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Species / Subspecies
Photographer
Year
Recording Area
Site
Keyword
August 2014
Wheatear
  • 24/08/2014
  • Davie Abraham
  • Barn's Ness
  • Lothian. On the rocky shore
  • east of lighthouse!
Wheatear: 24/08/2014, Davie Abraham, Barn's Ness, Lothian. On the rocky shore, east of lighthouse!
August 2014
Lesser Black-headed Gull on roof
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull on roof
  • 26/08/2014
  • R.MacLean
  • Eaglesham
  • Clyde. Not particularly common here. This one ignoring a young bird pleading nearby.
Lesser Black-headed Gull on roof: Lesser Black-backed Gull on roof, 26/08/2014, R.MacLean, Eaglesham, Clyde. Not particularly common here. This one ignoring a young bird pleading nearby.
August 2014
pleading juvenile
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull
  • 26/08/2014
  • R.MacLean
  • Eaglesham
  • Clyde. Repeated "pleading" call alerted us to this young bird with an adult a few feet away ignoring it. It flew off very soon afterwards.
pleading juvenile: Lesser Black-backed Gull, 26/08/2014, R.MacLean, Eaglesham, Clyde. Repeated "pleading" call alerted us to this young bird with an adult a few feet away ignoring it. It flew off very soon afterwards.
July 2014
Male Kestrel
  • 28/07/2014
  • Andrew McCubbin
  • Kinglassie
  • Fife. Taken with a Canon 6D and the new 150 -600 mm Tamron lens.
Male Kestrel: 28/07/2014, Andrew McCubbin, Kinglassie, Fife. Taken with a Canon 6D and the new 150 -600 mm Tamron lens.
August 2014
Tree Sparrow
  • Tree Sparrow
  • 23/08/2014
  • Andrew McCubbin
  • Bankhead Farm
  • Kinglassie
  • Fife. One off this years youngsters going through it's moult.
Tree Sparrow : Tree Sparrow, 23/08/2014, Andrew McCubbin, Bankhead Farm, Kinglassie, Fife. One off this years youngsters going through it's moult.
July 2014
Blackbird, newly fledged
  • Newly fledged Blackbird
  • 14/07/2014
  • R. MacLean
  • Eaglesham
  •  Clyde. Nikon 1 V1 110mm F5.6 1/60 ISO 280
Blackbird, newly fledged: Newly fledged Blackbird, 14/07/2014, R. MacLean, Eaglesham, Clyde. Nikon 1 V1 110mm F5.6 1/60 ISO 280
August 2014
Common Swift at Sandyford
  • Common Swift
  • 19/08/2014
  • Angus Hogg
  • Sandyford
  • Ayrshire. Common Swift feeding over a barley field.
Common Swift at Sandyford: Common Swift, 19/08/2014, Angus Hogg, Sandyford, Ayrshire. Common Swift feeding over a barley field.
August 2014
Common Sandpiper at Doonfoot
  • Common Sandpiper
  • 19/08/2014
  • Angus Hogg
  • Doonfoot
  • Ayrshire. One
  • of two
  • very obliging juvenile Common Sandpipers feeding on the tidal pool at Doonfoot.
Common Sandpiper at Doonfoot: Common Sandpiper, 19/08/2014, Angus Hogg, Doonfoot, Ayrshire. One, of two, very obliging juvenile Common Sandpipers feeding on the tidal pool at Doonfoot.
August 2014
Red-breasted Goose
  • 17/08/2014
  • Davie Abraham
  • Carbarns Pool
  • Motherwell
  • Clyde. The presumed escapee!
Red-breasted Goose: 17/08/2014, Davie Abraham, Carbarns Pool, Motherwell, Clyde. The presumed escapee!
August 2014
Sandwich Tern, blue-NFA colour-dyed ad from the Netherlands
  • Sandwich Tern
  • 13/08/2014
  • Stephen Welch
  • Port Seton
  • Lothian. Blue-NFA colour-dyed adult from the Netherlands; one of 4 Dutch birds at Seton in last week. Out of 70 darvic ringed birds in total
  • c. 60% ringed Forvie but c. 60% breeding/hatched Northumbs this year.
Sandwich Tern, blue-NFA colour-dyed ad from the Netherlands: Sandwich Tern, 13/08/2014, Stephen Welch, Port Seton, Lothian. Blue-NFA colour-dyed adult from the Netherlands; one of 4 Dutch birds at Seton in last week. Out of 70 darvic ringed birds in total, c. 60% ringed Forvie but c. 60% breeding/hatched Northumbs this year.
August 2014
Whimbrel
  • 10/08/2014
  • David Abraham
  • Barn's Ness
  • Lothian. 1 of 3 present
  • soon to be pushed off these rocks by the incoming tide!
Whimbrel: 10/08/2014, David Abraham, Barn's Ness, Lothian. 1 of 3 present,soon to be pushed off these rocks by the incoming tide!
August 2014
Sandwich Tern
  • 10/08/2014
  • David Abraham
  • Seaton Sands
  • Lothian. Unusual looking
  • perhaps erythristic?
Sandwich Tern: 10/08/2014, David Abraham, Seaton Sands, Lothian. Unusual looking , perhaps erythristic?

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