clyde
Willow Warbler in Spruce tree: Willow Warbler, 22-06-2021, Bob Hamilton, Ardochrig, South Lanarkshire, Clyde
June 2021
Lesser Redpoll Male in flight
  • Lesser Redpoll
  • 22-06-2021
  • Bob Hamilton
  • Ardochrig
  • South Lanarkshire
  • Clyde
Lesser Redpoll Male in flight: Lesser Redpoll, 22-06-2021, Bob Hamilton, Ardochrig, South Lanarkshire, Clyde
June 2021
Lesser Redpoll Male in Spruce tree
  • Lesser Redpoll
  • 22-06-2021
  • Bob Hamilton
  • Ardochrig
  • South Lanarkshire
  • Clyde
Lesser Redpoll Male in Spruce tree: Lesser Redpoll, 22-06-2021, Bob Hamilton, Ardochrig, South Lanarkshire, Clyde
June 2021
Wren
  • 19-06-2021
  • Angus Hogg
  • Crosshill
  • Ayrshire
Wren: 19-06-2021, Angus Hogg, Crosshill, Ayrshire
June 2021
Male Yellowhammer
  • Yellowhammer
  • 17-06-2021
  • Angus Hogg
  • Ballochmyle
  • Ayrshire
Male Yellowhammer: Yellowhammer, 17-06-2021, Angus Hogg, Ballochmyle, Ayrshire
June 2021
Sedge in Sorrel
  • Sedge Warbler
  • 21-06-2021
  • Richard Whitson
  • Cathkin Marsh SWT
  • Clyde
Sedge in Sorrel: Sedge Warbler, 21-06-2021, Richard Whitson, Cathkin Marsh SWT, Clyde
Chicks to feed somewhere ! Sony A1 + Sony FE 200-600 G Lens @ 600mm, 1/2500s, f6.3, ISO 1000
May 2021
Willow Warbler on Blackthorn
  • Willow Warbler
  • trochilus
  • 13-05-2021
  • David Bennie
  • Abernethy
  • Highland
Willow Warbler on Blackthorn: Willow Warbler, trochilus, 13-05-2021, David Bennie, Abernethy, Highland
June 2021
Rosy Starling
  • Rose-coloured Starling
  • 18-06-2021
  • Alan Brown
  • Port Seton
  • Lothian
Rosy Starling: Rose-coloured Starling, 18-06-2021, Alan Brown, Port Seton, Lothian

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