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Photographer
Year
Recording Area
Site
Keyword
August 2013
Fulmar
  • 13/08/2013
  • Ian Gourlay
  • St Andrews Castle cliffs
  • Fife. My favourite seabird
  • we have a small breeding colony on the cliffs here.
Fulmar: 13/08/2013, Ian Gourlay, St Andrews Castle cliffs, Fife. My favourite seabird, we have a small breeding colony on the cliffs here.
July 2013
Swift Twisting
  • Swift
  • 03/07/2013
  • Ian Gourlay
  • St Andrews
  • Fife. Very hard to shoot these on the wing
  • that evening I filled a 16gb card and got maybe six images that were just-usable.
Swift Twisting: Swift, 03/07/2013, Ian Gourlay, St Andrews, Fife. Very hard to shoot these on the wing, that evening I filled a 16gb card and got maybe six images that were just-usable.
January 2014
Lothian Seaduck
  • Velvet Scoter
  • 16/01/2014
  • JOHN S NADIN
  • Prestonpans
  • Lothian. Lots of Velvet and a few commons seen...
Lothian Seaduck: Velvet Scoter, 16/01/2014, JOHN S NADIN, Prestonpans, Lothian. Lots of Velvet and a few commons seen...
August 2013
Woodpigeon
  • 18/08/2013
  • Harry Scott
  • Aboyne
  • North-east Scotland. Tricky conditions in the early morning light within a woodland setting; Canon – 1/200th sec
  • AP
  • f5.6
  • ISO 1250
Woodpigeon: 18/08/2013, Harry Scott, Aboyne, North-east Scotland. Tricky conditions in the early morning light within a woodland setting; Canon – 1/200th sec, AP, f5.6, ISO 1250
September 2013
Curlew, Inner Eden estuary, Guardbridge
  • Curlew
  • 10/09/2013
  • Ian Gourlay
  • Guardbridge
  •  Fife.
Curlew, Inner Eden estuary, Guardbridge: Curlew, 10/09/2013, Ian Gourlay, Guardbridge, Fife.
September 2013
Favourite Little Egret shot
  • Little Egret
  • 10/09/2013
  • Ian Gourlay
  • Guardbridge
  • Fife. One of those shots where everything came together. Wish it'd happen more often...
Favourite Little Egret shot: Little Egret, 10/09/2013, Ian Gourlay, Guardbridge, Fife. One of those shots where everything came together. Wish it'd happen more often...
September 2013
Little Egret, Eden estuary , Guardbridge
  • Little Egret
  • 03/09/2013
  • Ian Gourlay
  • Eden estuary
  • Guardbridge
  •  Fife.
Little Egret, Eden estuary , Guardbridge: Little Egret, 03/09/2013, Ian Gourlay, Eden estuary, Guardbridge, Fife.
January 2014
Greenshank
  • 22/01/2014
  • William Dickson
  • Seafield
  • Kirkcaldy
  •  Fife.
Greenshank: 22/01/2014, William Dickson, Seafield, Kirkcaldy, Fife.
September 2013
One of three Little Egrets
  • Little Egret
  • 03/09/2013
  • Ian Gourlay
  • Guardbridge - Eden Estuary
  • Fife. Shot from the popular hide at Guardbridge
  • looking over the inner basin of the Eden. Spectacular and very beautiful.
One of three Little Egrets: Little Egret, 03/09/2013, Ian Gourlay, Guardbridge - Eden Estuary, Fife. Shot from the popular hide at Guardbridge, looking over the inner basin of the Eden. Spectacular and very beautiful.
January 2014
Juv Female Sparrowhawk with Kill (Kestrel)
  • Juv female Sparrowhawk with kill (Kestrel) Sparrowhawk
  • 23/01/2014
  • John S Nadin
  • Lochgelly
  • Fife. I saw this bird and I thought it had flown into a fence but then I noticed it had a kill and was surprised when I saw it had taken a Kestrel.
Juv Female Sparrowhawk with Kill (Kestrel): Juv female Sparrowhawk with kill (Kestrel) Sparrowhawk, 23/01/2014, John S Nadin, Lochgelly, Fife. I saw this bird and I thought it had flown into a fence but then I noticed it had a kill and was surprised when I saw it had taken a Kestrel.
January 2014
Juv Female Sparrowhawk with Kill (Kestrel)
  • Juv female Sparrowhawk with kill (Kestrel) Sparrowhawk
  • 23/01/2014
  • John S Nadin
  • Lochgelly
  •  Fife.
Juv Female Sparrowhawk with Kill (Kestrel): Juv female Sparrowhawk with kill (Kestrel) Sparrowhawk, 23/01/2014, John S Nadin, Lochgelly, Fife.
January 2014
Juv Female Sparrowhawk with Kill (Kestrel)
  • Juv female Sparrowhawk with kill (Kestrel) Sparrowhawk
  • 23/01/2014
  • John S Nadin
  • Lochgelly
  •  Fife.
Juv Female Sparrowhawk with Kill (Kestrel): Juv female Sparrowhawk with kill (Kestrel) Sparrowhawk, 23/01/2014, John S Nadin, Lochgelly, Fife.

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